Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
Developers | |
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Gust Co. Ltd. | |
Publishers | |
Koei Tecmo | |
Engines | |
Katana Engine[1][2] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 29, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
OpenCritic | 80 |
IGDB | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
Genres | JRPG |
Art styles | Anime |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Atelier |
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout[Note 1] is a singleplayer third-person JRPG game developed by Gust Co. Ltd. and published by Koei Tecmo. It is the twenty-first main installment in the Atelier series and the first entry in the Secret subseries.
Initially released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan on September 26, 2019, the PC version was first released in Japan and North America on October 29, 2019, with releases to the other regions followed on November 1, 2019.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Humble Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Kurken Island Jam-packed Pass | Season Pass | |
Atelier Series Legacy BGM Pack | Free. | |
Captain Tao | ||
Cool Selenite | ||
Elegant Mermaid | ||
The End of an Adventure and Beyond | ||
Ever Summer Queen & The Secret Island | ||
Gust Extra BGM Pack | ||
Klaudia's Story "Atelier Klaudia" | ||
Lent's Story "True Strength" | ||
Muscle Volcano | ||
Ocean Dandy | ||
Ryza's Costume "Summer Adventure!" | Pre-order bonus. | |
Ryza's Outfit "Divertimento Embrace" | Pre-order bonus. Now free for everyone. | |
Secret Solitary Island | ||
Stylish Weapon Skins - Empel | ||
Stylish Weapon Skins - Klaudia | ||
Stylish Weapon Skins - Lent | ||
Stylish Weapon Skins - Lila | ||
Stylish Weapon Skins - Ryza | ||
Stylish Weapon Skins - Tao | ||
Sunlight Flower | ||
Tao's Story "Interwoven Fate" | ||
White Lily of Summer | Free. |
Essential Improvements
Atelier Sync Fix
- Improves GPU utilization in D3D11-based Atelier games and can dramatically improve performance as a result.
Instructions[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Atelier Ryza\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1121560/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Atelier Ryza\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1121560/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Some resolutions aren't listed in the launcher. See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. Hor+ gameplay with Stretched UI. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA but it's broken, Available Alt.FFXA and MSAA with Atelier Graphics Tweak | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | VSync is force enabled, but can be disabled by overriding VSync via the NVIDIA Control Panel, or AMD Radeon Settings. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Some physics elements don't function correctly when running at above 60 FPS.[4] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
- Some resolutions above 1080p do not appear in the launcher.
- When using a custom resolution with a wider aspect ratio than 16:9 (Such as 21:9), UI elements will appear stretched.
Edit Setting.ini |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Basic controller buttons-based remapping. Doesn't allow for remapping individual in-game actions. Mouse support can be enabled through the mouse options in the launcher's settings, at the cost of right analog stick camera movement. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Launcher only. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Analog Stick movement uses eight-way movement, as opposed to analog movement. | |
Full controller support | Launcher requires mouse input. | |
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | BGM, SFX, Vocals, Cutscenes | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Russian | Fan translation by «Face Off» | |||
French | Fan translation by «Club de Recherche de Xanadu» | |||
Italian | Fan translation by «CaramellaGTX» |
Issues fixed
Heavy stutters without a controller
If you don't have a controller plugged in, about every 1-2 seconds the game will stutter because it can't find one. Possible solutions:
- physically plug any controller into your computer
or
Note: Special K does not work with Atelier Sync Fix.
Physics elements do not function correctly at high framerate
- Fixed as of Nov 9th 2019.[5]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz | Intel Core i7-6700 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Raiza no Atorie: Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega (Japanese: ライザのアトリエ 常闇の女王と秘密の隠れ家) in Japan.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1121560/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1121560) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ RPG Site - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity hits 3.7 million copies and Atelier Ryza 2 has 360,000 as of March 2021 - last accessed on 2024-02-22
- "Near the end of the document, Koei Tecmo also revealed that the Atelier Ryza games were developed with the company's self-made internal engine called Katana Engine."
- ↑ Koei Tecmo - Financial Results For the Fiscal Year Ending March 2021 - last accessed on 2024-02-22
- "Atelier Ryza series becomes a million seller using Katana Engine ™"
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2873028623
- ↑ Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Update information(2019/11/08) - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Update information(2019/11/08) - last accessed on 2020-07-27