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Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2018-12-03

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RPG

Franchise: Atelier · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 03, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 20, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Sep 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

First release in the Arland series. The main character Rorona must save her Atelier from being closed by the Kingdom. Using Synthesis, Exploration, and Battle, gain recognition for the Atelier and save it from being closed.

Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX is a 2018 RPG priced at $39.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 768 reviews).

18
playing now
92%
positive of 768 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (23 downloads)
4.73★
PlayStation Store rating (698 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$39.99
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

In the city of Arland, a girl named Rorolina Frixell ("Rorona") works studiously as the apprentice at the workshop of the genius alchemist Astrid Zexis. An unexpected knock at the door comes with a declaration that the kingdom wishes to shut the workshop down unless it can prove it is valuable enough to keep running. Astrid, aloof and disinterested, abdicates responsibility for the atelier, leaving Rorona to save her budding career on her own. Can Rorona meet the Castle's growing demands to save the shop and her future?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–46k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 768 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.59 at Newegg (2026-04-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

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

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
595920182026Week of 2018-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5592026-09-15 03:00 — 20 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 27 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 23 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 22 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 52 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 26 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 40 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 23 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 36 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 21 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 21 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 44 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 15 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 18 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 55 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 28 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 31 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 26 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 33 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
729Dec 2018Aug 2026Dec 2018 — avg 72 · peak 233Mar 2019 — avg 25 · peak 68Jun 2019 — avg 32 · peak 91Sep 2019 — avg 15 · peak 50Dec 2019 — avg 31 · peak 118Mar 2020 — avg 46 · peak 184Jun 2020 — avg 17 · peak 68Sep 2020 — avg 15 · peak 37Dec 2020 — avg 12 · peak 33Mar 2021 — avg 10 · peak 24Jun 2021 — avg 16 · peak 42Sep 2021 — avg 16 · peak 61Dec 2021 — avg 15 · peak 51Mar 2022 — avg 11 · peak 30Jun 2022 — avg 17 · peak 44Sep 2022 — avg 11 · peak 32Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26Mar 2023 — avg 35 · peak 115Jun 2023 — avg 13 · peak 41Sep 2023 — avg 12 · peak 46Dec 2023 — avg 14 · peak 35Mar 2024 — avg 11 · peak 27Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 26Sep 2024 — avg 16 · peak 43Dec 2024 — avg 17 · peak 38Mar 2025 — avg 15 · peak 40Jun 2025 — avg 21 · peak 56Sep 2025 — avg 24 · peak 72Dec 2025 — avg 20 · peak 50Mar 2026 — avg 17 · peak 38Jun 2026 — avg 43 · peak 120Aug 2026 — avg 27 · peak 62
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$8.592018-12-062026-08-102018-12-06 — best price $35.992018-12-14 — best price $39.992019-02-12 — best price $39.992019-11-08 — best price $23.992020-01-14 — best price $23.992020-01-17 — best price $39.992020-03-27 — best price $35.992020-07-09 — best price $39.992020-10-20 — best price $39.992021-04-27 — best price $39.992021-11-24 — best price $29.992022-05-09 — best price $39.992023-02-28 — best price $39.992023-06-26 — best price $25.992023-09-26 — best price $21.992023-11-21 — best price $25.992023-12-24 — best price $22.492024-02-07 — best price $24.492024-04-26 — best price $24.992024-08-05 — best price $39.992024-11-13 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $19.992025-02-24 — best price $39.992025-06-09 — best price $13.992025-06-27 — best price $15.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $11.892026-02-09 — best price $13.192026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-05-05 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-31 — best price $8.792026-08-10 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
85.8%
earned "Rorona's Workshop"
17.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,35231%54
Steam (Steam)1,31712%54
Switch (Nintendo)680%0

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

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeCasualFantasyColorfulCraftingAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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