Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Nintendo 3DS cover art, featuring Nemissa in front of the Spookies
Developer(s)	Atlus
Publisher(s)	JP: Atlus NA: Atlus USA PAL: NIS America
Director(s)	Kouji Okada Kazuyuki Yamai (3DS)
Designer(s)	Katsura Hashino
Artist(s)	Shigenori Soejima Kazuma Kaneko
Writer(s)	Shogo Isogai Masumi Suzuki Yusuke Gonda
Composer(s)	Shoji Meguro Toshiko Tasaki Tsukasa Masuko Ryota Kozuka (3DS)
Series	Devil Summoner Megami Tensei
Platform(s)	Sega Saturn PlayStation Nintendo 3DS
Release	Sega Saturn Original JP: November 13, 1997 Akuma Zensho Dainishuu JP: December 23, 1997 PlayStation JP: April 8, 1999 Nintendo 3DS JP: August 30, 2012 NA: April 16, 2013 EU: September 20, 2013 AU: September 26, 2013
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers^[a] is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. The game is the second installment in the Devil Summoner series, itself a part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise. Originally published by Atlus for the Sega Saturn, it was later ported to the PlayStation in 1999 and Nintendo 3DS in 2012.

Soul Hackers takes place in the fictional Amami City, a technologically-advanced Japanese metropolis. The main protagonist, a member of a hacker group called the Spookies, gains access to the closed beta for Paradigm X, an online game designed to connect the citizens of Amami. While in there, the protagonist encounters supernatural forces, then must work with the Spookies to investigate attacks by demons across the city. Aiding him is Nemissa, a demon who possesses the body of his friend Hitomi Tono.

Development of Soul Hackers began in 1996, after the success of the original Devil Summoner. Original producer Kouji Okada and character designer Kazuma Kaneko returned to their respective roles. The first two versions of Soul Hackers were never released overseas, but the Nintendo 3DS version was localized into English. The game has generally garnered a positive reception, although some reviewers criticized the visuals and music. A sequel titled Soul Hackers 2 was released in August 2022.
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