Metaphor: ReFantazio
Adventure, RPG
- Steam players
- Very Positive
- 90% of 43,691
- Metacritic score
- 92/100
- from critics
- Release
- 2024
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What this game is
Metaphor: ReFantazio is a fantasy JRPG from Studio Zero (Atlus), the creators of Persona 3, 4 and 5. The story takes place in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Euchronia, without the smartphones and modern cities of the Persona series.
You play a young elf who saves the country through a royal tournament for the throne, gathering companions and overcoming social prejudice. The game's formula: dungeon exploration (dungeon crawl, raids into dangerous zones) + building bonds in towns + turn-based combat.
The key mechanic is Archetypes: a class system that lets every party member master 40+ roles (Knight, Mage, Guardian, Monk, Wanderer...) and combine skills from different classes. Combat has three levels: real-time attacks (weak enemies can be defeated before their turn), turn-based battles with the Press Turn system (exploiting weaknesses = extra turns for the party), and boss fights with distinctive patterns.
Metacritic PC 92 / PS5 94, Atlus's strongest launch: 1 million copies on the first day, 2 million by March 2025 (SEGA SAMMY). The Game Awards 2024: three wins, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Role-Playing Game. A peak of 85,961 concurrent players on Steam, a record for any Atlus game. The main story takes 80 to 100 hours, full completion 120+.
Who it is for: fans of Persona / SMT / JRPG; players who like turn-based combat with party building; those who value rich narrative and deep lore. Voice acting is in English and Japanese.
A fantasy JRPG from the Persona team. A medieval kingdom, the Archetype system, 80+ hours. Metacritic 92. Russian subtitles.
- Single player
- Steam achievements
- Available on
- Steam
- Release date
- Metacritic
- 92
- Developer
- Studio Zero
- Publisher
- Sega
- Controller
- Full support
Languages and hardware
Voice-over: English, JapaneseText: 12 languages
All 12 languages
- EnglishText + voice-over
- JapaneseText + voice-over
- FrenchText only
- ItalianText only
- GermanText only
- испанский – ИспанияText only
- KoreanText only
- RussianText only
- Chinese (Simplified)Text only
- Chinese (Traditional)Text only
- португальский – БразилияText only
- испанский – Латинская АмерикаText only
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-6300
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Graphics card
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 4GB or AMD Radeon R7 360 4GB or Intel Arc A310 4GB
- Storage
- 93 GB
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-7600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB or Intel Arc A380 6GB
- Storage
- 93 GB
What people say about the game
Very Positive
43,691 reviews on Steam
Critics score
Metacritic score: 92/100
This is how players and critics rate the game itself, not our store.
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy Metaphor: ReFantazio on Lootaem?
A digital key or gift for Steam, not an account and not a subscription. After Lootaem launch, it arrives in your personal area (LC) right after payment. Activation in Steam: menu 'Games' → 'Activate a Product on Steam' → enter the key (or accept the gift). The game appears in your library within 1 to 2 minutes.
How do the editions of Metaphor: ReFantazio differ and what is included in the Guidebook Edition?
'Standard' is the base game. 'Guidebook Edition' adds: Digital Guidebook (55 pages); Digital artbook + soundtrack; 2 DLC sets of costumes + music. 'Atlus 35th Digital Anniversary Edition' adds: everything from the Guidebook Edition; Atlus 35th: history artbook + top soundtrack; 8 DLC sets of costumes + music. The full contents and price of each edition are on the product card.
What are the system requirements for Metaphor: ReFantazio, will it run on my PC?
Minimum: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-6300, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 4GB or AMD Radeon R7 360 4GB or Intel Arc A310 4GB graphics card, 6 GB RAM, 93 GB of disk space. Recommended: Intel Core i5-7600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB or Intel Arc A380 6GB graphics card. The full requirements are in the 'System requirements' block on this page.