Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX

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KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Exploration · Nov 13, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $25.99.

80%
Very Positive
321 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 321 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 82 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise50% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If I would interpret what people meant by "Cozy JRPG", it means it's pretty freakin' slow and boring, no world ending plot/the chosen one type of thing going, a little slice of life.
25 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
I've now finished the game post patch and the loading times have indeed improved.
12 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The game runs flawlessly and looks great for me without changing any settings or getting mods, played on both windows (SATA SSD) and steam deck (default internal storage).
9 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
You can change the music if you like as well to any of the old Atelier or Gust titles if that's your thing, though I still really enjoy Ryza's OST so I left mine the same.
7 of 82 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 love4 themes
Story and characters25 reviews
Optimization12 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat13 reviews
85%
Performance11 reviews
73%
Graphics5 reviews
80%
Controls5 reviews
60%
Monetization4 reviews
75%
Interface4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes4 reviews
50%
Difficulty4 reviews
75%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $25.99 (−35%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $25.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
49
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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