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PaRappa the Rapper (パラッパラッパー)
PaRappa the Rapper (パラッパラッパー) is a 1996 NanaOn-Sha PlayStation rhythm game by Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Greenblat, credited with founding the rhythm-game genre; stars a rapping dog pursuing Sunny Funny.
PaRappa the Rapper 2
PaRappa the Rapper 2 (パラッパラッパー2) is a 2002 PlayStation 2 rhythm game by Sony and Masaya Matsuura; PaRappa fights the Noodle Syndicate across 8 stages, with new score meters, Versus mode, and a 2015 PS4 port.
Parasite Eve II
Parasite Eve II (パラサイト・イヴ2) is Squaresoft's 1999/2000 PlayStation survival horror RPG sequel starring Aya Brea, an FBI MIST agent fighting NMCs with real-time gun combat and 12 parasite energy powers, with multiple endings.
Pascal's Wager (video game)
Pascal's Wager is a dark fantasy Souls-like action RPG by TipsWorks and Giant Global, released on iOS in January 2020, later on Steam (Definitive Edition, 2021) and Switch (2022), known for its sanity meter, five characters, and mobile-first design.
Path of Exile 2
Path of Exile 2 (PoE2) is Grinding Gear Games' free-to-play isometric action RPG sequel to Path of Exile, in paid Early Access since December 6, 2024 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with 12 classes, 36 ascendancies, and full 1.0 release set for December 11, 2026.
Pathogenic (video game)
Pathogenic (Aberrant Labs, published by Slug Disco, July 16, 2026) is a 2D roguelike twin-stick shooter on Steam where you play a parasite fighting the immune system; 100,000 first-week sales, Overwhelmingly Positive rating.
Pathways (video game)
Pathways (video game) is Pathways into Darkness, Bungie's 1993 Macintosh first-person adventure/shooter by Jason Jones and Colin Brent; first real-time texture-mapped 3D Mac game, 30-level pyramid, forerunner of Marathon.
Payday 2
Payday 2 (PAYDAY 2) is a 2013 four-player co-op heist first-person shooter by Overkill Software and Starbreeze, published by 505 Games, set in Washington D.C. with the Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf, and Chains crew; long DLC-supported, now maintained by Sidetrack Games.
Peak (video game)
PEAK is a 2025 co-op climbing and survival game by Team PEAK (Aggro Crab and Landfall Games), released June 16, 2025 on Steam for $7.99. Scouts climb a daily-rotating island mountain across four biomes, managing stamina, hunger, and injury; it sold over ten million copies by August 2025.
Peely
Peely is Fortnite's anthropomorphic banana character, an Epic-rarity Battle Pass outfit released February 28, 2019 (Season 8, Tier 47), with reactive ripening, over a dozen variants (P-1000, Agent Peely, Peely Bone), deep lore roles, LEGO and KAWS crossovers, and 27.3% locker ownership.
Pengo (video game)
Pengo (ペンゴ) is Sega's 1982 fixed-screen arcade maze game, developed by Coreland Technology, in which a penguin pushes ice blocks to crush Sno-Bees and aligns three diamond blocks for bonuses; ported widely and remade as Pepenga Pengo.
Pepsiman (ペプシマン) (video game)
Pepsiman (ペプシマン, Pepushiman) is a 1999 action game developed by KID for the Sony PlayStation, in which Pepsi's Japanese superhero mascot runs across the United States delivering Pepsi.
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark (Rare, Nintendo 64, 19 May 2000) is a sci-fi first-person shooter starring Joanna Dark, the spiritual successor to GoldenEye 007, with Counter-Operative mode, a 97 Metacritic score, a 2010 Xbox 360 remaster, and a reboot canceled in 2025.
Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter by Rare and Microsoft Game Studios and a prequel to the Nintendo 64 game Perfect Dark, released as an Xbox 360 launch title in November 2005.
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, released in Japan as Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, is a 2D fighting game by Arc System Works and Atlus, released in 2014.
Persona 4 Revival
Persona 4 Revival (ペルソナ４ リバイバル) is ATLUS's full remake of Persona 4 Golden, announced June 2025, releasing February 18, 2027 on PS5, Xbox, Windows, Steam, and Switch 2 (May 20, 2027), with new battle systems and re-recorded voice acting.
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (ペルソナ4 ダンシング・オールナイト) is Atlus and Dingo's 2015 rhythm game spin-off of Persona 4 for PS Vita, with dance battles replacing RPG combat, a visual-novel story mode, and PS4 release only via the Endless Night Collection.
Persona 5: The Phantom X (女神异闻录：夜幕魅影)
Persona 5: The Phantom X (女神异闻录：夜幕魅影, P5X) is a free-to-play gacha RPG spin-off of Persona 5 by Perfect World's Black Wings studio, Atlus-supervised, published by Sega; released in Asia April 2024 and globally June 26, 2025 on iOS, Android, and Steam.
Persona 6
Persona 6 is an upcoming role-playing game by Atlus and the sixth entry in the Persona series, announced in 2026 with a release date yet to be determined.
Petit Planet
Petit Planet is HoYoverse's free-to-play cosmic life sim, an Animal Crossing-style game on PC, iOS, and Android, announced September 2025, in Final Beta until October 19, 2026, releasing Winter 2026.
PGA Tour 2K25
PGA Tour 2K25 is a golf simulation video game developed by HB Studios and published by 2K, released in 2025 and featuring Tiger Woods as a cover athlete.
Phantom Blade Zero (影之刃零)
Phantom Blade Zero (影之刃零) is a dark wuxia action RPG by China's S-Game, directed by Soulframe Liang, on Unreal Engine 5 for PS5 and PC, launching October 29, 2026; a Kungfupunk reimagining of Rainblood.
Phoenix (1980 video game)
Phoenix (1980) is an Amstar Electronics arcade vertical shooter, distributed by Centuri and Taito, with five stages, a Force Field, and a mothership boss; a major Centuri hit and one of the most cloned games of the 1980s.
Pictonico!
Pictonico! is Nintendo's free-to-start mobile microgame app (iOS/Android, May 28, 2026), developed by Intelligent Systems, that turns phone photos into up to 80 WarioWare-style minigames; photos stay on-device, with paid Volume Packs at $7.99 and $5.99.
Pikmin 3
Pikmin 3 (ピクミン3) is Nintendo's 2013 Wii U mass-action strategy game, third in the Pikmin series, followed by Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Switch in 2020; captains Alph, Brittany, and Charlie lead up to 100 Pikmin on planet PNF-404.
Pinball FX (2023 video game)
Pinball FX (2023) is Zen Studios' free-to-download digital pinball platform, successor to Pinball FX3, launched February 16, 2023 on Xbox, PlayStation, and Epic with 80+ tables, Pro Physics, and no FX3 table imports.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a 2025 top-down 2D action-adventure, self-described "yoyovania," by Brazilian studio Pocket Trap and published by PM Studios; it stars Pippit, whose aunt's soul is trapped in his yoyo, and earned Metacritic 87 and OpenCritic 88.
Piranha Plant (パックンフラワー)
Piranha Plant (パックンフラワー, Packun Flower) is the pipe-dwelling venus-flytrap enemy of Nintendo's Super Mario series, debuting in Super Mario Bros. (1985), and the 70th playable fighter and first DLC character of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2019).
Pitfall!
Pitfall! (Pitfall Harry) is a 1982 Activision platform game by David Crane for the Atari 2600; 32 treasures, 20-minute limit, over 4 million sold, 64 weeks atop Billboard, re-released on cartridge in 2026.
Pixel Piracy
Pixel Piracy is a 2D side-scrolling pirate simulator RPG by Vitali Kirpu (Quadro Delta), in Early Access December 12, 2013 and on Steam 2014–2015; PS4/Xbox One via 505 Games in 2016; Mixed Steam reception; Quadro Delta went bankrupt in 2018.