Koei Tecmo and Gust officially announced earlier this week that Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout has shipped over 500,000 copies worldwide. The official PR account for Gust, the developer of the series, posted on a new piece of art on Twitter to celebrate the achievement.
\#ライザ50万本 突破🎉/
『ライザのアトリエ』が全世界累計出荷50万本を突破しました🙌‼️
これもいつも応援してくださるみなさんのおかげです。
本当にありがとうございます😊そして、ライザの冒険はまだまだ続きます✨#ライザ2 もお楽しみに♪https://t.co/xuw8oFpHUn pic.twitter.com/mJU9sl6Pnr
— 「アトリエ」シリーズ公式@マリーリメイク発売中&レスレリサービス中! (@GustAtelierPR) August 26, 2020
Atelier is a long-running JRPG series about alchemists exploring the world where item creation plays a major role mechanically and in helping other characters in the story. Ryza is the 21st entry in the series and has sold fantastically in recent years. It’s also the first game in the series to receive a direct sequel in over a decade.
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy is slated for release this Winter in 2021.