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Paragon (video game)

Paragon was Epic Games' free-to-play third-person MOBA for PC and PS4, announced 2015, early access March 2016 with 13 heroes, card-based items, Agora map, verticality; shut down April 26, 2018; assets spawned Predecessor.

Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse

Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse (PARANORMASIGHT FILE38) is Square Enix's 2026 supernatural mystery adventure visual novel, sequel to The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, directed by Takanari Ishiyama, set on the fictional island of Kameshima in Ise bay with mermaid folklore, a diving minigame, and a February 19, 2026 release on Switch, PC, and mobile.

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 (video game)

Parasite Eve (パラサイト・イヴ), Squaresoft's 1998 PlayStation 'cinematic RPG' and survival-horror hybrid based on Hideaki Sena's novel; Aya Brea fights mitochondria entity EVE in New York; sold ~2M, spawned two sequels, dormant since 2010.

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.

Party game

Party game: social games with simple group rules, from charades and Truth or Dare to the video game genre defined by Mario Party (N64, 1999, Hudson Soft), board-game play plus minigames; 23.4% of internet users 16+ play monthly.

Party video game

A party video game is a video game played by a group in one place or online, with simple rules and short rounds anyone can learn in minutes.

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

Path of Exile (流放之路) is a free-to-play online action RPG by New Zealand's Grinding Gear Games, released 23 October 2013, set in Wraeclast, known for its 1,500+ node passive skill tree, socketed skill gems, barter economy, and 13-week league cycle.

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.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Pathfinder: Kingmaker is Owlcat Games' 2018 isometric CRPG, the first set in Paizo's Pathfinder universe, set in the Stolen Lands of Golarion with real-time-with-pause combat, later turn-based mode, and kingdom management.

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.

Pathologic

Pathologic (Мор. Утопия) is a 2005 psychological horror survival RPG by Russian studio Ice-Pick Lodge, set in a plague-stricken steppe town with three playable healers; remastered as Pathologic Classic HD in 2015 and reimagined in Pathologic 2 (2019) and Pathologic 3 (2026).

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 (video game series)

Payday is a co-op heist first-person shooter series by OVERKILL Software and Starbreeze: PAYDAY: The Heist (2011), PAYDAY 2 (2013), and PAYDAY 3 (2023), known for stealth-versus-loud heists and long live-service support.

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.

Peggle (series)

Peggle (series), PopCap Games' casual puzzle franchise begun with Peggle Deluxe (2007); pachinko- and pinball-inspired ball-bouncing to clear 25 orange pegs, with Peggle Masters, Ode to Joy Extreme Fever, and sequels Peggle Nights, Peggle 2, and Peggle Blast.

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.

Pentiment (video game)

Pentiment is a 2022 narrative adventure game by Obsidian Entertainment, directed by Josh Sawyer, following artist Andreas Maler through murders in 16th-century Bavarian Tassing and Kiersau Abbey, with no designated culprit and manuscript-style art.

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 (ペルソナ) (series)

Persona (ペルソナ) is Atlus's RPG series, a 1996 school-themed spin-off of Megami Tensei. Social Links, calendar life simulation, and Persona fusion define Persona 3 through 5; Persona 6 was announced in 2026.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, titled Persona 2: Punishment (ペルソナ2 罰) in Japan, is a 2000 Atlus role-playing game for the PlayStation and the third Persona entry.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin (ペルソナ2 罪)

Persona 2: Innocent Sin (ペルソナ2 罪) is Atlus's 1999 PlayStation JRPG set in Sumaru City, where rumors become reality. Unlocalized on PS1 (Hitler villain taboo), it reached English via a 2011 PSP remake; Eternal Punishment is its sequel.

Persona 3 (ペルソナ3)

Persona 3 (ペルソナ3) is Atlus's 2006 PlayStation 2 JRPG about students fighting Shadows in the Dark Hour. It introduced the calendar and Social Link systems and spawned FES, Portable, and the 2024 remake Reload.

Persona 3 Reload

Persona 3 Reload (ペルソナ3 リロード) is a 2024 video game by Atlus, a full remake of the 2006 PlayStation 2 role-playing game Persona 3 with modernized presentation and combat.