Ranking by series

The Persona games, ranked.

18 games compete in this selection. Persona 5 Royal tops it with 1,895 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Persona 5 Royal 2019 · JRPG 1,895
  2. 2 Persona 3 Portable 2009 · JRPG 1,811
  3. 3 Persona 5 2016 · JRPG 1,806
  4. 4 Persona 4 Golden 2012 · JRPG 1,785
  5. 5 Persona 4 2008 · JRPG 1,708
  6. 6 Persona 3 2006 · JRPG 1,700
  7. 7 Persona 2: Innocent Sin 1999 · JRPG 1,584
  8. 8 Persona 3 FES 2007 · JRPG 1,567
  9. 9 Persona 3 Reload 2024 · Action RPG 1,559
  10. 10 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2009 · JRPG 1,543
  11. 11 Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight 2018 · Rhythm 1,540
  12. 12 Persona 4 Arena Ultimax 2013 · Fighting 1,528
  13. 13 Persona 4: Dancing All Night 2015 · Rhythm 1,523
  14. 14 Persona 4 Arena 2012 · Fighting 1,502
  15. 15 Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight 2018 · Rhythm 1,481
  16. 16 Persona 5 Strikers 2020 · Action RPG 1,453
  17. 17 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment 2000 · JRPG 1,441
  18. 18 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth 2014 · JRPG 1,356

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In detail

The Persona games ranked, what this ranking says

Persona 5 Royal leads this selection with 1,895 ELO points, ahead of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 5. The 18 games competing in it have played 2,732 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 18
Duels played by those games 2,732
Game in the lead Persona 5 Royal (2019)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,895
Point gap between 1st and 10th 352
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 18 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Persona 3 Reload +73 1,559
Persona 2: Innocent Sin +52 1,584
Persona 3 Portable +45 1,811

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 11 64%
Persona 5 Royal Persona 4 Golden 9 56%
Persona 5 Royal Persona 5 6 67%
Persona 5 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment 4 50%
Persona 5 Royal Persona 3 3 100%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Persona series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Persona series is Persona 5 Royal, with 1,895 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 5, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Persona games are ranked?

18 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 2,732 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Persona game is climbing right now?

Persona 3 Reload is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 73 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 18 games in the selection moved.

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