[Top 10] Persona 5 Best Activities To Do

"When you're not invading palaces and fighting shadows, there are many activities for you to enjoy!"

By Chris Park

From ranking up Confidants to creating items to aid you in your next palace invasion, there are a whole lot of activities that you can do during your free time. These are the very best activities ranked from good to best, to maximize your playing experience and time management.

10. Lottery and Scratch Tickets

"Ren purchases a lottery ticket from the machine in Shibuya."

Are you one who likes to take risks, especially through gambling and scratch tickets? If so, then the lottery is for you. With a frequently refreshing catalog, there are many opportunities for you to get a thrill with gambling, and possibly even win!

Why the Lottery Is Great:

• Can provide a good chance to make some extra cash
• Does not cause time to pass to participate

Lottery and Scratch Ticket Details:

• The Lottery machine is located in Shibuya, just outside the underground train station
• Scratch tickets can be purchased with instant results
• Raffle tickets can be purchased, with results arriving one week later

9. Cooking Curry/Brewing Coffee

"Ren finds the clay pot he and his friends can use to make hotpot!"

Who wouldn’t want to learn how to make some of the greatest menu items that LeBlanc has to offer? Cooking and brewing are an efficient pastime that can be done on certain days, with the appropriate conditions met. While this does cause time to pass, it is certainly worth the rare SP-restoring food items, and can eventually be done by Kawakami for 5,000 yen.

Why Cooking Is Great:

• You make curry/coffee, which can restore SP
• You can call Kawakami to help either brew coffee or make curry, based on Confidant Rank
• Brewing coffee can make you closer to Sojiro

Cooking Food Details:

• There must be ingredients available in the refrigerator to make curry
• You must talk to all the customers for them to leave, in order to cook/brew
• Only available at night, causes time to pass if you do it yourself

8. Minigames

"Ren readies his bat, ready to deliver another home run in the batting cage."

From batting cages to crane games, there is an assortment of minigames available for you to play throughout Persona 5. While some provide a boost to your social stats, other prizes can be cool figurines that you can display on the showcase in your room! 

Why Minigames Is Great:

• Can boost stats needed for quests and Confidants
• You can acquire cosmetics to display in your room
• You can get items used for barter

Minigames Details:

• The Batting Cage is located in Yongen-Jaya, offering Proficiency stat-ups and other rewards 
• Arcade Machines are located in Akihabara, where you can win various plush dolls if you win
• Capsule Machines are located in Akihabara, where you can trade a Mothman statue to the man near the machines in exchange for a Model Gun
• Fishing is located in Ichigaya, where you can go by yourself or with a friend

7. Making Gadgets

"Morgana gives Ren words of encouragement as he works on making tools at the workbench."

On a day where you don’t feel like leaving your room, why not take the time to be productive? Utilizing your workbench and item drops from defeated shadows, you can make yourself an array of tools to help with your future infiltrations.

Why Making Gadgets Is Great:

• Gives you gear that can be used in Future Palaces and Mementos
• You can eventually acquire the Eternal Lockpick, letting you open an infinite number of locked chests
• You are able to make them at home, and during class once the feature is unlocked with Kawakami’s Confidant

Making Gadgets Details:

• Can be done both in the afternoon and at night
• Does cause time to pass
• Higher levels of proficiency allow you to create more tools

6. Maintaining Your Plant 

"Morgana suggests getting nutrients to take care of Ren's plant."

Shadows aren’t the only thing you can take care of when playing Persona 5. By cleaning up your room, you are able to start maintaining a potted plant. With it not taking much time and growing your kindness, this is an easy activity for even easier stat-ups. 

Why Maintaining Your Plant Is Great:

• Doesn’t take time out of your day
• Increases kindness stat

Maintaining Your Plant Details:

• Plant food can be purchased in various locations across Shibuya, Shinjuku, and the Underground Mall

5. Work-Study

"Morgana gives Ren some praise after he finishes a successful shift."

While many don’t think of working or studying in video games, they may prove more beneficial than you think in Persona 5. Whether you work to make some extra side cash or study to be prepared for the next test, this is certainly a viable option to spend your free time on.

Why Working/Studying Is Great:

• You can make extra side cash
• Some jobs also level up certain social stats for every job performed
• Studying increases various social stats as well

Working/Studying Details:

• You can study in the library at school, during your free time in the classroom, or in LeBlanc
• Some work locations are:
• The convenience store in Central Street
• The Flower Shop in the Underground Mall
• Beef Bowl Shop in Central Street
• Crossroads Bar in Red-Light District

4. Big Bang Challenge

"Ren tackles the infamous Big Bang Burger Challenge."

Have you wanted to conquer a towering burger that seems impossible to finish? If so, there is a Big Bang Challenge that is offered by Big Bang Burger. Simply walk up, pay the fee, and see if you can stomach the food!

Why the Big Bang Challenge Is Great:

• Provides an increase in Guts, whether the challenge is completed or not
• Provides a prize as well as increases to many other social stats if the challenge is completed

Big Bang Challenge Details:

• Can only be done at night, located in Central Street
• Each level of the challenge requires certain levels of social stats to complete

3. Hanging Out With Your Friends

"Ren and Makoto enjoy a thrilling movie to escape the summer heatwave."

Want to explore different and unique locations around Japan? Why not invite a friend to go with you? Not only do you have their company you can enjoy, but you’ll be able to grow closer with them overall. 

Why Hanging Out With Friends Is Great:

Can gain status ups and even gifts

Allows you to deepen your relationship with them, possibly unlocking the next stage of their confidant

Allows you to travel to different locations around Japan

Details for Spending Time With Friends:

You can invite your friends to go to various locations around Japan that you have unlocked

Causes time to pass, but in return, you may receive the benefits listed above

2. Exploring Mementos

"The Phantom Thieves embark on another quest, exploring the depths of Mementos."

In order to complete quests, advance Confidants, and quench your desire to fight shadows, exploring Mementos is an absolute must. With multiple areas that contain multiple floors, you can explore the depths with your friends during your free time, or when waiting for the main story to progress.

Why Mementos Is Great:

• Fight shadows
• Complete quests
• Advance story and Confidants
• Obtain items

Mementos Details:

• Mementos causes time to pass
• Has multiple floors within a single area
• Is the only location where you can fight the optional boss, the Reaper

1. Confidants

"Ren and Ryuji grow closer, ranking up their Confidant to unlock special quirks and abilities."

Debatably the most important activity to do in Persona, ranking up your Confidants allows you to acquire moves, items, and other amazing features that will most definitely aid you as the story progresses. Of course, Persona is also known for allowing you to acquire romantic routes as well, which is indeed a feature in Persona 5.

Why Confidants Are Great:

• Allows you to form close bonds with significant characters in the game
• As they are leveled up, you can unlock Personas, items, and abilities from the various Confidants
• If the correct choices are made, some Confidants can have a romance route as well

Confidants Details:

• There are sixteen Confidants overall, each with a maximum rank of ten
• Leveling up a Confidant will cause time to pass, and some are only available once certain conditions are met

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