Buy it if you like
- Story: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 435 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 96 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
37 of 96 sampled reviews raised it
It is not an absolute requirement to play the three as a trilogy, but the Atelier games generally have a decent story focus and that is visible here.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
36 of 96 sampled reviews raised it
Crafting may be a bit simple compared to the likes of Ryza, but all three Mysterious games make use of this interesting grid-style system.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
22 of 96 sampled reviews raised it
Again, it was nice to see this evolution and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss this style of combat in the series.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 96 sampled reviews raised it
Similar things can be said about the voice acting – high quality across the board and the first two games even have an English option for those that want to go the dub route (although do note that those two are only a partial dub and do not cover as many lines as the Japanese does).
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story37 reviews
Gameplay36 reviews
Combat22 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface67% still recommend
Graphics100% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty89% still recommend
Performance75% 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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