Metaphor: ReFantazio has a chance to become a series - game director

Hashino recently revealed his vision for the studio's future, expressing a strong interest in developing a game set during Japan's Sengoku period. He envisions this historical setting as the perfect backdrop for a new Japanese role-playing game (JRPG), potentially drawing inspiration from the popular Basara series.

While there are currently no concrete plans for a Metaphor: ReFantazio sequel, Hashino emphasized his commitment to seeing the current project through to completion. He shared that the game was originally conceived as the third major JRPG series for Atlus, following Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, with ambitions for it to become a flagship title.

Despite earlier statements ruling out a direct sequel, the development team is already working on their next project, which is unlikely to be Metaphor: ReFantazio 2. However, an anime adaptation is being explored. Metaphor: ReFantazio is noteworthy for achieving Atlus' most successful platform launch to date.

The game's peak concurrent player count soared to over 85,961, significantly surpassing the concurrent player counts of Persona 5 Royal (35,474) and Persona 3 Reload (45,002). Metaphor: ReFantazio is available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.