Should I play Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX or Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg first?

If you want chronology, Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX (2021) came out before Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX vs Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX and Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX (2021) is 2 years older than Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg (2023). Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX (90.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX

Choose Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX launched in 2021.

Choose Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg

Choose Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg if you want a Casual experience. Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg launched in 2023.

Both Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX and Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.2% vs 91.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX vs Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg — Steam metadata comparison
	Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX	Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg
Released	2021	2023
Genres	RPG	RPG, Casual
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Unsupported
Price	19.99 USD	24.99 USD
Steam reviews	90.2% positive (287 reviews)	91.3% positive (92 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.	KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

Side by side

Both are RPG games on Steam.
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX (2021) is 2 years older than Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg (2023).
Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX (90.2% positive).
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX is Deck Playable, Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg is Deck Unsupported.