megami tensei

The overarching Megami Tensei franchise of Japanese RPGs primarily developed and published by Atlus. The franchise consists of a series of Mainline games and numerous spin-off games and series. The first games are based on the novel series Digital Devil Story.

Most games in the franchise, including some spinoff games/series, are standalone stories with recurring themes of philosophy, religion, occultism, and science fiction. The ability to recruit and use demons in combat is common in multiple series and games.

Series/Games

• Digital Devil Story - Original novel series
• Megami Tensei (Famicom) & Megami Tensei II - Original Famicom games
• Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei - Enhanced Super Famicom port of both games combined
• Shin Megami Tensei - Mainline series starting from the Super Famicom games

Branch Series/Games

• Devil Summoner franchise
• Devil Survivor & Devil Survivor 2
• Digital Devil Saga duology
• Jack Bros
• Last Bible
• Majin Tensei series
• Persona franchise
• Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children

See also

• Demon (Megami Tensei) - general tag for the recurring demons in the franchise
• List of Shin Megami Tensei Demons - list of recurring demons in the franchise