Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Following Atelier Ryza's remarkable success, Gust (a Koei Tecmo subsidiary since 2011) and publisher Koei Tecmo aim to continue the long-running series with Atelier Yumia. This new JRPG will expand its appeal to newcomers while preserving the franchise's core elements.
One of the more niche JRPGs that has been attracting more and more players in recent years is the Atelier series from Gust in Japan. The first instalment, Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg, was released on PlayStation in 1997, but only in Japan. Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana also made the jump to PAL consoles in 2006. Since 2015, the main releases have also been released on PC, and since 2017 on Switch. Atelier Yumia represents the franchise's first foray onto Xbox consoles. The franchise revolves around exploration, combat and alchemy, with the latter consisting of finding, collecting and combining items in recipes to create better items. Most games focus on female characters. Atelier Yumia is the 26th title in the franchise, which has sold more than 7.5 million units worldwide. The three Atelier Ryza games (2019, 2020, 2023), which together sold two million units worldwide, were the biggest successes in the series to date. Now the baton has been passed to Yumia.