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Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku

The game is set in an alternate reality, in which Tokyo is invaded by hordes of demons. You play the role of a young man who lives in an underground shelter and is training to become a demon hunter with help…

4 April 1997

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku is a point-and-click developed by Atlus, released 4 April 1997 on PC-9800 Series.

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What Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku is

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku is a point-and-click game developed by Atlus and released in 1997. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 199X, Tokyo was destroyed by ICBMs, resulting in a nuclear holocaust. Some people with foresight had built underground shelters and survived the Great Cataclysm, while demons began to rampage on the ground. People in the underground shelters still need to defend against demon invasion, and thus an organization called Devil Busters have formed. Around 20 years passed, and a new generation has grown up in the shelters... In Giten Megami Tensei, you play as Ayato Katsuragi, a devil buster who was born and raised in the Hatsudai Shelter. Ayato joins the force after his parents are brutally murdered by demons. He passes the exam with his friend Yuuka Tachibana, the reincarnation of Ishtar…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are drama, mystery, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Megami Tensei series

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku is the 25th of 151 entries we hold in the Megami Tensei series. The next entry was Ronde in 1997.

See all 151 Megami Tensei games in release order →

What it launched against

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku launched on 4 April 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and Need for Speed II.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, Need for Speed II.

Official trailer

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Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku was released on 4 April 1997 for PC-9800 Series.

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