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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (2009)

by Atlus, Ghostlight Ltd.
Platforms:
Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Visual Novel
Themes:Horror
Game modes:Single player
Story:
Tokyo is in full lockdown, the government's swift, coldblooded response to a surprise demon invasion. Trapped within the sprawling metropolis is the city's helpless populace, forced to turn on each other in order to survive. A mysterious piece of technology, the COMP, falls into the hands of you and your peers. This device allows you to form contracts, forcing demons to serve you in battle against the otherworldly creatures. There are others with COMPs, so-called demon tamers, who seek to use the demons to satisfy their own whims-be they for justice, peace, or power-in the chaos that was once downtown Tokyo. Where did the demons come from? Why did they appear? Who created the COMPs, and what is their purpose? These questions must soon be answered, for if you fail to solve the mystery, much more is at stake than your own lives.
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The original Devil Survivor was my first Shin Megami Tensei title and one of the first SRPGs I played. Not only was its gameplay incredibly memorable, its narrative scarred me for life when a careless decision on my first playthrough got one of my favourite characters killed. I remember it being quite difficult and requiring a lot of grinding, but the story was good enough that I did the grinding without too much complaint. And the cast still features some of the better character writing in the entire MegaTen franchise. Poor Yuzu sure did get shafted, though.KDblack
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user avatar@KDblackuser avatar@KDblack
May 17, 2025
The original Devil Survivor was my first Shin Megami Tensei title and one of the first SRPGs I played. Not only was its gameplay incredibly memorable, its narrative scarred me for life when a careless decision on my first playthrough got one of my favourite characters killed. I remember it being quite difficult and requiring a lot of grinding, but the story was good enough that I did the grinding without too much complaint. And the cast still features some of the better character writing in the entire MegaTen franchise. Poor Yuzu sure did get shafted, though.
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user avatar@almatraineeuser avatar@almatrainee
July 16, 2025
SMT DS Overclocked is still, to this day, my favorite SMT ever. I think this game is what got me into visual novels because of all the choices and consequences you make along the game, the secrets you can uncover and the endings that felt very satisfing to each route. It's probably also the game that got me into SMT because of the huge hoster of demons, simplified extra turn mechanics and fast gameplay loop. I still remember the secret boss in the final day that made the rest of the game look like a cake walk, that was probably the first boss that made me sweat while playing a video game.
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user avatar@ok4m1d3admanuser avatar@ok4m1d3adman
August 24, 2025
This is a must have for every fan of SMT , a tactic survivor rpg with Visual Novel where every desition decides the route and what character you gonna have on the run, was one of the 1st games i had on my 3ds (the overclocked version of DeSu) . The only thing i think that maybe its a bad thing its the grinding of skills, but if you have time and experience with it, its a easy time. Lot of combats are just a few turn things if you know what to do . Memorable story, characters and ending. Abel, best boi. Just wait you can add DeSu 2 too !
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user avatar@Sniperwolf-!user avatar@Sniperwolf-!
December 24, 2025
Except for Pokemon Black and Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, this was one of the games i bought my DS long before, and man, you're in for a treat here. Even though the pacing of the game is slow af, the story and demon system here is so deep as never before in the SMT series, and for the best part of all, you can be the bad guy! All your choices of friendship in-game matter a lot and this is a game to replay at least 1 time, to see the possible outcomes. PS: The intro is an absolute banger!
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