Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 290 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
101 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
While the story is a bit basic, what you really play Atelier Sophie for is the wonderful character interactions and the incredibly addictive Synthesis mechanics.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
89 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
And with every new recipe Sophie writes into Plachta, more and more of Plachta's memories return and the plot gets thicker.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics hold up pretty well considered that never was the main selling point and a game released in 2015.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
25 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
Sophie is very accommodating in this regard and as someone that likes a mix of both, I found the normal difficulty to be the perfect balance there.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is excellent and never fails to put you in a good mood.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
Each individual character was also well designed and had great interactions with Sophie for side story stuff, which is what I love about Atelier games.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay101 reviews
Story89 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls100% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat77% still recommend
Crashes60% still recommend
Interface75% 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 DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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