Atlus RPG Lineup Beyond Persona 6 Remakes and Sequels

It's no secret that Atlus is in the middle of one of its biggest years yet. Persona is celebrating its 30th anniversary, the upcoming remake of Persona 4 is getting the full marketing treatment, and Persona 6 has already been confirmed for next year.

But if you're the type of fan who cares about everything else the publisher makes, you're probably wondering what happens to the rest of the lineup once the hype settles down. Shin Megami Tensei, Devil Summoner, Etrian Odyssey, Digital Devil Saga- the company hasn't forgotten any of these, and there's plenty to unpack about where each one might head next.

Starting with the obvious one: mainline Shin Megami Tensei.

This is the series that gave birth to Persona, so it makes sense that you'd want an update. The fifth mainline entry came out on Switch back in 2021, built on Unreal Engine 4, and it did well enough that the studio brought it back in 2024 as a re-release called Vengeance, launched across every platform.

That version was a genuine hit and landed well with both new and returning players. By the time that remake launches, Vengeance will be nearly three years old, putting Atlus in a familiar window for announcing whatever comes next for the mainline entries.

A recent survey Atlus sent out asked fans directly what remasters and remakes they'd want to see, and Shin Megami Tensei IV and IV: Apocalypse were both on that list. Those two have been fan requests for years now. IV was once the franchise's best-selling entry and still has a passionate following.

With the audience for mainline titles growing thanks to the last two releases, bringing back IV in some remastered form feels like a smart move for the publisher, and it wouldn't be shocking if that's the next thing announced. Then there's the possibility of skipping remasters entirely and jumping straight into a numbered sequel for the mainline series.

Atlus could easily decide to ride the current momentum with a brand-new entry instead of revisiting older games.

It really comes down to which direction the development team wants to take. Keep in mind that V took an unusually long time to release, partly because it launched as a Switch exclusive and reportedly had some kind of platform exclusivity arrangement that delayed its wider release. Because of that, V shouldn't really be treated as the standard timeline to expect going forward.

If the team sticks with Unreal Engine 4 again, an announcement for the next mainline entry could realistically land sometime this year or next. If they switch engines entirely, whether that's an in-house solution or a jump to Unreal Engine 5, the timeline gets pushed out further.

In that scenario, a smaller release like a remaster of the older fan-favorite entry might show up first, with the next full sequel following a year or two later, possibly around 2028. Either way, mainline fans have real reasons to stay hopeful about the direction Atlus takes.

Digital Devil Saga deserves a mention too, since it's one of the most requested remasters among fans right now. Both entries are widely considered some of the best spin-offs to ever come out of the broader universe, largely thanks to the Mantra progression system, which stands out as one of the strongest mechanics the studio has built into any of its games.

The turn-based combat and the overall visual identity still hold up, and the games are instantly recognizable as classic-era RPGs from the publisher.

A proper HD remaster treatment, similar to what Atlus already did with the Raidou re-release, feels like a realistic next step. It hasn't happened yet, but it's the kind of project that could be announced at any time, and there's strong reason to believe the company already knows how much demand there is.

Speaking of Raidou, the first game got its own remaster back in June of last year, RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army. It didn't make a huge splash, mostly because it launched around the same time as the Switch 2 and got buried under other releases.

Atlus also went quiet fairly quickly after launch, and it never shared detailed sales numbers, so it's tough to gauge exactly how well it performed. That said, the director behind RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army has mentioned interest in doing a sequel remaster if there's enough demand for the first entry. Whether that demand is actually there is debatable, but there's still hope.

Realistically, though, if the studio had solid plans for a follow-up, you'd probably expect some kind of announcement by now. It's not impossible, but it's starting to feel like a long shot. Devil Summoner as a whole has been getting extra attention lately, mostly because of a small but noticeable detail in the upcoming Persona 4 Revival.

Yu Narukami's room features a poster from the older franchise on the wall, replacing what used to be a Catherine poster before that game got its Full Body re-release, and a poster from an earlier mainline entry in that same series before it got its own remake treatment. That could mean absolutely nothing, but it's a strange and interesting coincidence worth noting.

Devil Summoner remains one of the company's best-selling franchises in Japan, even though it never released outside Japan.

Given that Atlus seems to be searching for its next big pillar franchise beyond the two biggest names in its current lineup, reviving this one in some form wouldn't be a crazy move. Soul Hackers is a slightly different story. The second entry, Soul Hackers 2, was actually a solid game with a great story, strong visuals, and satisfying old-school dungeon crawling, all wrapped around a likable protagonist and a very fair price point.

Still, a full revival of that Atlus spinoff doesn't seem likely right now. A Switch 2 port of the existing game is more plausible than a brand-new entry, though even that may be a little late now. Devil Survivor also deserves some love here. Both Devil Survivor entries have aged remarkably well in terms of gameplay, and the distinct art style still holds up visually even today.

These games are easy to recommend to newcomers without much friction, since they already play smoothly on their original hardware and got a re-release on 3DS. That accessibility is actually part of why a modern remaster feels less urgent from a business standpoint, even though bringing both Devil Survivor entries to current platforms would almost certainly be well received by a wider audience than they ever reached originally.

And it remains one of the more underrated corners of the publisher's catalog. Finally, there's Etrian Odyssey. The company hosted a livestream in 2018 to launch Nexus and teased a next mainline entry with a short trailer. Since then, total silence for years.

Despite years of silence, Etrian Odyssey's next entry isn't dead yet.

Silence doesn't necessarily mean the project got canceled, since a collection release did arrive in 2022 titled “Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection" which seemed like an effort to figure out how the series could function on a single-screen setup. A new mainline entry in that dungeon-crawling series feels like the most unpredictable pick on this entire list.

It could be announced anywhere, whether during a major Japanese gaming event or through a random reveal later on. A current-generation release sometime in 2026 or 2027 is a real possibility worth keeping an eye on. Between all these franchises, Atlus clearly has plenty of options on the table once the current marketing push starts to wind down.

Mainline Shin Megami Tensei still feels like the safest bet for what comes next, especially with the momentum built up from the last two releases. But Digital Devil Saga, Devil Summoner, and Etrian Odyssey all have legitimate paths forward too, and fans have plenty of reasons to stay optimistic about what gets revealed over the coming year.