Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX

Buy80%

Very Positive · 358 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Exploration · Nov 13, 2025

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
49
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Optimization: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 358 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 92 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise50% are divided8% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
27 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
Even though its tropey, the voice actors really do seem to give the story moments of emotional weight that have you feel for the characters.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
24 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
It's a great crafting game, and my most proper introduction into the series (I waffled a bit on Sophie).
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
16 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
The combat of the game is a fun system as well, feeling like a simpler version of the one offered in the Grandia series.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
The game runs flawlessly and looks great for me without changing any settings or getting mods, played on both windows (SATA SSD) and steam deck (default internal storage).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 92 sampled reviews raised it
Atelier Sophie is a much older game and has full English voice acting which is awesome... so I don't know why they went away from it?

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story27 reviews
Gameplay24 reviews
Combat16 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
78% still recommend
Characters
88% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Graphics
80% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Players complain
Optimization
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $25.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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