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Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists ~Ateliers of the New World~

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2019-03-25

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RPG

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

Releases: Mar 25, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 31, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Mar 26, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 31, 2019 (PlayStation Vita)

Atelier 20th Anniversary Title An Atelier town built together with legendary alchemists. This title aims to combine the “slice-of-life” atmosphere of living in a town and collaborating with various characters and the exaltation that comes from successfully governing a town and expanding your world.

Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists ~Ateliers of the New World~ is an RPG game released in 2019, priced at $59.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 287 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

3
playing now
78%
positive of 287 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
4.46★
PlayStation Store rating (423 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World is a 2019 video game developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, and PlayStation Vita only in Japan. A title within the Atelier series, the gameplay combines a city-building simulation with role-playing elements. The storyline follows Nelke von Lestamm as she attempts to build her own city while seeking a magical tree, employing legendary alchemists from the Atelier franchise to aid her.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (45 reviews).
  • · Top 31% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.2k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 287 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.89 at Newegg (2026-02-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 9 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820192026Week of 2019-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1012026-09-15 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$64.27$11.892019-03-262026-08-102019-03-26 — best price $45.892019-06-26 — best price $47.992019-11-18 — best price $58.152019-12-04 — best price $59.992020-01-13 — best price $60.132020-01-16 — best price $59.992020-01-20 — best price $58.522020-01-27 — best price $59.552020-02-06 — best price $59.242020-02-10 — best price $58.932020-02-14 — best price $58.512020-03-09 — best price $59.992020-07-09 — best price $59.992020-09-27 — best price $59.992021-04-26 — best price $59.992021-08-18 — best price $60.882022-02-08 — best price $33.802022-03-12 — best price $32.582022-04-27 — best price $27.592023-02-21 — best price $19.792023-05-08 — best price $59.992023-09-25 — best price $19.792023-10-10 — best price $59.992023-12-21 — best price $19.792024-02-06 — best price $19.792024-02-19 — best price $59.992024-07-22 — best price $19.792024-10-07 — best price $59.992024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-02-10 — best price $17.992025-05-08 — best price $12.492025-06-26 — best price $12.492025-09-15 — best price $12.492025-12-01 — best price $59.992026-02-09 — best price $13.792026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-05-05 — best price $59.992026-07-27 — best price $13.792026-08-10 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4682026-05-30 — 28 pageviews2026-06-03 — 24 pageviews2026-06-07 — 10 pageviews2026-06-11 — 26 pageviews2026-06-15 — 22 pageviews2026-06-19 — 21 pageviews2026-06-23 — 12 pageviews2026-06-27 — 23 pageviews2026-07-01 — 19 pageviews2026-07-05 — 17 pageviews2026-07-09 — 17 pageviews2026-07-13 — 40 pageviews2026-07-17 — 24 pageviews2026-07-21 — 19 pageviews2026-07-25 — 35 pageviews2026-07-29 — 23 pageviews2026-08-02 — 30 pageviews2026-08-06 — 42 pageviews2026-08-10 — 26 pageviews2026-08-14 — 19 pageviews2026-08-18 — 14 pageviews2026-08-22 — 8 pageviews2026-08-26 — 17 pageviews2026-08-30 — 22 pageviews2026-09-03 — 14 pageviews2026-09-07 — 21 pageviews2026-09-11 — 30 pageviews2026-09-15 — 15 pageviews2026-09-19 — 23 pageviews2026-09-23 — 28 pageviews2026-09-27 — 26 pageviews2026-10-01 — 15 pageviews2026-10-05 — 10 pageviews2026-10-08 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
68.2%
earned "Novice Exterminator"
22.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing11 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 11 DLC released, first 2019-04-09, latest 2019-07-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)2,01645%50
Steam (Steam)37513%50
Switch (Nintendo)270%0

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

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeCasualFantasyCraftingAdventureManagementSimulation

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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