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Atelier Meruru ~The Apprentice of Arland~ DX

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.

Released Dec 3, 2018 Developer KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Platforms Windows RPGJRPGAnimeFemale ProtagonistGreat Soundtrack
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.

95.1%positive348 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is the best game in the trilogy so far.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great”

— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

66all-time peak
0 10 20 2019 2021 2023 2025 18 avg · Nov 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

44achievements
18.0%median completion
8.7%rarest: Complete
74.7% of players 49.0% of players 48.7% of players 48.0% of players 46.3% of players 37.4% of players 35.2% of players 34.0% of players 31.9% of players 28.5% of players 28.0% of players 27.4% of players 26.9% of players 24.7% of players 24.4% of players 23.7% of players 23.5% of players 23.4% of players 20.0% of players 19.6% of players 19.0% of players 18.4% of players 18.0% of players 17.9% of players 17.3% of players 16.5% of players 16.2% of players 15.4% of players 14.4% of players 13.9% of players 13.9% of players 13.5% of players 13.3% of players 13.2% of players 12.9% of players 12.8% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.5% of players 11.5% of players 11.1% of players 11.0% of players 8.7% of players 74.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.7%One Normal Day — Let Keina help you change at the workshop.
49.0%Changing Room Cheer — Changed clothes in the dressing room.
48.7%Rorona Introduction — Watch as a legendary alchemist and her troupe visit the workshop.
Rarest badges of honor
8.7%Complete — Unlocked All Achievements.
11.0%Alchemist! — Become an alchemist of Arland and open Atelier Meruru.
11.1%Miss Popular — Gain popularity with everyone.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-14
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK34.99 GBP
Australia54.95 AUD
Canada45.49 CAD
Japan5,280 JPY
Brazil199.00 BRL
China180.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$27 Canada Japan Brazil Australia US EU UK≈$46

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-31 09-09 09-19 09-28

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 25, 2024
The latest in the "Atelier" series, “Atelier Resleriana” is now free-to-play!

Adventure, Alchemy, Everyday KOEI TECMO GAMES and Akatsuki Games present the latest title in the Atelier series! A story of the two protagonists Resna and Valeria, and the simple yet profound game sys

Feb 28, 2020
Update information Ver1.01 (2020/2/28)

- Fixed various bugs and defects.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.

GenresRPG
Player tagsRPG · JRPG · Anime · Female Protagonist · Great Soundtrack · Crafting · Singleplayer · Adventure · Colorful · Casual · Cute · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * *
Achievements44
Official sitehttps://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