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Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Developer KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is a role-playing video game developed by Gust, and released for the PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows in March 2025. It released on Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2026. It is the twenty-sixth main entry in the Atelier series and the first of the Memories series. A sequel titled Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom &… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
357 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
129 positive · 66 negative
95% range 59–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 129 | 66 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 41 | 10 | 63 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 4 | 16 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
573 of 794 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 127 yes, 64 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 191 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (2,145 of 3,334 positive).
Players are divided on whether Atelier Yumia is a good game but a bad Atelier title. [1][2][3] Many praise the open world and exploration, while others find it poorly executed. [4][5][6] The simplified alchemy system is a common disappointment for long-time fans. [7][8][9]
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- [11]
IMPORTANT: This is a revision of my previous review, which was a rant I wrote down after quitting the game the first time. Now that I've beaten Yumia, I feel the game deserves a more objective, structured review. Apologies to those who liked my previous review. Pros: - Voice Acting - Yumia is Hot (not a joke) - Character Writing - Art Direction Neutral: - Alchemy System - Combat System - Boss Fights - Main Plot …
- [3]
Long-time fan of the Atelier series. I went into Yumia wanting to love it, but this doesn't feel like an Atelier game at all, it's missing all the charm that made me fall in love with the series. The alchemy system, feels totally gutted, uninspired and boring. I had no motivation to engage with it. When you play an Atelier game, sometimes you just gather and craft for hours on end without progressing the story at …
- [16]
Atelier Yumia is fun game honestly! I've played every single atelier, including the Japanese exclusives, and I can see the different approaches they went for in this new title that also seems to be inviting players from other playerbase outside of the series niche aspects. Those who really enjoy an action packed Jrpg, with a dark tone story line and a stereotypical, but well familiarised and loved character troupes …
- [14]
Atelier Yumia is a difficult game to recommend unless you really want to play every single Atelier game, or you just play a lot of JRPGs. I don't think there is anything special about this game to warrant prioritizing it over masterpieces like Xenoblade Chronicles 1-3, Atelier Ryza 1-3, or Atelier Sophie if you haven't played those yet. I played this game for over 70 hours, so it certainly isn't awful, but there are …
- [1]
This is a good game. But it is definitely not an atelier game. it is the definition of experimental and it genuinely should've been branded as a completely new sub-franchise... There's so much good but everything feels half assed when you think this should be an atelier game. This is just a JRPG set in the atelier universe. That's it.
Summarised from 34 of the 333 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land sits at 66% positive across 195 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Upon its release, the game received "generally favorable" reviews on all platforms, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 77% of critics. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 34 out of 40. Within its first week, the game sold over 300,000 copies, making it the fastest-selling game in the franchise.
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Reactions
60 of 357 · most liked firstHappy Flan Friday! The current vibe is thinking about Atelier Yumia! ngl I love Atelier Yumia so much 🥹 it was an amazing game! It was such a beautiful experience, and the joy it brought me will be something I forever cherish 😭 I hope you have a wonderful day, I send love and positivity your way 💛☺️
positive · AI labelView post →Happy Cirno Sunday! The current vibe is thinking about Atelier Yumia! ngl Yumia was such an incredible game 🥹 exploring the world was so much fun, and the comfy vibes were absolutely amazing! It was an immaculate experience 😭 I hope you have a wonderful day, I send love and positivity your way 💛
positive · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is getting a free demo on March 17 with save data carrying over to the full game. Koei Tecmo has also released a new Atelier Yumia gameplay trailer: www.rpgsite.net/news/17010-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land - Game System Overview Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBUh...
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia Reviews: Outerhaven - 10 PSX Brasil - 9 TechRadar - 9 Loot Level Chill - 9 Game Rant - 9 PSU - 9 Noisy Pixel - 8.5 GameGrin - 8.5 Push Square - 8 RPGSite - 8 Push Square - 8 Console Creatures - 8 CGM - 8 Nintendo Life - 7
neutral · AI labelView post →Koei Tecmo announced that Atelier Yumia is the fastest selling game in the Atelier series. It has shipped over 300,000 units worldwide to date. The previous record holder was Ryza 3, which also shipped 300,000 but not as fast.
neutral · AI labelView post →IMPORTANT: This is a revision of my previous review, which was a rant I wrote down after quitting the game the first time. Now that I've beaten Yumia, I feel the game deserves a more objective, structured review. Apologies to those who liked my previous review. Pros: - Voice Acting - Yumia is Hot (not a joke) - Character Writing - Art Direction Neutral: - Alchemy System - Combat System - Boss Fights - Main Plot Cons: - Open World - Progression - Combat Balance - Graphics and performance -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The more I play this the more you realize just how poorly constructed it is. Short recap: 1) The open world thing does not work period. The initial region, at least, is loaded with extremely jagged rocky mountains so that your field of view is constantly obstructed. This is done to optimize polygons on screen but makes for horrendous game play - you're constantly looking a grey rocks. 2) The UI is horrible. There's no unity and everything is very poorly thought out. Some stuff you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📰Atelier Yumia X TEKKEN 8 Collaboration Announced! 'Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land' is a Hack and Slash JRPG game by KOEI TECMO. It will be releasing on March 21, 2025.
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land gets a new game system overview trailer showcasing battles, synthesis, field gimmicks, and more ahead of the game's launch on March 21: www.rpgsite.net/news/16779-a...
neutral · AI labelView post →Long-time fan of the Atelier series. I went into Yumia wanting to love it, but this doesn't feel like an Atelier game at all, it's missing all the charm that made me fall in love with the series. The alchemy system, feels totally gutted, uninspired and boring. I had no motivation to engage with it. When you play an Atelier game, sometimes you just gather and craft for hours on end without progressing the story at all, and it's wonderful! In Yumia I pretty much only used the alchemy system…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Steam page has opened for "Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land." The game will release on PS4, PS5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X worldwide on March 21, 2025. store.steampowered.com/app/3123410 #AtelierYumia #ユミアのアトリエ #ユミア発売決定
neutral · AI labelView post →It's not a bad game, on some aspects it's a better game than Ryza 3, sadly it failed on the most important part. To cut to the chase, the alchemy system is awful. They simplified it way too much: there’s no traits (kinda), all the ingredients are the same, and item rebuild is useless. Basically, it’s brainless, 99% of the time there’s only one thing that matters on an ingredient (the resonance) and you just always use the ingredient with the highest resonance. I played the whole Ryza trilogie…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A bat is rapidly approaching 👀🦇 I'll be finishing King of Cards today, and tomorrow we play Atelier Yumia!! (I wanted to play today but the game doesn't unlock for another 8 hours auheuhee) Let's finish our kingly quest in an hour on Twitch! 👑
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia is fun game honestly! I've played every single atelier, including the Japanese exclusives, and I can see the different approaches they went for in this new title that also seems to be inviting players from other playerbase outside of the series niche aspects. Those who really enjoy an action packed Jrpg, with a dark tone story line and a stereotypical, but well familiarised and loved character troupes will have a good time to say the least. After playing a bit of the same…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the combat system has its flaws and the gameplay doesn’t innovate much within the open-world genre, Atelier Yumia is a great game and a fantastic starting point for newcomers to the Atelier franchise. Our review: www.rpgsite.net/review/17007...
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia reviews 10 - The Outerhaven Productions 9 - PlayStation Universe 9 - PSX Brasil 9 - Game Rant 8.5 - Noisy Pixel 8.5 - Xbox Era 8 - RPG Site 8 - Push Square 8 - Worth Playing 8 - Eurogamer 8 - Final Weapon 7 - Nintendo Life Metacritic: 81 OpenCritic: 78
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is just mediocre. Personally, I felt like I just barely got the return on the time invested, and if I could go back in time knowing how it went to decide again, I would probably choose against playing it, hence the negative rating. Now, while I am giving a "Not recommended", I will admit that this is not a bad game per se. It is very easy to play and visually very pleasing. If all you want is a pretty, easy game to play without thinking too hard, this fits the bill nicely. Personally…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good morning fellow gamers. Atelier Yumia is installing🙌🏻 Which I'm pretty much just waiting around, game wise for I can't play anything major. Got some stuff to potter about on till then tho. 😂 Stay awesome you beautiful human's. 🫵🏻
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally to finished the backlog title, bought at full price back in March 2025. There were too many distractions last year that kept me from playing this series. Regarding the Atelier franchise, I had previously only played the Ryza trilogy on Nintendo Switch and became interested in Yumia after seeing its trailer, and with Atelier Karia set two years after Atelier Yumia releasing soon, I’m certainly looking forward to it. While the Ryza series only dabbled in semi-open-world elements,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📰Reina Costume in Atelier Yumia The collab event will begin on July 23rd for this game
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to love Atelier Yumia but I can't. They keep dumbing down the alchemy system with each new series and I can't fool myself into liking this anymore. The characters are probably the strongest part of Yumia but it still wasn't enough to save it.There was so much I wanted to love about Yumia from building my bases to exploring but every time I go to craft an item I'm just left sad and unfulfilled. This is no longer the complex alchemy crafting system I fell in love with.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atelier Yumia review scores OpenCritic - 80 CriticDB - 80 Metacritic - 81 Game Rant - 90 PSX Brasil - 90 DualShockers - 8.5 Niche Gamer - 8.5 XboxEra - 8.5 Noisy Pixel - 8.5 TheGamer - 4/5 Push Square - 8 RPG Site - 8 Worth Playing - 8 Nintendo Life - 7 Shacknews - 7 TechRapter - 5.5
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey Basties!~☥ I'm streaming Atelier Yumia! I'm only gonna be streaming the demo because the full game doesn't come out until tonight! Should be a chill time with Princess Nixie~ Twitch.tv/NixieHime #Vtuber #ENVtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →When I heard that Atelier Yumia was going to be open world and have a grittier story, I was really excited. I played the demo, and from what was in the demo, I really liked it. I preordered this game thinking I was going to enjoy it. I was sadly mistaken. I really tried to give this game a chance. I wanted to love it like I loved Sophie, Lydie and Suelle, Firis, Escha and Logy, Ayesha, Ryza etc. I've played quite a few Atelier titles, and I have to say this is the most disappointing title in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The open world is lag af. Alchemy part is being simplified a lot since Sophie. Would not recommend for whose love playing with the alchemy part (the main part of the game).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm hopping on this chain with my favorite 4 games I finished this year!! 🐐 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii - IT'S MAJIMA ON HAWAII; WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED 🐐 Donkey Kong Bananza - monke 🐐 Judgment - super fun game with a super cool story god I love RGG 🐐 Atelier Yumia - barely missing my goty
positive · AI labelView post →I only spent a couple of hours with Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian, and I can already say that I am enjoying this way more than I did Atelier Yumia. 😊 This game feels like a love letter to fans who like the classic Atelier feeling. 🤍
negative · AI labelView post →New show! This week, @astraww.bsky.social joins us to talk about five games where frequent outfit changes play a role in gameplay, plus Atelier Yumia, The First Berserker: Khazan, the return of Game Informer, and much more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/clothes-make...
neutral · AI labelView post →Free demo available for Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land! I've never played an Atelier game, might have to check this out! ✨️
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land (PS5/PS4/NSW/XBS/XB1/PC) Game System Overview Trailer - a succinct run-down of the various features that Atelier Yumia will have from field gimmicks, synthesis, base-building, & its real-time battles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKo1...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Atelier Yumia game previews gameplay in its newest promotional video!
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia will go down as the most love it, or hate it game in the franchise. It's biggest issue being that it does not allign withmany of the Atelier conventions. The game doesn't play much like most every other game, instead opting for a more open world/exploration based adventure then a straight up JRPG. Previous Atelier games like Ryza 3, or Firis also had open world mechanics, but none of them went as far as Yumia does. Because the Atelier fanbase is a dedicated one, this causes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is essentially a Genshin impact clone. Here are some things I noticed within an hour of gameplay. 1. Yumia shouldn't be running around with her super high heels because her running animation looks awkward. 2. The game's extreme hand-holding bothered me. I am into an hour of the game and still in essentially a tutorial phase. Just. Let. Me. Play. The. Game! Having said that, excessive cut scenes as well, some of which cannot be skipped but can be fast-forwarded. 3. The game has way too…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Picked up my copy of Atelier Yumia finally, but also grabbed a game I’ve played a ton of but never owned, WWF No Mercy. Saw the CIB copy and had no choice but to finally cop it 🙏 🤼
neutral · AI labelView post →'Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land' - Game System Overview youtu.be/tKo1JwdWNOw?...
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is not well optimize even on a powerful pc. In combat there a big white flash that take over the whole game and you have to go into settings to fix it. You can't play this game on low end pc cause it take alot of Vram when a other KT game Atelier Ryza 3 same enige same scope runs better, im running this on RX 7800 with 16gb of vram.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The alchemy system so simplified and poorly tied to the gameplay loop that there is very little reason to explore it in-depth. Its not a game about alchemy, its an RPG with some alchemy elements.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good JRPG, but not for the Atelier part. The alchemy is too easy and too strong too quickly, no challenge. The characters and stroy are entertaining and got me to play til the end. The open world is a bit too big for its own good. The combat system is fun but quickly you become very strong and kill anything in seconds.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. Yumia has an excellent design, the setting is cool, and the tone reminds me of the Dusk trilogy. However, the alchemy has taken an absolute nosedive. The vast majority of nodes have no specific requirement, so ingredients only really matter for unlocking recipes aside from having 1-4 ingredients that you use to fill every available slot. The trait system is an add-on that's done after alchemy, so the challenge of taking a trait through various stages to get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everyone playing Xenoblade X vs me, the sole Atelier fan playing Atelier Yumia (this happens every year a popular game is released at the same time an Atelier game comes out).
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia is a great follow up to the Ryza trilogy with addicting synthesis mechanics, flashy combat, and it is JUST playable on the #SteamDeck. A copy was provided by Koei Tecmo for review. Written: steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLe...
positive · AI labelView post →Upcomming JRPG's 2025 and later. # Disclaimer: This list may not be complete and release date or platform of games may be subject to change. I have also tried to assign games as jrpg according to my own judgement. Please let me know if you think a game is missing from this list. # January  ### Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana - release date: 07 Jan 2025 - plattforms: NS, PS4, PS5 - action game ---…
neutral · AI labelView post →First of all, Atelier Yumia is not a bad game, on the contrary, it's a very enjoyable one. If you have money to spare, and like the genre, go for it. Now, why the bad review ? Because it's called ATELIER Yumia. On this side the game is pretty weak. Gust really made it with the idea to "please the western audience". Alchemy, the core of the series, is dumbed down really bad to the point there's no mandatory crafting in the game that requiert anything. No goal at all. You can juste make the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not recommend purely for the fact that the game is STILL marred by technical issues. If I can run games like crimson desert on max settings, then this game should not be having issues.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atelier Yumia is a game I'm enjoying but it really does hammer home just how much modern games refuse to ever let there be an ounce of friction to the experience, and its to a detriment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Game #8 of 2026 Atelier Yumia Previous Scores: 2025 = 2 I went through phases of playing this but I still enjoyed it.
positive · AI labelView post →Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 17-23: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition debuted at #1, and Atelier Yumia debuted at #2 for PS5 and at #3 for Switch.
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia is a difficult game to recommend unless you really want to play every single Atelier game, or you just play a lot of JRPGs. I don't think there is anything special about this game to warrant prioritizing it over masterpieces like Xenoblade Chronicles 1-3, Atelier Ryza 1-3, or Atelier Sophie if you haven't played those yet. I played this game for over 70 hours, so it certainly isn't awful, but there are several design choices worth noting before you buy: 1. Narrative Identity…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent around 40 hours with it, and I would say 30-35 hours of that time was enjoyable. Overall the balance of the game is lopsided. You start the game with an interesting story beat. You are the helpful witch in a group of people surveying the aftermath of a disaster. The common belief is that your kind of magic is why the disaster happened. Thus being on the team has a host of people kicking you down emotionally. Not too long after that, a brother sister duo join your team. They have a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Upcomming JRPGs February update. # Disclaimer: This list may not be complete and release date or platform of games may be subject to change. I have also tried to assign games as jrpg according to my own judgement. Please let me know if you think a game is missing from this list. # February  ### Oddventure - release date: 13 Feb 2025 - plattforms: PC (Linux, Windows, Mac) - indie ---…
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a good game. But it is definitely not an atelier game. it is the definition of experimental and it genuinely should've been branded as a completely new sub-franchise... There's so much good but everything feels half assed when you think this should be an atelier game. This is just a JRPG set in the atelier universe. That's it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atelier Yumia launches worldwide on March 21 in 2025! Will be available on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and Nintendo Switch! This game looks so gorgeous!
neutral · AI labelView post →As with Ryza 3, I think open world doesn't suit the series. Not bad, just not my thing anymore. Maybe I'll finish it one day but I wasn't exactly hooked.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before somebody tries to l*nch me, I want to say that I had fun playing this game. I would not have played it for 33 hours and counting if I didn't. But I do have problems with it. My first major issue is that despite using a brand new computer (I literally bought this thing last month from the date of posting this review) I still cannot play on the highest graphical settings. This games vram usage is complete garbage, and even on normal settings I still find the framerate dropping from time…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Post the: Last movie you saw 🎬 Last game you played 🎮 Last show you watched 🖥 Last song you listened to 🎶 🎬 Scream 6 🎮 Atelier Yumia 📺 9-1-1 🎶 Doomed - Bring Me The Horizon
neutral · AI labelView post →Atelier Yumia, a break from tradition and thats not neccesarily a good thing. Review mildly edited for 90 plus hours and 100 percenting all achievements. The Exploration: Map looks really good and exploration is really easy most of the time. However it gets repetitive quickly, shoot a random thing here, explore ruins there, do some puzzles over there. Unlocking rounds for gun staff to truly explore a region require a list of chores to do which can also be a pain. Doing pioneering requests in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →when you pause the game they all look at you and it's so cute Atelier Yumia it is. The demo convinced me
positive · AI labelView post →The Atelier Karia game has streamed a new character video featuring Rutger and Lenja from Atelier Yumia.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thighs. Update after getting all achievements: Thighs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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