The Caligula Effect

The Caligula Effect
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Takuya Yamanaka
Artist(s)Oguchi
Writer(s)Tadashi Satomi
Composer(s)Tsukasa Masuko
EngineUnreal Engine 4 (Overdose)
Platform(s)
Release
June 23, 2016
  • PlayStation Vita
    • JP: June 23, 2016
    • NA: May 2, 2017
    • EU: May 9, 2017
    • Overdose
    • PlayStation 4
    • JP: May 17, 2018
    • NA: March 12, 2019
    • EU: March 15, 2019
    Windows, Nintendo Switch
    • NA: March 12, 2019
    • JP: March 14, 2019
    • EU: March 15, 2019
Genre(s)Role-playing

The Caligula Effect is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Aquria. It was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan in June 2016, and by Atlus USA in North America and Europe in May 2017. A remake of the game, The Caligula Effect: Overdose, was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in May 2018, and worldwide by NIS America in March 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows. An anime adaptation of the same name premiered in April 2018.

A sequel, The Caligula Effect 2, was released for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan on June 24, 2021.