Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX

Buy92%

Very Positive · 771 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · RPG · Dec 4, 2018

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
54
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio1 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 771 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 257 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
89 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
Good crafting mechanics and time management lead to a fun, but grindy, adventure.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
70 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
It opens the Arland trilogy with a great story that could have been dark but lightens it with character and game designs.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
42 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
Despite this, the game is always fun because the alchemy system is very well implemented, the characters are very nice and the combat system is good.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
25 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
The third year cranks up the difficulty once more, and you need to make full use out of your tools.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
Not only the graphics, but the soundtrack is also a masterpiece folowing the same relaxing and cute sound.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 257 sampled reviews raised it
I found the voice acting to also be good, but despite the small cast of characters, I noticed the same voice actor obviously playing 2 characters.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay89 reviews
Story70 reviews
Combat42 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Crashes8 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
50% still recommend
Performance
64% still recommend
Controls
88% still recommend
Bugs
50% 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.

Lowest ever recorded
$9.99$39.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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