Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land

Atelier Yumia is a Japanese role-playing video game with an open world design. The game has a significant focus on item crafting, called alchemy, requiring the player to collect materials on the field, which can be later used for creating equipment.^[2] Exploration is hindered by dangerous zones, which can be "purified" by reaching certain landmarks within them. When the player character touches an enemy, the game enters the battle mode, in which party members move around a group of enemies and attack them in real time with skills and items.

The game takes place during an expedition into the former territory of the ancient Aladissian Empire, which fell due to an unknown cataclysm several centuries ago. Alchemy is considered to be a forbidden art in this world, but due to the Aladissian Empire making major use of alchemy, the leader of the expedition enlists the help of Yumia Liessfeldt, who practices the art despite its stigma. With her help, the expedition team is able to progress.

However, as they explore Aladiss, Yumia and her team start encountering various monsters who are sentient and capable of speech. Suspecting that their origins are connected to the Empire and alchemy, she hopes to discover the truth about the Empire's downfall.

Atelier Yumia was developed by Gust.^[3] It was produced by Junzo Hosoi, the head of Gust. The story elements were based on those of Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key; the development team reinterpreted the complex parts of the story and reconstructed the overall battle system with them. Antagonists were introduced in the narrative of Yumia after receiving complaints there were no villains in Ryza 3.^[4]

Atelier Yumia was announced in August 2024.^[3] It was released on 21 March 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Windows.^[5] A Nintendo Switch 2 version released on 9 June 2026.^[1]

Upon its release, the game received "generally favorable" reviews on all platforms, according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[6][7][8] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 77% of critics.^[9] In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 34 out of 40.^[10]

Within its first week, the game sold over 300,000 copies, making it the fastest-selling game in the franchise.^[12]