{"id":371248,"date":"2026-06-30T01:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=371248"},"modified":"2026-07-01T04:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:21:12","slug":"shin-megami-tensei-v-vengeance-is-out-now-a-standalone-edition-not-dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/shin-megami-tensei-v-vengeance-is-out-now-a-standalone-edition-not-dlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is out now: a standalone edition, not DLC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shin-megami-tensei-v-vengeance.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance<\/a>, Atlus&#8217;s full standalone edition of the 2021 RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/shin-megami-tensei-v-vengeance.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Shin Megami Tensei V<\/a>, came out on <strong>June 14, 2024<\/strong>. This isn&#8217;t a patch, a DLC extra, or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/you-wont-believe-it-but-skyrim-is-back-again\">the kind of paid upgrade pack you&#8217;d associate<\/a> with something like a Nintendo Switch 2 release.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/de483942-9b34-11e6-a7e8-00163ed833e7\/2302948539\/steam-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It launched on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S, and PC, which finally ended the game&#8217;s Switch-only stretch. If you already own the original Switch version, though, there&#8217;s <strong>no free upgrade<\/strong> and no discount path into Vengeance. Atlus sells it as its own separate release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vengeance adds a <strong>new Canon of Vengeance<\/strong> route next to the original Canon of Creation, along with new characters, more demons, and major narrative changes late in the game. It also adds save-anywhere support, clearer maps, and broader balance changes that make exploration and progression feel smoother without stripping out the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is $17.99 on US eShop <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFuJuwsANR\">https:\/\/t.co\/HFuJuwsANR<\/a> <br><br>Deluxe $20.99 US PSN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F1AfkEG41L\">https:\/\/t.co\/F1AfkEG41L<\/a> <br><br>Switch\/PS5 $14.09 at VGP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7bvyZCW8HE\">https:\/\/t.co\/7bvyZCW8HE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j0TFD4mfVr\">https:\/\/t.co\/j0TFD4mfVr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/odCKmI6srL\">pic.twitter.com\/odCKmI6srL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wario64 (@Wario64) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Wario64\/status\/2070940475327213606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/my-most-anticipated-game-for-switch-2-is-not-star-fox-but-a-musical-saga-that-is-always-enduring\">the most complete way to play Shin Megami Tensei V<\/a>, this is the version to get, even with the complaints about Atlus charging full price again and the mixed response to parts of the story. The audience showed up anyway. Atlus says Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance sold <strong>more than 500,000 copies<\/strong> in its first three days, and combined sales of Shin Megami Tensei V and Vengeance had passed 2.44 million by April 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/gta-5-is-now-free-to-upgrade-on-ps5-xbox-series-x-s-and-pc\">download Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance now<\/a> on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Just as much as a rerelease, it also marks Atlus pushing Shin Megami Tensei further beyond Nintendo hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Atlus&#8217;s full standalone edition of the 2021 RPG Shin Megami Tensei V, came out on June 14, 2024. This isn&#8217;t a patch, a DLC extra, or the kind of paid upgrade pack you&#8217;d associate with something like a Nintendo Switch 2 release. It launched on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/shin-megami-tensei-v-vengeance-is-out-now-a-standalone-edition-not-dlc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is out now: a standalone edition, not DLC&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":371247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-371248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371248"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371349,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371248\/revisions\/371349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371248"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=371248"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=371248"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=371248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}