Atelier Yumia dives into motorbike riding and base building in the new trailer

Atelier Yumia: Alchemist of memories and imagined lands sees the Atelier series reach new heights with its vast open-world style map and deep focus on exploration. And in today’s new trailer, Koei Tecmo detailed many of the game’s new and returning features.

Focusing on something new to begin with, Atelier Yumia sees the titular alchemist exploring a large and “seamless” open world, meaning she has multiple ways to move about. This includes the ability to double jump, a motorbike on which she can cast magic from the air, and… gun?

Out in the world, you’ll need to keep an eye on your mana, a resource that helps with both exploration and crafting. While exploring, you can create simple recipes using your energy, but it also allows you to reduce fall damage when jumping from large cliffs.

Mana is also drained when you enter ‘mana-rich zones’, locations with dense mana deposits. This slowly drains your energy and also limits the type of movement you can make in any given area. Luckily, there are ways to restore energy in the world, such as picking up Alstahlia Flowers and finding landmarks.

Scattered throughout the world are dungeons where Yumia will need to solve puzzles to progress. Inside these dungeons you will find rare materials and ‘memory jars’, which will later help you uncover even more secrets.

Combat has also shifted to real-time action here, with attacks (essentially items you craft to use in battle) assigned to face buttons. You can also swap between characters mid-battle and change between short-range and long-range modes. The goal is to stun the enemy to deal a huge amount of damage.

A feature we are very However, excitement does not involve exploration or combat. New to Atelier Yumia, you can now build your own base, which appears to consist of various buildings. Basically, you can create your own town and that will bring more rewards to Yumia and friends.

There’s too much to fit into a four-minute trailer, but it looks like Atelier Yumia, Gust, and Koei Tecmo will thrive here. The game looks amazing and we Love female Atelier Ryza trilogy, so we’re excited to see where the series goes from here.

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land launches on Switch on March 21, 2025. Will you be preparing your way through spring? Let us know in the comments.