Atlus Persona Steam Sale Tease Just Baited Fans

Atlus' Big Cryptic Tease Was Just A Persona Steam Sale, And Fans Aren't Taking It Well Published Sep 25, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT Joshua Robertson is an editor for TheGamer, having working in news, guides, features, and reviews since 2022. They have written thousands of news stories, ranging from industry-breaking events, to smaller, more personal community pieces, and have covered several high-profile showcases such as The Game Awards and Nintendo Directs. Joshua is considered an expert in soulslikes, horror, JRPGs and everything Final Fantasy, having written extensive coverage for massively popular online titles like Final Fantasy 14. Sign in to your TheGamer account Earlier this week, Atlus sent Persona fans into a bit of a frenzy with a very cryptic tweet. On the official Atlus West Twitter account, a series of photos were posted from what appeared to be a Persona set, though the people in them had been shrouded in darkness and were made into silhouettes. It was very spooky, and anyone would assume that Atlus was teasing something. Fans took it one step further and brightened the images, revealing ahead of time that Persona 3 Reload actor Aleks Le was one of these silhouetted strangers. This led to all kinds of theories, such as a possible Persona TV show reveal, a possible Persona Q3 announcement, some potential news about Persona 6, and a lot more. Turns out, it was none of those. Atlus Baited Us All With A Fancy Steam Sale Announcement Instead of anything really exciting, Atlus was just teasing an admittedly generous Steam sale for the Persona series, as well as another reminder that Persona 4 Revival is launching next year. It's a pretty cool video, and any acknowledgment of Metaphor: ReFantazio is all good in my books, but the Persona fans hoping for something a bit more were all baited pretty hard. "No way you did that cryptic ass teaser for a sale," reads one reply to the video from a user called Erigummii. "Did we just get a cryptic style announcement, just to tell us about a sale? What in the Ace Attorney performance is this?" reads another reply, referring to the disastrous news that Ace Attorney fans just received about the next game being a VR title.You even have some people begging for Atlus to just promote Persona 6 too, although anyone hoping for before Persona 4 Revival release will be disappointed. In any case, sorry Persona fans, it was a massive false alarm, but if you take away one thing from this whole debacle, it's that more of you should play Metaphor. Released February 18, 2027 Developer(s) Atlus Publisher(s) Sega Franchise Persona PC Release Date February 18, 2027 Genre(s) JRPG, Simulation, Adventure