Acclaimed Atlus RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio surpasses 2 million copies sold
Atlus took a big swing last year with a brand new IP, Metaphor: ReFantazio. The game borrows some elements from the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series, and fans were quick to shower the game with praise for its fantasy setting and characters.
Metaphor: ReFantazio hit one million copies sold last October, becoming the fastest-selling Atlus game at launch. Since then, the game has gone on to sell another million copies, just ahead of the game’s one year anniversary.
Metaphor: ReFantazio has officially sold 2 million units worldwide! ⚔️
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us.
🎨 Shigenori Soejima, Character Designer pic.twitter.com/2708dZik1b
— Official ATLUS West (@Atlus_West) July 16, 2025
In Metaphor: ReFantazio, players are transported into a fantasy world, where you and your fairy companion must lift a curse and save the kingdom. It is a very different flavour to the likes of Persona or Shin Megami Tensei. The Persona games are primarily set in real-world Japan, with trips into another dimension. Meanwhile, SMT is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Japan.
The game ended up being one of the highest-rated releases of 2024, earning high scores from numerous gaming outlets, as well as a GOTY nomination at The Game Awards. It is unclear if Atlus has more plans for this IP, but considering its sales success, it could end up being Atlus’s ‘third pillar’, joining Persona and SMT as one of the studio’s key franchises.
KitGuru Says: I ended up enjoying Metaphor: ReFantazio more than both Persona 5 and SMT 5, so I’m hoping Atlus has more on the way at some point. In the meantime though, we really need to find out what is happening with Persona 6.
