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Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

Released: 5/25/2021

What begins as a normal day in Tokyo turns out to be everything but, when the Conception – an ethereal apocalypse – is invoked. The remains of the world are swallowed by chaos, as a demonic revolution descends into a broken city. Caught between a battle of Gods and demons, the choices you make can bring life, rebirth, or death, and determine who triumphs. This genre-defining, infamously punishing RPG is back and now includes: Remastered 3D models and backgrounds Additional difficulty settings for players of all skill levels Suspend save -- save your progress whenever you need! Voiced audio -- choose between Japanese and English VO

What begins as a normal day in Tokyo turns out to be everything but, when the Conception – an ethereal apocalypse – is invoked. The remains of the world are swallowed by chaos, as a demonic revolution descends into a broken city. Caught between a battle of Gods and demons, the choices you make can bring life, rebirth, or death, and determine who triumphs. This genre-defining, infamously punishing RPG is back and now includes: Remastered 3D models and backgrounds Additional difficulty settings for players of all skill levels Suspend save -- save your progress whenever you need! Voiced audio -- choose between Japanese and English VO

What begins as a normal day in Tokyo turns out to be everything but, when the Conception – an ethereal apocalypse – is invoked. The remains of the world are swallowed by chaos, as a demonic revolution descends into a broken city. Caught between a battle of Gods and demons, the choices you make can bring life, rebirth, or death, and determine who triumphs. This genre-defining, infamously punishing RPG is back and now includes: Remastered 3D models and backgrounds Additional difficulty settings for players of all skill levels Suspend save -- save your progress whenever you need! Voiced audio -- choose between Japanese and English VO

Critics
78
Steam
87
Metacritic
78

Score Breakdown

78.3

Critic Average

77 reviews

87

Steam User Score

5,034 reviews

78

Metacritic User Score

116 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-9.2
Metacritic Disparity
+0.3
Combined Disparity
-4.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

53 early (69%)22 launch window (29%)2 late (3%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 77 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 78.3/100. Critics score this game 9.2 points lower than Steam users and 0.3 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 77)+
  1. Matteo Di ColaviaSpaceNerd.it
    Mar 18, 2024·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 87.5/100 · -12.5 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · -3.0 pts
  2. Giorgos GioldasisviaEnternity.gr
    Aug 27, 2021·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 87.5/100 · -12.5 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · -3.0 pts
  3. Fingal BelmontviaNiche Gamer
    Jun 26, 2021·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Steam 87.5/100 · -27.5 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · -18.0 pts
  4. GameMAG StaffviaGameMAG
    Jun 22, 2021·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 87.5/100 · -17.5 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · -8.0 pts
  5. Thomas MedinaviaWayTooManyGames
    Jun 20, 2021·Launch window
    95/100View review
    Steam 87.5/100 · +7.5 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +17.0 pts