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2011PlayStation

You play as Princess Meruru, brewing items as an alchemist while battling turn-based with your escorts. The relaxed crafting system, with recipes and deadlines, invites experimentation at your own pace.

  • Building and crafting
  • Turn-based combat
  • A party of several characters
  • Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book

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2015PCPlayStation87 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland: turn-based combat, a party of several characters and a cosy mood to unwind.

A cozy JRPG where young alchemist Sophie discovers new recipes by gathering, exploring and battling, then crafts items through a central alchemy system. The turn-based combat is approachable and supports the crafting loop.

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Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm

Building and crafting

You explore a fantasy world as Iris and synthesize items through alchemy to push the story forward. As the closing chapter of the Iris series, it pairs turn-based party battles with a noticeable time limit.

Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland

Building and crafting

Totori sets out as a young alchemist determined to become a full-fledged adventurer. Gathering ingredients, synthesizing items and exploring the map drive the experience, backed by turn-based battles and a warm, lighthearted story in a relaxed JRPG.

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk

Fantasy setting

Ayesha searches for her missing sister in a gentle, melancholic twilight world while learning alchemy. The core is a fiddly synthesis system where ingredient order matters, plus turn-based battles with positional support, all under a three-year in-game time limit.

Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny

Building and crafting

In this JRPG you brew alchemy recipes to craft items that move the story forward. Its appeal lies in the charming cast and the pressure of meeting tasks before fixed deadlines.

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky

Fantasy setting

An alchemy-focused JRPG where a pair of researchers investigate the mysterious Dusk using synthesis and turn-based combat. The element-point crafting system is the heart of the game, wrapped in a friendly, laid-back tone.

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