Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

Steam Deck Playable

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · RPG · Feb 25, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $29.99.

94%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise45% are divided9% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Good progression structure with every chapter ending in a tough boss fight forcing you to craft progressively stronger equipment and items
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
- Best turn-based combat and tetris alchemy in the series, both can be very challenging even for veterans
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Good progression structure with every chapter ending in a tough boss fight forcing you to craft progressively stronger equipment and items
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Very good graphics, on par with Ryza 2/3
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack in this game is excellent, as always.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters156 reviews
Combat93 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty35 reviews
91%
Performance25 reviews
64%
Interface14 reviews
93%
Controls11 reviews
73%
Steam Deck8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes12 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $29.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
48
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.