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Atelier Meruru ~The Apprentice of Arland~ DX
Third release in the Arland series. Princess of the small frontier country of Arls, Meruru plans to use alchemy to stimulate the growth of her small country. Use Synthesis, Explore, and Battle to increase the population within the time limit and boost the advancement of the kingdom.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-18 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.
“This is the best game in the trilogy so far.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Great”
— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 21:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · JRPG · Anime · Female Protagonist · Great Soundtrack · Crafting · Singleplayer · Adventure · Colorful · Casual · Cute · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * * |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/arlanddx/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64bit required) Processor: Core i5 2.6GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 or better,1280x720 (Graphic Memory 2GB or better) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 17 GB available space Sound Card: 16bit Stereo 48kHzWAVE