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Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX cover art

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2020-01-14

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RPG

Franchise: Atelier · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 14, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 14, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 25, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

"The promise begins." The "Dusk" series, a trilogy of RPG titles from Gust's popular Atelier series, tells the story of a world on the verge ruin, told from the perspective of its unique characters. The 1st title in the series "Atelier Ayesha" is now available as a deluxe version.

15
playing now
92%
positive of 558 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
23h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

The Dusk has fallen upon this world many times, yet people have managed to survive and reclaim a meager livelihood thus far. In a secluded atelier (workshop), there lives a girl making her living by making medicine. Her name is Ayesha Altugle. Several years after her grandfather passed away, her younger sister, Nio, went missing after asking her to gather alone in the Herb Garden behind their Atelier. Despite efforts of finding Nio, she's now presumed dead, with a gravestone placed on where she's last seen. Ayesha now lives a solitary life with only her pet cow to call family. Memories of (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–25k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 558 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.79 at Newegg (2026-02-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 10 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
444420202026Week of 2020-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2322026-08-12 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 18 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 17 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 11 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 17:00 — 16 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 23 players2026-08-24 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 16:00 — 11 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 15 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$13.792020-01-142026-08-102020-01-14 — best price $35.992020-01-17 — best price $35.992020-01-20 — best price $35.992020-03-09 — best price $39.992020-07-09 — best price $39.992021-04-22 — best price $29.992021-04-27 — best price $39.992022-04-27 — best price $27.992023-02-28 — best price $39.992023-06-26 — best price $25.992023-09-26 — best price $21.992023-11-21 — best price $25.992023-12-21 — best price $25.992024-02-06 — best price $25.992024-04-25 — best price $25.992024-07-22 — best price $19.992024-10-07 — best price $39.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-05-08 — best price $39.992025-06-26 — best price $13.992025-09-15 — best price $14.492025-12-01 — best price $39.992026-01-06 — best price $39.992026-02-23 — best price $39.992026-04-23 — best price $13.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-08-10 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
89.8%
earned "What were you doing?"
22%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)81712%41
PS4 (PlayStation)79731%41
Switch (Nintendo)550%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeCasualFantasyColorfulCraftingLore-RichSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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