Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories Dives Into Noctrem

Koei Tecmo and Gust released new media for Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories, the latest title in the long-running alchemy-themed series. The companies released a new story trailer, as well as details about Noctrem, the mysterious underworld of the Aladiss continent.

Atelier Karia is the second title in the “Memories” sub-series, following on from 2025’s Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. It returns players to the continent of Aladiss and follows amnesiac alchemist Karia, who seeks to restore her memories while being guided in alchemy by previous protagonist Yumia Liessfeldt. As part of her quest, she joins an investigation into the withering of mana, which takes her to the continent’s underworld, known as Noctrem.

Important characters in the game include the automation Ernest, the guardian of an underground atelier who informs Karia about ancient legends of Noctrem. Karia will also encounter foes such as Crave Fortis, a mysterious masked alchemist, and Lyvel Ventus, a blade-legged alchemist who is outwardly cool, but quick to lose her temper. The pair appear to guard a giant enemy that seems to spread the mana withering. Karia’s allies include Signa, a young man seeking revenge against a creature that destroyed his hometown, and Viktor von Duerer, the knight serving as commander of the Aladiss Pioneering Team.

As players explore explore Noctrem, they will be able to set up sub-bases and relay bases across each region, which connect them to the larger main base. Setting up these bases strengthens the party and allowing to pioneer uncharted land. As players unlocked additional bases, they will gain new furniture blueprints, and increase amount of furniture they can place down, which in turn grants bonus effects for combat and exploration. For example, a Monster Statue sees players gain increased item drop rates from monsters of the same kind as the statue, while the Rotisserie allows players to gather meat-related items, and the Ingredient Collector gathers materials at regular intervals based on its placement.

In addition, the game will let players deepen party bonds through Group Meals. Cooking in the atelier will let players occasionally boost friendship and gain certain perks. Sharing their favourite dish will grant a friendship bonus for the chosen character, while certain dishes may also grant special effects, including stat boosts or gathered material quality boosts. Raising friendship between party members will unlock extra downtime events, with individual character endings also available if the bond with each respective character is close enough.

Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories will release on February 25, 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. A limited Premium Box edition is currently available to pre-order from NIS America’s online store. Those looking to read more can check out RPGamer’s interview with Head of Gust Junzo Hosoi and Director Taiki Fukui.