Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by Atlus and published by Sega. It is a remaster of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army (2006), the third title in the Devil Summoner series, which is a sub-series part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise. It revolves around Raidou Kuzunoha, a high school-aged detective with the ability to summon demons who investigates a supernatural attack on Taishō era Tokyo. The remaster was released for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, featuring improved visuals and overhauled combat system.

Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Cover art for the game
DeveloperAtlus
PublisherSega
DirectorKazuyuki Yamai
Producers
  • Kazuyuki Yamai
  • Shinjiro Takata
Designers
  • Hiroki Sugizaki
  • Kenshiro Kaizuka
  • Keuichi Yamatsuta
ProgrammerSatoshi Ōyama
Artists
Writers
  • Shigeo Komori
  • Kazuyuki Yamai
ComposerShoji Meguro
SeriesDevil Summoner
EngineUnity
Platforms
ReleaseJune 19, 2025
GenreAction role-playing
ModeSingle-player

Gameplay

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Plot

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The story follows Raidou through his investigation as he scours all of Tokyo for clues while meeting various important people in the city and uncovering something greater than either Raidou or Narumi could ever have suspected.

Reception

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Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army received "generally positive" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[1][2][3][4] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 81% of critics.[5]

Cullen Black, writing for RPGSite, rated the remaster 7/10. He praised the game for maintaining the original look with the new graphical upgrade and appreciated the lack of random encounters, allowing players to choose their own battles, while also criticising the remaster for "sanding down" the "mystery and problem solving of the original game" through forced objective markers.[12] Sam Woods, writing for The Gamer rated the game 2.5/5 and criticized it for having objective markers and a "shallow and repetitive" combat system.[13] Nick Rodriguez, writing for GameRant rated the remaster 8/10 and praised it for improved combat system and quality of life improvements to progression and presentation.[14] Shaun Prescott, writing for PC Gamer, rated the remaster 71/100.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army for Nintendo Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army for Nintendo Switch 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army". OpenCritic. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  6. Vogel, Mitch (June 18, 2025). "RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Review (Switch 2)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  7. Zawodniak, Melanie (June 19, 2025). "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Prescott, Shaun (June 18, 2025). "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army review". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  9. Ramsey, Robert (June 18, 2025). "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Review (PS5)". Push Square. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  10. Lu, Zek (June 18, 2025). "RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army". RPGFan. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  11. White, Lucas (June 18, 2025). "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army review: Ronin remake". Shacknews. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  12. Black, Cullen. "Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Review | RPG Site". www.rpgsite.net. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  13. Woods, Sam (2025-06-18). "Raidou Remastered Review - The Mystery Of The Soulless Video Game". TheGamer. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  14. Rodriguez, Nick (2025-06-18). "RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Review". Game Rant. Retrieved 2025-08-29.