The simplest repeatable way to make Yen in Digimon Story: Time Stranger is Outer Dungeons. Base-game challenges pay Yen and items, and if you own the optional Outer Dungeons DLC, the Hall of Gold is the quickest straightforward option, with the highest payouts per fight. Before you can use either, earn Yen from regular battles, side missions and surplus items you can sell. Yen pays for shop items, equipment and Digimon training, so a steady income matters from the start.
| Route | What you need | Yen payout |
|---|---|---|
| Hall of Gold, Beginner: Guardromon (Gold) | Outer Dungeons DLC | About 10,000 Yen per fight |
| Hall of Gold, Familiar: stronger Gold Digimon | Outer Dungeons DLC | About 25,000 Yen per fight |
| Hall of Gold, Expert: PrinceMamemon | Outer Dungeons DLC | Up to 50,000 Yen per fight |
| Central Town underground Outer Dungeon challenge | Base game, mid-game onward | About 10,000 Yen per clear |
Earn Yen While Exploring in the Early Game
Early on, most of your Yen comes from the battles you fight while exploring. Digi Attack lets you strike a roaming enemy first, and against weaker enemies that can be enough to defeat them without a full battle. That keeps you moving through early areas quickly while you collect Yen from the battles along the way.
Keep an eye out for Surprise Encounter Digimon as well. They can appear during a normal encounter and drop a large amount of Yen along with items. You can't plan around them, so treat each one as a welcome bonus rather than something to count on.
Take Side Missions for Yen and Anomaly Points
Side missions pay Yen along with other rewards, so clear them as you move through the story instead of skipping them. They aren't the most efficient source of Yen, but they also give Anomaly Points, which you need to learn Agent Skills. Check the reward list on each mission before you accept it, since rewards vary from one mission to the next.
Repeat a Base Game Outer Dungeon Challenge
You don't need the DLC to use Outer Dungeons. From the mid-game onward, head to the Outer Dungeon entrance in the Central Town underground passage. The challenge there is one of the better Yen sources in the base game, and you can repeat it as often as you like. Each clear also gives Digimon experience, so your team levels up while you farm.
Other Outer Dungeon challenges pay out in Yen and items, so check the rewards before you pick one. How much you earn without the DLC depends on how far you are in the story, how your team is built and how quickly you clear each fight.
How to Unlock the Hall of Gold in Digimon Story: Time Stranger
The Hall of Gold is an optional mission in the Outer Dungeons DLC, so you need that DLC before anything else. You also need to progress the story until The In-Between Theater unlocks. After that, the steps are:
- Install the Outer Dungeons DLC and make sure it's active.
- Keep playing until The In-Between Theater is available.
- Talk to Mirei Mikagura, the purple-haired receptionist inside the theater.
- Choose "I wanna go to the Outer Dungeons."
- Select The Hall of Gold from the list of dungeons.
- Pick a difficulty.
Which Hall of Gold Difficulty Pays the Most
The Hall of Gold has three difficulties: Beginner, Familiar and Expert. Beginner is the quickest and easiest place to start, with Guardromon (Gold) as the enemy. Familiar brings in stronger Gold Digimon, which pay more per fight but take more effort to clear. Expert is the most rewarding, with PrinceMamemon as the enemy, and it's also the hardest to clear.
Your total depends on how many fights you finish in a session, so compare the difficulties by their per-fight payouts. Team strength matters too. Rookie Digimon struggle against the Gold enemies, but high-level Digimon like Agumon (Bond of Bravery) and Gabumon (Bond of Friendship) can often finish most of them in a single hit, which keeps you farming without stopping to heal.
Speed Up Hall of Gold Runs and Boost Your Yen Income
Two settings make Hall of Gold runs quicker. Set the difficulty to Story in the System menu, and turn on 5x battle speed. Fights end sooner, so you can fit more of them into the same amount of time.
Story difficulty makes combat less demanding, so it's optional. If you want fights to stay challenging, keep your normal difficulty and still use 5x battle speed.
If you own a Millionaire USB, equip it through the Digimon Setup menu to increase your Yen income from battles. It comes with certain paid DLC and pairs well with the Hall of Gold. The combination makes farming much more comfortable than relying on the Hall of Gold alone.
Sell Surplus Items Without Losing Crafting Materials
Selling works well as the final piece, but only sell what you truly don't need. Duplicate Skill Disks are a good place to start, since you already have what you need from them. Battle and mission reward consumables can go too, but healing items are scarce early on, so keep a good stock of those.
Digi-Jewels deserve extra care. Each one sells for 50,000 Yen, but three of them are part of the recipe for the item that evolves Magnamon. Craft that item first, and then sell any leftover Digi-Jewels.
Return to Data also turns a Digimon into Yen. The Digimon is used up in the process, so treat it as a last resort rather than a farming method. Check your roster and your evolution plans before you use it.
