Ranking by series

The Persona games, ranked.

19 games compete in this selection. Persona 4 tops it with 1,840 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Persona 4 2008 · JRPG 1,840
  2. 2 Persona 5 Royal 2019 · JRPG 1,822
  3. 3 Persona 4 Golden 2012 · JRPG 1,794
  4. 4 Persona 5 2016 · JRPG 1,757
  5. 5 Persona 3 Portable 2009 · JRPG 1,750
  6. 6 Persona 3 2006 · JRPG 1,603
  7. 7 Persona 2: Innocent Sin 1999 · JRPG 1,575
  8. 8 Persona 3 FES 2007 · JRPG 1,572
  9. 9 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2009 · JRPG 1,563
  10. 10 Persona 3 Reload 2024 · Action RPG 1,547
  11. 11 Persona 4 Arena 2012 · Fighting 1,545
  12. 12 Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight 2018 · Rhythm 1,542
  13. 13 Persona 5 Strikers 2020 · Action RPG 1,507
  14. 14 Persona 4 Arena Ultimax 2013 · Fighting 1,500
  15. 15 Persona 4: Dancing All Night 2015 · Rhythm 1,493
  16. 16 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment 2000 · JRPG 1,492
  17. 17 Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight 2018 · Rhythm 1,475
  18. 18 Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth 2014 · JRPG 1,445
  19. 19 Persona 5 Tactica 2023 · Strategy 1,405

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In detail

The Persona games ranked, what this ranking says

Persona 4 leads this selection with 1,840 ELO points, ahead of Persona 5 Royal and Persona 4 Golden. The 19 games competing in it have played 3,276 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 19
Duels played by those games 3,276
Game in the lead Persona 4 (2008)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,840
Point gap between 1st and 10th 293
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading November 3, 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 4 Arena +49 1,545
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona +38 1,563
Persona 3 Reload +38 1,547

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 12 67%
Persona 5 Royal Persona 4 Golden 9 56%
Persona 5 Royal Persona 5 6 67%
Persona 5 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment 5 60%
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 4, with 1,840 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Persona 5 Royal and Persona 4 Golden, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Persona games are ranked?

19 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 3,276 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 4 Arena is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 49 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 18 games in the selection moved.

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