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Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX cover art

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2021-04-21

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RPG

Franchise: Atelier · Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 21, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 22, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

The definitive edition of the Atelier "Mysterious" series at a new price, with brand new content and various DLCs! "Atelier Sophie" is the 1st instalment: a chance encounter between Sophie and a sentient book Plachta takes them on an adventure to recover Plachta's memories.

36
playing now
90%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
35h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 100h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

36 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 36 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 87 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 34% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 21k–47k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,042 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $16.99 at Newegg (2025-09-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

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

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
606020212026Week of 2021-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

41162026-08-26 12:00 — 41 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 17 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 27 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 32 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 36 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$16.992021-04-222026-08-102021-04-22 — best price $35.992021-04-29 — best price $39.992021-10-04 — best price $39.992021-12-01 — best price $39.992022-01-05 — best price $39.992022-05-09 — best price $39.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-01-05 — best price $39.992023-02-28 — best price $39.992023-05-08 — best price $39.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-09-26 — best price $21.992023-10-10 — best price $39.992023-11-28 — best price $39.992023-12-24 — best price $22.492024-02-06 — best price $25.992024-02-19 — best price $39.992024-04-26 — best price $24.992024-07-22 — best price $19.992024-09-23 — best price $18.492024-11-13 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-02-24 — best price $39.992025-05-08 — best price $39.992025-06-10 — best price $18.392025-06-26 — best price $17.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-12-01 — best price $39.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-02-09 — best price $19.992026-02-23 — best price $39.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-05-05 — best price $39.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-07-31 — best price $17.592026-08-10 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
91.1%
earned "Meeting the Mysterious Book"
31.4%
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
Steam (Steam)1,24816%45
PS4 (PlayStation)1,07242%45
Switch (Nintendo)760%0

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

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeFantasyCraftingAdventureLore-RichStory RichTurn-Based

Census log

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

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