The development team behind Atelier Yumia have been working to improve the overall experience and it's now rolled out its second major free update for the game.
This latest update includes a building expansion as well as a "higher difficulty level" patch. Here's the full rundown from the official website:
Atelier Yumia - Free Update #2 (23rd May 2025)
Building Expansion Update
New building materials have been added, including new Feature Modules such as the “Energy Sphere”, which allows players to restore their energy and the “Projector” that allows players to create shadows of previously defeated monsters. Additionally, a new architectural style and matching furniture based on Ryza’s hometown, Kurken Island, from “Atelier Ryza” have also been added.
Have more freedom to create!
Higher Difficulty Level Patch
The hardest difficulty level, “CHARISMA”, has been added.
Enemy stats have been increased and supporting allies’ HP will slowly decrease when in combat within the manabound area.
Enjoy an even more challenging adventure!
Patch Notes (Version 1.2.0)
- Added Building expansion update.
- Added additional difficulty patch.
- Made changes related to additional content.
- Fixed a bug in the Steam® version where the game would sometime not progress past the loading screen during the event that plays after defeating the final boss.
- Fixed a bug where unlocking certain landmarks before the intended timing during quests or events would make progression impossible.
- Fixed a bug where a certain sequence of progression would sometimes make the normal quests “Reaching an Impasse” and “Barriers to Historical Research” impossible to progress.
- Fixed a bug where a certain sequence of progression would sometimes make the pioneering quest “Tracking” impossible to progress.
- Fixed a bug where a certain sequence of progression would sometimes cause the pioneering quests “The Mystery of the Alber,” “In Search of Relaxation,” “Security Agency Search,” “Homunculus Documents,” and “Suspecting Licht” to not activate.
- If you have experienced this bug before applying this update, you will receive these quests automatically after applying the update.
- Fixed a bug where during the pioneering quest “Fishing Village Restoration,” an event would not trigger, causing the objective “Explore: Ritual Mountain” to be impossible to complete.
- Fixed a bug where unlocking certain landmarks and Old Guide Towers in the Sivash region before the intended timing during quests or events would make them unable to be used as fast travel points.
- Fixed a bug in the Steam® version where if the in-game resolution settings did not match the display resolution of the monitor being used, the cursor would sometimes not move as expected while viewing the area map.
- Minor adjustments and bug fixes.
If you haven't already seen our review of this game, here's a quick sample and you can see the video review below:
"We’d give this one a recommendation not only to long-time Atelier veterans, but also to fans of other vast JRPG adventures such as the Xenoblade series. Atelier Yumia is a bold step forward for this franchise, and it stands as a strong indication that the Atelier series has a lot of life left in it yet."