Why Identity V Stands Out – A Deep Dive into Basic Gameplay, Persona & Ranked Matches (2025)

In a market packed with fast-paced shooters and casual PVP games, Identity V stands out with an innovation that few games dare to try: turning every match into a psychological battle for survival. Whether you choose to break through as a survivor or chase as a hunter, the tension never fades. This in-depth guide for 2025 will take a deep look at what makes Identity V truly unique - from the asymmetrical basic gameplay, to the flexible character system, to the highly strategic world of ranked matches. Whether you are a new player or a returning player, this guide will help you understand the game completely.

🦋Basic gameplay - What Happens in a Match?

Five players are mainly divided into two camps: one player plays the hunter, and the other four players play the survivors, who can choose to play different roles. The hunter's goal is to kill all the survivors before they escape by chasing them and sending them to the carnival chair. However, the survivor's goal is to escape through two exits after decoding five cipher machines, or escape through the dungeon if there is only one survivor left and at least two cipher machines have been decoded.

Hunters win by eliminating survivors; if the hunter fails to eliminate survivors, but ≥3 survivors escape, the survivors win. Game rewards depend on the game mode and the player's performance. Survivors can choose to watch the game after being eliminated.

There are multiple characters for players to choose from in the game, each with its own unique abilities. Hunters also have "secondary skills", which can assist hunters in hunting survivors in the game, but survivors can also use the map terrain to gain advantages.

There are four currencies in the game: clues, fragments, inspirations, and echoes. Clues can unlock characters and decorations; fragments can buy skins and accessories; inspirations are used in the lottery system; echoes can be purchased with real money and can buy most items.

🕯️Inner Personality Network: How to allocate 120 points most cost-effectively?

"Inner Personality Network" (also known as "Personality") It can give both camps additional talents in the game. Different personalities give different conditional abilities in battle, which is also additional, for example, in order for survivors to highlight the lives of nearby teammates, hunters shorten the recovery time after attacking. However, there is a limit to the granting, and the maximum number of points that can be used is 120 points, which can be permanently obtained by participating in competitions.

🏆Ranked Matches - Character Points & Ranks

"Fifth Personality" has two ranking systems: character points and ranks, which are valid for a specific time period in the ranked match.

Character points are obtained by playing a specific character, which determines the leaderboard position. Points vary from character to character, and will decrease over time, and reset quarterly. Characters will receive badges based on their points.

"Fifth Personality" has eight ranks, and contains sub-ranks that are adjusted based on game performance. The number of rank points gained by winning the game and the number of rank points lost by losing the game determine the rank ranking. If the threshold is reached, you can upgrade to the next sub-rank. Finally, the rank ranking at the end of the season determines the ranked rewards. The ranks and ranked rewards will be reset quarterly.

🕹️Other Game Modes

The entertainment game mode is part of the "violent struggle" submenu and has unique rules and fixed time.

• Two-player Hunter mode, where two hunters face off against eight survivors with extra health points; survivors can purchase items from stalls.

• In Blackjack mode, players take turns playing the role of Hunter in a card game style.

• Tarot mode, where two teams of three survivors and one hunter compete for victory over the other's King; the Crystal Ball Tarot card provides buffs.

• Chasing Shadows mode, where six survivors race on an obstacle course with the option to team up in pairs.

• Frenzy mode, where six survivors split into two teams and incorporate dodgeball into the game.

• Hide and Seek mode, where two hunters must find six disguised survivors within 5 minutes.

• In Copycat, 10 players from three factions battle using elements of social deduction.

• In Final Blowout, players can disable characters and draw cards to gain special abilities.