Atelier (video game series)

The Atelier series is a franchise of role-playing video games developed by Gust Corporation since 1997, originally being primarily for the PlayStation line of consoles. Main entries in the series have seen consistent releases for Microsoft Windows since 2015 and the Nintendo Switch since 2017. New games are released in the series on an almost yearly basis. The series was solely released in Japan and Asia until 2004, after which the series has seen worldwide releases.

The franchise centers around the concept of an atelier specialising in alchemy; the gameplay involves finding, collecting, and combining items in recipes to create better items, which allows the player to advance further in the game. The franchise consists of multiple subseries and stand-alone games with their own self-contained stories and worlds. Most of the games focus on female characters, which is somewhat rare among Japanese role-playing franchises.

Several manga and two anime adaptations of titles from the series have been created so far. As of August 2023, the series has shipped more than 7.5 million units worldwide.