Persona spin-off Persona 5 Strikers is coming to PC in February

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PC hasn't gotten the RPG itself yet, but we'll be able to play the Dynasty Warriors-style spin-off.

I'm sorry to say that there's still no word on whether Persona 5, Atlus's latest gigantic RPG, will ever come to PC. But we've got a new bit of encouraging news: Persona 5 Strikers, a hack-and-slash spin-off released on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan this year, will be joined by a PC version when it releases in the west early next year.

Persona 5 Strikers may be a spin-off, but it does have a story set six months after Persona 5, bringing back the RPG's protagonist and cast. This is common practice for Atlus, even when it doesn't develop full sequels. Persona 4 spin-off Dancing All Night, for example, was as much visual novel as it was dancing game.

It seems a little strange for PC gamers to have the opportunity to play Persona 5 Strikers but not the game it's based on—hopefully this release is a sign that the RPG hits PC in 2021, too. Persona 5 Strikers should be out on Steam on February 23.

Wes Fenlon
Wes Fenlon
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Wes has been covering games and hardware for more than 10 years, first at tech sites like The Wirecutter and Tested before joining the PC Gamer team in 2014. Wes plays a little bit of everything, but he'll always jump at the chance to cover emulation and Japanese games.


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