KOEI TECMO America and developer Gust have released a new story trailer for Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories, which is set to launch on February 25th 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam.
According to a release dated November 9th 2026, the trailer follows Karia, an amnesiac alchemist, and her party into Noctrem, the ancient underworld of the continent of Aladiss, as they investigate a spreading ‘mana withering’. The game is still in development, and the Atelier series is a long-running line of Japanese role-playing games built around alchemy and crafting.
Along the way the party is guided by Ernest, a hard-working automaton and guardian of an underground atelier who tells Karia about the legends of the subterranean world. The release names two new opponents, Crave Fortis, a masked alchemist with an unknown purpose, and Lyvel Ventus, a blade-legged alchemist said to lose her temper quickly. Both are guarding a colossal enemy that appears to be the source of the withering.
Allies include Signa, a young man seeking revenge on the creature that destroyed his hometown, and Viktor von Duerer, a knight who commands the Aladiss Pioneering Team.
Base building and group meals
Players will set up bases across the field. Sub-bases and relay bases in each region connect to a larger main base, and unlocking more of them grants blueprints for new furniture, a higher maximum furniture placement cost and bonus effects for combat and exploration, the release says.
Some furniture is purely decorative, while Feature Modules offer gameplay benefits. A Monster Statue raises item drop rates against monsters of the matching kind, a Rotisserie gathers meat-related items, and an Ingredient Collector gathers materials at regular intervals depending on where it is placed.
Cooking in the atelier kitchen also feeds into a Group Meals system. Serving a companion their favorite dish grants a friendship bonus, and some dishes add effects such as stat boosts. Higher friendship unlocks night-time chat events and, if bonds are close enough, individual character endings.
Editions, pre-orders and bonuses
The standard edition can be pre-ordered in physical and digital formats, and a Digital Deluxe Edition is now also available. It includes the base game, the “Colorful Collection costume set” and an equipment item called “Snack Band”.
Digital pre-orders placed by February 24th 2027 receive a “Special Emote” pose and a “Noctrem’s Nature” Photo Mode frame. Anyone who buys the game in digital or physical form by March 10th 2027 gets the “Noctrem Pioneering Preparation Set”, a Karia costume and a “Training Badge” equipment item. Physical editions add a reversible slipcover illustrated by character designer Benitama, and players with Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land save data receive an Atelier Yumia costume set.
A Premium Box is available for pre-order exclusively through the NIS America store. It includes the base game, an artbook, a soundtrack CD with extra tracks, nine A4-size posters and costume downloadable content (DLC).
About KOEI TECMO America
KOEI TECMO America is a Burlingame, California-based publisher of interactive entertainment software and a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS, headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. The company says it is best known for the DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS series, while TECMO is best known for DEAD OR ALIVE, NINJA GAIDEN and FATAL FRAME.
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