Persona 5 doesn’t have any gay romances. Despite protagonist Joker’s relationships with his male friends and rival having what feels like some romantic tension in the eyes of its players, Persona 5 and its definitive Royal edition never let the player take that next step. Persona 5 Tactica let players express romantic interest in other men, but still, the series hasn’t had a gay romance since Persona 2.
However, a fan has been working on a mod that puts full romances, dates, and other scenes for Joker and party members Ryuji, Yusuke, Akechi, and even supporting character Mishima into the PC version of Persona 5 Royal. The Gay Joker mod by Alive_Neptuna is available on GameBanana and has finally been updated to include Akechi, whose relationship begins in Royal’s added third semester. To access that romance, you’ll have to unlock the additional semester by completing therapist Maruki’s social route before November 17.
Ryuji, Yusuke, and Mishima’s, however, can be accessed throughout the game after you complete their route. Atlus / Alive_Neptuna / Faz As of the latest update, Alive_Neptuna has expressed they will be slower to update the mod moving forward due to school and work commitments and is looking for people in the community who can help with further updates. But what’s here now is still pretty substantial.
Much of the new romance scenes lack voice acting, but that’s better than a mod that uses AI to recreate voices without compensating the actors. I pl.