Megami Tensei information

Megami Tensei
Genre(s)	Role-playing, monster-taming
Developer(s)	Atlus Arc System Works, Cave, Career Soft, Lancarse, Multimedia Intelligence Transfer, Nex Entertainment, Omega Force, Sega
Publisher(s)	Atlus JP: Atlus, Namco, Sega NA: Atlus USA, Aeria Games, Sega EU: Atlus, Deep Silver, Koei, Ghostlight, Nintendo, NIS America, Sega, Square Enix, Zen United
Creator(s)	Aya Nishitani Kouji Okada Gin'ichiro Suzuki Kazunari Suzuki
Platform(s)	Various Android, FM-7, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, iOS, Microsoft Windows, MSX, NES, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-8801, PC-9801, PC Engine, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Sharp X1, SNES, Virtual Boy, Wii, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
First release	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei September 11, 1987
Latest release	Persona 3 Reload February 2, 2024
Spin-offs	Megami Tensei Gaiden Majin Tensei Devil Summoner Persona Digital Devil Saga Devil Children Devil Survivor

Megami Tensei,^[a] marketed internationally as Shin Megami Tensei (formerly Revelations), is a Japanese media franchise created by Aya Nishitani, Kouji "Cozy" Okada, Ginichiro Suzuki, and Kazunari Suzuki. Primarily developed and published by Atlus, and currently owned by Atlus (and Sega, after acquisition), the franchise consists of multiple subseries and covers multiple role-playing genres including tactical role-playing, action role-playing, and massively multiplayer online role-playing. The first two titles in the series were published by Namco (now Bandai Namco), but have been almost always published by Atlus in Japan and North America since the release of Shin Megami Tensei. For Europe, Atlus publishes the games through third-party companies.

The series was originally based on Digital Devil Story, a science fiction novel series by Aya Nishitani. The series takes its name from the first book's subtitle. Most Megami Tensei titles are stand-alone entries with their own stories and characters. Recurring elements include plot themes, a story shaped by the player's choices, and the ability to fight using and often recruit creatures (demons, Personas) to aid the player in battle. Elements of philosophy, religion, occultism, and science fiction have all been incorporated into the series at different times.

While not maintaining as high a profile as series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, it is highly popular in Japan and maintains a strong cult following in the West, finding critical and commercial success. The series has become well known for its artistic direction, challenging gameplay, and music, but raised controversy over its mature content, dark themes, and use of Christian religious imagery. Additional media include manga adaptations, anime films, and television series.

In Japan, some games in the series do not use the "Megami Tensei" title, such as the Persona sub-series. Many of the early games in the series were not localized due to potentially controversial content including religious references, and later due to their age. English localizations have used the "Shin Megami Tensei" moniker since the release of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne in 2003.
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