Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 623 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 146 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
51 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
It has everything we would expect from an Atelier game in terms of combat, exploration and alchemy in a very refined way.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
49 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Story starts pretty slow, but gets interesting by the mid to end chapters.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
31 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
However, as I progressed through the game, the combat became increasingly more complex, adding in a bunch of cool mechanics to the point where it actually became one of my favorite parts of the game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
The PC Port is good and the graphics are better than Lydie & Suelle.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Soundtrack is also excellent in this one, voice acting is japanese only but they are very good with lot of emotion and fun reations.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
10 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
The cast is great, there are 10 playable characters, 5 new ones, 5 returning.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay51 reviews
Story49 reviews
Combat31 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance82% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty83% still recommend
Crashes56% still recommend
Controls33% still recommend
Monetization100% still recommend
Bugs40% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Gamepad Recommended
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$59.99
The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $59.99
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