RPG
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
Give it 1 hour
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 31% of players who started
Started playing 93% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 2,621
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 4 reviews are negative (22%); after 35h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 31% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Land of Dreams” (Arrived in Erde Wiege) and “Fateful Encounter” (Met Ramizel): from 100% to 68% of starters.
- 93% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,637 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 59.9h for positive, 6.9h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (93.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Land of Dreams Arrived in Erde Wiege. 100%
- Fateful Encounter Met Ramizel. Most players quit here 68% −32
- The Dreaming God Agreed to help Elvira. 59% −9
- Welcome Back! Found Plachta's soul. 52% −6
- I'm the Mayor Now! Saw Plachta accept a position of authority. 52%
- On Dark Wings Encountered a shadow from Diebold's past. 47% −5
- Settling Scores Defeated the Zmei. 41% −6
- Portent of Disaster Beheld the withering of the Dream Tree. 38% −3
- In Memory Journeyed through Elvira's memories. 32% −5
- The Nightmare Passes Saved Elvira from the Groll. 32%
- Into the Morning Light Witnessed the end of a dream. 31% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (48)
story milestone ending side
- The Land of Dreams Arrived in Erde Wiege. 100%
- Let's Get Mixing! Synthesized an item with Sophie for the first time. 89%
- I'm a Genius! Devised a new recipe. 81%
- Who Do You Take Me For? Synthesized an item with Plachta for the first time. 76%
- First Haul Played a Major Gathering mini-game using any of the gathering tools. 76%
- Weathergirl Changed the weather. 74%
- Critical Finish! Achieved Super Success more than 10 times. 70%
- Fateful Encounter Met Ramizel. 68%
- Dream Conqueror Defeated one giant enemy. 66%
- I'm Good at This! Learned a Bonus Skill for the first time. 66%
- Cross ... Counter! Activated the effects of talismans 15 times. 60%
- The Dreaming God Agreed to help Elvira. 59%
- Ultimate Maximum Absolute Final Strike! Broke an aura 30 times. 53%
- Welcome Back! Found Plachta's soul. 52%
- I'm the Mayor Now! Saw Plachta accept a position of authority. 52%
- Leave It To Me! Raised the Adventurer Grade. 51%
- On Dark Wings Encountered a shadow from Diebold's past. 47%
- Weather Oracle Obtained all weather control tools. 43%
- Premium Alchemist Discount Spent over 100,000 Cole at Pirka's shop. 41%
- Expert Gatherer Played Major Gathering mini-games with all of the gathering tools. 41%
- Settling Scores Defeated the Zmei. 41%
- Veteran of Countless Battles Reached the maximum Battle Level. 38%
- Portent of Disaster Beheld the withering of the Dream Tree. 38%
- The Alchemist of Happiness Learned about Ramizel's newfound dream. 38%
- What Cole Can't Buy Received a priceless gift from Alette. 38%
- No More Mr. Sandman! Gave Pirka a pendant to stave off sleepiness. 38%
- A Bridge Between Dream and Reality Learned about Olias's family. 37%
- An Unexpected Talent Marveled at Gnome's artistic skill. 37%
- Roytale's Most Competent Slouch Assisted Kati in helping a child in Roytale. 37%
- That's What Friends Are For Activated all Assist Skills at least once. 36%
- In Memory Journeyed through Elvira's memories. 32%
- The Nightmare Passes Saved Elvira from the Groll. 32%
- Into the Morning Light Witnessed the end of a dream. 31%
- If It Ain't Broke, I'll Still Fix It Reached the maximum Adventurer Grade. 30%
- Mixing Master Obtained all catalysts. 29%
- The Beginning of a Legend Helped Diebold reclaim his oath of knighthood. 28%
- Fledging Master Made a promise with Plachta. 25%
- Magnum Opus Created an item with 999 quality. 23%
- Nightmare Acolytes Defeated powerful enemies haunted by nightmares in all regions. 20%
- The Power of Two Unleashed all Dual Triggers. 18%
- I Must Be Dreaming! Dealt over 99999 in damage with a single attack. 13%
- Ruler of the Dream Defeated Frenzied Elvira on Very Hard difficulty or higher. 13%
- Barrel!!! Conducted an extensive barrel inspection. 13%
- Font of Inspiration Devised all possible recipes. 13%
- Fearless Challenger Defeated all giant enemies. 12%
- Boundless Knowledge Reached the maximum Alchemy Level with both Sophie and Plachta. 11%
- Two Green Thumbs Harvested crops grown from every variety of seeds and in every greenhouse environment at least once. 11%
- Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream Unlocked all achievements. 7.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.