Identity V

Quick Matches and Rank Matches are game modes in which five players participate. These five players are divided into two roles: one player acts as the Hunter, while the other four players act as Survivors. The Survivors are classified into four different categories: Decode types, Assist types, Contain types, and Rescue types.

The objective of the Hunter is to locate and eliminate all the Survivors before they can escape. To achieve this, the Hunter must chase each Survivor individually and then eliminate them by placing them on a Rocket Chair. Meanwhile, the Survivors aim to escape through two exit gates by decoding five Cipher Machines and entering the password, or through the dungeon if there is only one Survivor left with at least two cipher machines decoded.

The Hunter wins the match by eliminating at least three Survivors, while the Survivors win if three of them can escape from the exit gate. The Survivors can rescue their teammates from the Rocket Chairs before the elimination process is over. Survivors can be placed on the Rocket Chair twice by the Hunter, and on their third attempt, they will be eliminated from the game. In the event that two Survivors are eliminated and two have escaped, the match will end in a tie.

Once eliminated, players have the option to spectate their teammates in-game.

Rewards vary based on the game mode.

There are various characters to choose from, each having their own abilities in-game. Hunters are given the ability to choose from "Secondary Skills", which are talents that may boost the Hunter during the match. There are a total of seven Secondary Skills, each having a unique ability. Unlocking new characters requires Clues, which are obtained through playing matches and finishing quests. Up to two characters from both factions are available for free to use on each day.[5]

Other game modes have different rules.

In Duo Hunters, two Hunters team up against a group of eight Survivors. This game mode features telephone booths from which characters of both factions can purchase unique items.

The Blackjack mode plays in the style of the card game Blackjack, with a different player becoming a Hunter in each round.

In Tarot, a team of three Survivors (two Squires and a King) and one Hunter (playing as their team's Knight) face off against another team of the same composition, whose goal is to eliminate the opposing King before their rivals do. A special version, called Crystal Ball Tarot, gives certain characters temporary buffs through the activation of crystal balls.

A fourth mode added in 2021, known as Chasing Shadows, features six Survivors who have to race against each other in an obstacle course.

A fifth mode added in August 2022, called Frenzy Rhapsody, features six Survivors split into two teams and incorporates Dodgeball elements into gameplay.

Single Training allows players from both factions to teach themselves the mechanics of the game and character abilities. There are features such as teleporting to the Hunter, resetting pallets, pausing movement, etc.

Identity V features two different ranking systems, in the form of Character Points and Tier Divisions. Both are used only in Ranked Matches, available at specific time slots during the day.

Character Points are earned by playing ranked matches while using a specific character, and are used to determine one's spot on the leader boards. Character Points are specific to each character and may slowly decrease over time. Character Points will also be reset when a new Season arrives. Badges can be earned for a specific character depending on how much points are earned.

Identity V also features eight Tiers split into subdivisions, which players can be sent up and down depending on their performance. Winning Ranked matches earns Rank Points and losing loses Rank Points. Once a certain number of Rank Points is reached, the player can go up to the next subdivision if they gain Rank Points in their next ranked match. The tier bracket the player ends up in will determine what reward they get once the season ends. Similar to Character Points, Tier Divisions are reset when a new Season arrives.

Alongside normal Rank Matches, players can participate in Five Players ranking matches, available at specific time slots during weekends. Five Players ranking mode uses a different set of Tiers and subdivisions, but otherwise retains the same rules as normal Rank Matches.

"Intrinsic Persona Web", also known as Persona, gives both factions the ability to have extra talents during matches. The current max points allowed to be used is 120, and points can be obtained by playing normal matches. Different personas take up a different amount of points and oftentimes allow players to explore their character's potential. Players are allowed to create a maximum of 17 different persona builds and can reset/delete personas as well.