Persona 5 Royal

Persona 5 Royal

Developers
	Atlus
	P-Studio
Windows	Sega
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	GFD
Release dates
Windows	October 21, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	95
OpenCritic	94
IGDB	94
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Japan, Supernatural, Contemporary
Series	Persona

Persona 5 Royal is a JRPG in the Persona series developed by Atlus and published by Sega. It is a port of the 2019 PlayStation 4 game of the same name, which itself is an enhanced re-release of the 2016 game Persona 5. Development of the 2022 release was handled by a team at Sega.

The game was released on October 21, 2022 on the Microsoft Store and Steam, following an announcement during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase in June 2022. This version includes the majority of the downloadable content that was included in the original PlayStation 4 release and has support for frame rates up to 120 FPS and 4K displays.

Persona 5 Royal received overwhelming praise from critics upon release, with the only notable sore point with the PC version being the limited set of graphics options on offer.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Contains a download code without any disc.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%APPDATA%\SEGA\P5R\Microsoft\
Steam	%APPDATA%\SEGA\P5R\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1687950/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\SEGAofAmericaInc.F0cb6b3aer_s751p9cej88mt\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Steam	%APPDATA%\SEGA\P5R\Steam\<user-id>\savedata\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1687950/pfx/

Decrypted save files from the PlayStation 4 version can be converted.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Aspect ratios narrower than 16:9 are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed to 16:9. Use Flawless Widescreen or P5R Ultrawide Patch to enable multi-monitor support with stretched UI.
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed to 16:9. Use Flawless Widescreen or P5R Ultrawide Patch to enable ultra-wide support with stretched UI.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use ZMenu.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Option not present in Microsoft Store version of the game.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and SMAA. Up to 200% SSAA via Rendering Scale setting (25% increments). However, using SSAA tends to result in more aliasing compared to native resolution.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 4.5, FSR 3 There's a specific Luma to add DLSS and FSR. The instruction are here.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Use FPS Unlocker to raise framerate limit to 99999 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		HDR experience can be improved using: Luma It's possible to use the HDR through its own Luma mod.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

System settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis inversion also available for camera movement.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		on the Steam version, if playing via Big Picture Mode or Steam Deck: Steam's On-Screen Keyboard will appear if the player presses the text input. otherwise: the keyboard device is required for text input (names, etc).
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis inversion also available for camera movement.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense, DualSense Edge Supported via Steam Input on Steam. Presents as a Xbox gamepad on the Microsoft Store version.
PlayStation button prompts		Both DualShock 4 and DualSense prompts are available natively in Steam version. For the Microsoft Store version, use the Alternate Buttons Prompts mod.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Nintendo controllers		Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Supported via Steam Input on Steam. [dubious – discuss]
Nintendo button prompts		Natively available on the Steam version. For the Microsoft Store version, use the Alternate Buttons Prompts mod.
Face button layout support		Face button prompts will be based on Xbox layout.
Motion sensors support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Other controller(s)		Supported via Steam Input. Not available on Microsoft Store version.
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Key bindings (Keyboard)

Audio

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Volume sliders available for master volume, music, sound effects, speech and cutscenes. Use Audio Mix Control for more control over audio levels.
Surround sound		5.1 surround sound
Subtitles		Only affects animated cutscenes.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Selecting "Off" in the Japanese voice toggle will switch to English voices.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Selecting "On" in the Japanese voice toggle will switch to Japanese voice acting.
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation is available from Traduções PKG.
Russian				Regularly updated translation from the "Mognet" team.
Spanish				Features broken calendar texture, that can be fixed with this mod.

Issues fixed

Game won't progress to main menu if you have a non-ASCII character in your Windows profile

Enable Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support.
Go to Control Panel. Click on "Change date, time, or number formats". Switch to the "Administrative" tab. Click on "Change system locale...". Check "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support". Press OK and allow Windows to restart your system.

Game crashes when trying to save system data when run using Proton

Fixed since Proton 7.0-6 or GE-Proton7-38 and newer.

Running the game in a Linux environment using a version of Proton older than the above may leave the game unable to create the initial system data on first launch, leading to crashing and rendering the game unable to be played.

This issue does not occur on Steam Deck.

Open Steam with the -steamdeck flag.

Use GE-Proton7-38 or later which fixes the save file issue.

Download GE-Proton7-38 or later. Extract to <Steam-folder>/compatibilitytools.d/. Exit and restart Steam if already running. Right click on Persona 5 Royal in your Steam library and choose Properties. Choose Compatibility and select Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool. From the dropdown, select the version of GE-Proton that you downloaded in Step 1. Run the game and saving should now work. Alternatively, you can use ProtonUp-Qt to download and install the latest version of GE-Proton. Then follow the above steps starting from Step 3.

Shadow quality resets to Medium after every loading screen

Whenever the player goes through a loading screen or battle transition, the shadow quality will reset to Medium. It will still show up as whatever was set up before in the graphics settings screen; however, the in-game shadows will behave as if the Medium setting was chosen.

(Temporary) Change the Shadow Quality setting to anything and then back to the desired quality after any loading screen/battle transition.

(Permanent) Install the Fix Shadow Settings mod to fix the shadow settings.
Follow the instructions outlined here to install the Reloaded tool. Install the Fix Shadow Settings mod (it may be available to install directly from Reloaded as well). Run the game through Reloaded tool. Notes This requires launching the game through the Reloaded tool every time.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Bullet Physics
Audio	Criware
Cutscenes	Criware

Modifications

Modding Essential

Persona Essentials

Mod loader with miscellaneous improvements to the modding possibilities.

Fixes/Restorations

PS4 Reverts

Reverts any negative changes that were made to the PC version in comparison to the PlayStation 4 release.

Restores Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha Costume & BGM Special Set DLC assets,
that were cut in the newest ports, when combined with DLC Manager or Full DLC Rework.

P5R Texture Fixes Project

Fixes many texture bugs, leftovers from the PS3 release of the game, typos in backgrounds and more.

Restores some unaltered content that was removed/altered in the PC release.

Should be chosen to load after the PS4 Reverts when combined with that mod.

Metatron Texture Bug Fix

Fixes Summoned Version of Metatron during the Yaldabaoth Fight to use the correct texture,
instead of misaligned Yaldabaoth texture.

Futaba Security Fix

Fixes incorrect art of the security meter in the Futaba's Security Palace.

Restored Outfits Dialogue

Restores cut option to ask party members for their opinions on player's/party member's current outfit.

Phantom over Royal Days & Restore Last Surprise As Ambush Theme

Both restore songs, that were changed in the Royal releases of the game.

Improvements

Full DLC Rework

Reworks implementation of the DLCs to provide better overall gameplay balance.

DLC Manager

Allows management of all of the DLCs that were integrated in the PC release.

As of version 2.2.0, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha Costume & BGM Special Set DLC assets are included.

Full Graphics Overhaul

Removes color banding and upscaling artifacts, which were added in the new re-releases.

Removes noise artifacts on the normal maps.

Controller UI Overhaul

Improves the game's controller button prompts, with a focus on accuracy and legibility.

BetterLetters

Replaces the keyboard UI with all-new prompts, with a focus on consistency and legibility.

AI Tactics Fixes

Fixes AI's in-combat behavior to make it more logical for the given situation.

Scramble Styled Title Screen

Adds Persona 5 Scramble/Strikers styled/colored models to the main menu's title screen.

Colorful Cutins

Adds each characters thematic color to the background of their own cut-in portraits.

Futaba Hair Consistency

Recolors model of the Futaba's hair to fit her in-game sprites.

Twins Hair Consistency

Recolors sprites and models of the Twins and Lavenza's hair to be white instead of blond to match official artwork.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7-4790 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	41 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Requires a CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set.