Summary

  • Persona 5: The Phantom X may be launching on PC soon, indicated by a SteamDB page for the game's playtest.
  • From the page, we can gather that the page was made on October 16, with the last update coming 14 hours from the time of writing.
  • Given that the game is still only available in select Asian countries, it feels unlikely the Steam version will be availabl worldwide, but an international release was recently confirmed.

Persona 5: The Phantom X is a fairly enticing prospect for fans of the modern Persona games. It has a bunch of interesting characters, and it looks just as stylish and well-made as the proper Persona games, but one of the least enticing things about it is that it's a mobile game. There's also the part where people outside specific countries can't play it, but we know that'll change eventually.

Thankfully, it looks as though Persona 5: The Phantom X's long stint on mobile may be coming to an end fairly soon, if a new discovery on SteamDB is anything to go by, at least. First spotted by Twitter user Slimseo (thanks GamesRadar) it appears as though a new page titled "Persona 5: The Phantom X Playtest" is now live on SteamDB, meaning developer Black Wings Game Studio is likely prepping it for a Steam release.

Persona 5: The Phantom X Looks Set To Launch On PC Soon

At the time of writing, the last update made to this page was 14 hours ago, after a branch titled "pwtest" was either added or updated. If we look at the game's charts, we can see that this specific page was created on October 16, and that the playtest itself has been accessed on a number of occasions since then, although by only two or three people at a time. Still, its evidence that something is going on with The Phantom X on Steam.

We also don't know whether the game's launch on Steam will be international either. At the moment, the only countries you can actually play The Phantom X in are China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and South Korea, but it has been confirmed by Atlus, Sega and game publisher Perfect World that an international release is planned. We just still don't know when.

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It seems fairly unlikely that the game will be made available on PC anywhere when it's still locked to Asia on mobile, so we'll probably be waiting for the game's international release for a little while still. It was also confirmed that the Phantom X is getting a console release too, so those of you wanting to play on Xbox and PlayStation will be able to as well. That's even further out though, as it was stated that this will be worked on after the international release. Still, it looks as though things are heading in the right direction.

Persona5: The Phantom X Like Follow Followed JRPG RPG Adventure Gacha Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 75/100 Critics Rec: 67% Released June 26, 2025 Developer(s) Black Wings Game Studio, Atlus, Sega Publisher(s) Perfect World Entertainment, Atlus 6 Images Close
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