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Bridge the divide of an ancient schism between humans and monsters in Rune Factory 3 Special as half-human, half-wooly protagonist Micah. Farm, fight and fall in love as you revisit a classic in the series that perfected the blend of RPG & Life-sim genres.

Rune Factory 3 Special is a rpg, farming sim and romance game developed by Marvelous Inc. and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. and Marvelous.
Released on September 05th 2023 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 666 reviews of which 636 were positive and 30 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 7.44€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Rune Factory 3 Special into these genres:

RPG Farming Sim Romance Adventure Fantasy Action RPG Cute Magic Creature Collector Fishing Crafting Action Combat 3D Singleplayer JRPG Dating Sim Simulation Story Rich Agriculture

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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-1135G7
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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64 hours played
June 2026
I love this game. It's a bit simpler than Rune Factory 4 but the story and cast is fantastic. I played probably hundreds of hours on the original DS release and the special edition is ALMOST as good. I highly recommend adding the original voice lines mod from the steam workshop cause when they redid the voice acting for the little snippets of text it was nothing like the original games. Poor Raven and Daria were hit the hardest. (I tested and that mod doesn't affect achievements incase you were worried about that) For those who have never played a Rune Factory game, it's kind of like Stardew Valley in that the base game is a farming sim but there's so much more to do. There's so many skills (it's the main gimmick of the Rune Factory series) where as you level up a specific weapon, your ability to find hidden loot, or even your ability to sleep, your character grows stronger so it's not all about combat to level you up and get stronger. You play as a male antagonist who fell from the sky and has amnesia (a trope for all Rune Factory games at this point) and has the ability to transform into a Wooly (this world's monster version of a sheep) Sadly there's no gender option in this game, you play as a male and the story require you to romance one of the 11 bachelorettes. All of them are pretty unique from each other at least. If you know what you're doing, you can be done with the main story in under an ingame year (at the time of writing this review and 22 hours in, I'm on summer 24 and on the 4th of 5 dungeons). There's also difficulty options if you think the game's going too fast but in my opinion it just makes the enemies tankier and makes you grind more, doesn't actually add mechanics or anything. There is a randomized dungeon in the postgame which features bosses from the two previous RF games as well as bosses from this entry. There are different difficulty levels you can pick where they have specific bosses at the end of them as well as a super hard randomized dungeon (I think it's level 220 but I would recommend being 10-20 levels above the level of the dungeons when you attempt them the enemies are stronger than their level would suggest)
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78 hours played
April 2026
9/10 Compared to RF4, the story is simpler, the crafting is simpler, ost is still godly and the romance is a bit more straightforward... but by god, the characters in this game are so unhinged and freaky that it becomes incredibly charming, It is wholesome af and I really enjoy it. I also ended up 100% it because the game is addicting as hell.
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56 hours played
Jan. 2026
pretty great game, played the original countless times as a kid. has the best characters of any farming sim ive played. most of the villagers have eccentric and memorable personalities. although the game is pretty easy and short, this adds to the replayability. only downside is it's basically just a port, hardly any content and qol added. huge missed opportunity to add a female protag. however i recommend on sale only, for some reason they priced it more than rune factory 4 which has vastly more content and qol
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147 hours played
Oct. 2025
Genuinely on par with Rune Factory 4, and I am 100% serious when I say this. Rune Factory 4 is easily my favorite game of all time, it's super hard to even come close to it. When I heard that Rune Factory 3 was getting a special edition, I was ESTATIC! It took me a while to finally get to it, but I finally did! I really blew through the story. Basically everything that is good about Rune Factory 4 is in Rune Factory 3 as well! The 2D style of the game is amazing, all of the characters are just absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing and just so loveable in every way, and the story is just amazing as usual. The thing I love the most about the series as a whole is the nice balance between a Fantasy RPG, and a Townlife Farming Simulator. I love how the series allows you to go out into combat, increase fighting skills, and level up, as well as letting you take the time to simply enjoy farming, and form strong bonds with the townsfolk, and even find a partner! This game (and the whole Rune Factory franchise as a whole) has so many different things to do, you will never get bored of it. The only minor flaw I really see in this game is that the days run a little short, where as RF4's days were a little longer. I feel like the days go by a little too fast, and that maybe a little more time would be necessary, but this isn't really a problem in terms of how the game works. A lot of people say that no Rune Factory game will ever top Rune Factory 4, and while I do agree with that statement, Rune Factory 3 comes pretty damn close. I say this with RF4 being my favorite game of all time. Rune Factory 3 does everything perfectly: The characters, the gameplay, and the story! Rune Factory 4 just does it all slightly better (somehow). This franchise is like medicine to me, I have no idea what I would do without it. Please at least try this game or Rune Factory 4, you have to.
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118 hours played
July 2025
Marvelous please remake Rune factory frontier / Rune factory tides of destiny
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Frequently Asked Questions

Rune Factory 3 Special is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

No, Rune Factory 3 Special is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Rune Factory 3 Special received 636 positive votes out of a total of 666 achieving a rating of 8.91.
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Rune Factory 3 Special was developed by Marvelous Inc. and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. and Marvelous.

Yes, Rune Factory 3 Special is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Rune Factory 3 Special is not playable on MacOS.

No, Rune Factory 3 Special is not playable on Linux.

Rune Factory 3 Special is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 6 DLCs available for Rune Factory 3 Special. Explore additional content available for Rune Factory 3 Special on Steam.

No, Rune Factory 3 Special does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Rune Factory 3 Special does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Rune Factory 3 Special is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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