Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is an action RPG from Gust. Alchemist Yumia Liessfeldt investigates the fall of the kingdom of Aladiss, where alchemy has been taboo since the catastrophe.

The game combines wide-ranging exploration, real-time combat, item crafting and building your own ateliers. Yumia and her companions search for clues to lost memories and the history of Aladiss.

The base game released in March 2025 on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Steam lists the PC release date as March 20, while Koei Tecmo gives March 21 as the international release date.

The standalone Switch 2 Edition released on June 9, 2026. According to the publisher, an upgrade pack for owners of the Switch version lets you transfer existing save data and content.

Native versions are available for Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch and Switch 2. The Switch 2 Edition is not just the older Switch version run through backward compatibility. It offers higher resolution and frame rate, shorter loading times and local GameShare.

There are separate versions for all seven base game platforms. Editions with extra costumes and soundtracks remain variants of the base game.

Yumia explores the continent of Aladiss with a research team, gathers resources and opens paths to previously inaccessible regions. The open world is tied to alchemy, combat and building bases: new materials unlock more recipes, which in turn provide tools or equipment for the next area.

On the road, you can set up camps where the group rests or cooks. Some events with companions only take place at these campsites.

Atelier Yumia has a Season Pass with extra costumes, music and gameplay expansions. It includes the recipe and blueprint pack The Art of Aladiss, which adds new crafting options. Additional areas unlock extra quests and exploration opportunities.

Digital Deluxe and Ultimate are editions of the base game, not standalone games. The DLC requires the matching platform version of the base game. Short-term pre-order bonuses and discounts are not relevant to this game overview.

Steam lists at least 8 GB RAM, an Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, GeForce GTX 1650 or Radeon RX 570 with 4 GB, and DirectX 12. Installation requires 40 GB of free storage.

Recommended are 16 GB RAM, an Intel Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 5 3600, and GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5700 XT. These requirements apply to the PC version, not consoles.

Crafting combines materials in an alchemy core. The Resonance Synthesis system evaluates which ingredients resonate with each other and what quality they have. Through these choices, players influence the properties and strength of the items.

Craftable items are not only for combat. Some help with exploration and supplies. Alchemy options grow with the ingredients you find and your progress in the game.

In combat, characters switch between melee and ranged distance. The available abilities depend on how far the active character is from the enemy. Players can swap characters during a battle and, under certain conditions, use combined Friend Actions.

In addition, there are Mana Surge and personal special attacks. This sets the system apart from the turn-based battles of many older Atelier games.

You can build your own bases from various walls, floors, roofs and furniture. If you don't want to construct yourself, you can use pre-made floor plans. According to Koei Tecmo, a studio's comfort value unlocks gameplay improvements.

Outside the base, camps allow cooking and resting. They are also the setting for certain companion events and make longer explorations independent of an immediate return trip.

The Switch 2 Edition, released on June 9, 2026, offers higher resolution and frame rate as well as shorter loading times. Via local GameShare, two players can take on main and supporter roles during exploration and battles.

This does not mean a regular online co-op mode for all platforms. The core of the RPG remains a single-player experience. Nintendo also mentions a cosmetic backpack pack. According to the official Atelier website, save data and DLC can also be transferred when upgrading from the Switch version.

Atelier Yumia is listed on Steam as a single-player game with German user interface and German subtitles. The voice audio is Japanese. GameShare is a local feature of the Switch 2 Edition, not cross-platform multiplayer.

A public demo lets you get into the prologue and the first region. According to Koei Tecmo, your save can later be transferred to the full version.