Persona 5 Strikers

Persona
Subseries of Megami Tensei
Megami Ibunroku Persona	1999
Persona 4 Golden	2020
Persona 5 Strikers	2021
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	2022

Persona 5 Strikers, known in Japan as Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, is a hack and slash RPG developed by Omega Force and P-Studio, and published by Sega. It is a crossover between Atlus' Persona and Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series, incorporating elements of both series into its gameplay.^[1] The game is a direct sequel to the console exclusive Persona 5, taking place six months afterward.

Persona 5 Strikers released worldwide on Steam on February 23, 2021, one year following the game's original release in Japan, with the Digital Deluxe Edition, containing additional downloadable content, releasing five days earlier. The worldwide release was officially announced in December 2020, following a delay in localization due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Reviews before the PC launch praised the game for being a port without any major issues and offering full control remapping for keyboard, mouse and controllers, however, some reviews were critical of the game assets not being designed for high resolution displays, its 60 FPS limit, and excessive loading times on solid-state drives.^[3]^[4]^[5]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Version differences[edit]

Pre-orders include the Digital Bonus App, which contains behind-the-scenes video, a digital artbook and a digital soundtrack.

Digital Deluxe Edition includes the Persona Legacy BGM and All-Out Attack Packs and early access to the game on February 19, 2021.

Monetization[edit]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
All-Out Attack Pack	Boost Skills Pack, Basic Affinity Pack, Armor Pack, 10k Persona points, Enemy Debuff Skills Pack and Ally Buff Skills Pack.
Legacy BGM Pack	Includes music tracks from Revelations: Persona, Persona (PSP), Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona 3, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 and Persona 4 Golden.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\SEGA\Steam\P5S\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1382330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\SEGA\Steam\P5S\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1382330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video[edit]

Display settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Aspect ratios narrower than 16:9 are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed to 16:9 in fullscreen and borderless modes.^[6]
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed to 16:9.^[6] See the related WSGF post for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Toggle available for post-process anti-aliasing. SSAA available via the Rendering Scale option, up to 2.0x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		30 and 60 FPS caps selectable in-game.
120+ FPS		Capped to 60 FPS. (Uncappable with https://gamebanana.com/tools/7059)
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing

Graphics settings

Input[edit]

Game settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Button prompts for actions will prioritize keyboard inputs over mouse inputs.
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration is always enabled.^[7]
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Labeled as Invert Vertical Camera.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Labeled as Invert Vertical Camera.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		DualSense seen as DualShock 4.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Wired V2 tested.

Generic/other controllers		Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Broken with PS4/DualSense unless you go into controller config after opening the game and closing it
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Steam Controller button prompts

Keyboard control bindings
Mouse control bindings
Controller bindings using a DualShock 4

Audio[edit]

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music (BGM), Sound Effects (SE), Voice, and Movie.
Surround sound		Up to 5.1 surround output.^[8] Toggled by the Audio Output setting.
Subtitles		The subtitles setting only affects cutscenes.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Issues unresolved[edit]

Game crashes randomly[edit]

The game crashes in random locations during gameplay.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Infinite black screen[edit]

The game may get stuck on a black screen, which can occur after a boss fight or when running the game in fullscreen or borderless windowed.^[13]^[14]

Limit the game speed after a boss fight.^[14]
Download the standalone version of the FLiNG Trainer. Open the game, followed by the trainer. In the trainer window, set the game speed to `0.1` without activating it. Complete the affected boss encounter. Use `Ctrl`+`Num 5` to activate the trainer as soon as the boss is defeated. Once the loading transition is completed, use `Ctrl`+`Num 5` to disable the trainer.

Run the game in windowed mode.^[13]
If the game encounters the issue when launching, go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `config.xml` with a text editor. Change the value of `<DisplaySetting>` from `0` or `1` to `15`. Save and close the file.

Use `Alt`+`Tab ↹` to switch to another window and then return to the game.^[15]

100% CPU usage / Freezing / Ramdon frame drops and stutters[edit]

Disable multithreading.^[16]

Analog controller input limited to 8 directions[edit]

When moving using the left analog stick on the controller, the game only recognizes the 4 cardinal directions and diagonals, nothing in between.

Issues fixed[edit]

This game is not available on your current operating system[edit]

Ensure Steam is running without any Windows compatibility options enabled.^[17]

Text and UI elements appear blurry[edit]

Text, such as menus and subtitles, along with other UI elements, may appear blurry due to the post-process anti-aliasing solution in use.^[18]^[19]

Disable anti-aliasing in the graphics settings.^[19]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2300 AMD FX-6350	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon HD 7970 2 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1382330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1382330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Gematsu - Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers first gameplay, new details - last accessed on 2021-02-15
↑ Anime News Network - Voice Actress: Western Release of Persona 5 Strikers Game Was Delayed Due to COVID-19 - last accessed on 2021-02-15
↑ PC Gamer - Persona 5 Strikers review - last accessed on 2021-02-22
"At least it's a good port, just one clearly anchored to its console origins. The biggest bummer is the 60 fps cap, especially for an animation-heavy action game. Textures that look fine on native console resolutions stand out at much higher resolutions on PC, and not always in the best way."
↑ Game Rant - Persona 5 Strikers Review - last accessed on 2021-02-22
"One surprising issue with the game's performance pre-launch are the load times, even on a high speed SSD on PC. Granted this is an issue that can be remedied with updates/patches, but booting up the game and the loading times between entering/exiting Jails are surprisingly abysmal."
↑ PCGamesN - Persona 5 Strikers review – hack-and-style - last accessed on 2021-02-22
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2021-02-19
Tested different resolution and window modes with a 21:9 display.
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-02-22
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-02-24
Tested using Razer Surround to emulate 7.1 output and checked outputs using Special K. Side channels showed no output, meaning the game only supports 5.1 output.
↑ Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #511 - last accessed on 2021-02-21
↑ Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #510 - last accessed on 2021-02-21
↑ Steam Community - Crashing when fast traveling - last accessed on 2021-02-21
↑ Steam Community - Crashing to Desktop - last accessed on 2021-02-21
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #829 - last accessed on 2021-02-24
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Steam Community - For those with the Kyoto Black Screen Bug - last accessed on 2021-02-28
↑ Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #836 - last accessed on 2021-02-24
↑ Steam Community - "Please try the open beta branch for Persona 5 Strikers!", comment #5 - last accessed on 2021-04-05
↑ Steam Community - "This game is not available on your current operating system", comment #46 - last accessed on 2021-02-21
↑ Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #412 - last accessed on 2021-02-20
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 Steam Community - Font looks compressed??? - last accessed on 2021-02-20

[Proton_path_note-6] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1382330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1382330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Gematsu - Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers first gameplay, new details - last accessed on 2021-02-15

[2] Anime News Network - Voice Actress: Western Release of Persona 5 Strikers Game Was Delayed Due to COVID-19 - last accessed on 2021-02-15

[3] PC Gamer - Persona 5 Strikers review - last accessed on 2021-02-22
"At least it's a good port, just one clearly anchored to its console origins. The biggest bummer is the 60 fps cap, especially for an animation-heavy action game. Textures that look fine on native console resolutions stand out at much higher resolutions on PC, and not always in the best way."

[4] Game Rant - Persona 5 Strikers Review - last accessed on 2021-02-22
"One surprising issue with the game's performance pre-launch are the load times, even on a high speed SSD on PC. Granted this is an issue that can be remedied with updates/patches, but booting up the game and the loading times between entering/exiting Jails are surprisingly abysmal."

[5] PCGamesN - Persona 5 Strikers review – hack-and-style - last accessed on 2021-02-22

[ReferenceA-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2021-02-19
Tested different resolution and window modes with a 21:9 display.

[8] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-02-22

[9] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-02-24
Tested using Razer Surround to emulate 7.1 output and checked outputs using Special K. Side channels showed no output, meaning the game only supports 5.1 output.

[10] Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #511 - last accessed on 2021-02-21

[11] Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #510 - last accessed on 2021-02-21

[12] Steam Community - Crashing when fast traveling - last accessed on 2021-02-21

[13] Steam Community - Crashing to Desktop - last accessed on 2021-02-21

[blackscreen-14] 13.0 ^13.1 Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #829 - last accessed on 2021-02-24

[kyotoboss-15] 14.0 ^14.1 Steam Community - For those with the Kyoto Black Screen Bug - last accessed on 2021-02-28

[16] Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #836 - last accessed on 2021-02-24

[17] Steam Community - "Please try the open beta branch for Persona 5 Strikers!", comment #5 - last accessed on 2021-04-05

[18] Steam Community - "This game is not available on your current operating system", comment #46 - last accessed on 2021-02-21

[19] Steam Community - "Please post your Persona 5 Strikers Bugs here", comment #412 - last accessed on 2021-02-20

[aa-20] 19.0 ^19.1 Steam Community - Font looks compressed??? - last accessed on 2021-02-20

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Developers

	Omega Force
	P-Studio
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	February 23, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash, RPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Contemporary, Japan, Fantasy
Series	Persona