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As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!

Rune Factory 5 is a rpg, farming sim and romance game developed by Marvelous Inc. and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. and Marvelous Europe.
Released on July 13th 2022 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,825 reviews of which 1,416 were positive and 409 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 17.50€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Rune Factory 5 into these genres:

RPG Farming Sim Romance Adventure Simulation Anime Fantasy Creature Collector Magic 3D Combat Fishing Party-Based RPG Crafting Cute Story Rich Singleplayer Dating Sim JRPG LGBTQ+

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 8.1 or later
Processor: Intel Core i5-6500
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660 Ti
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 9 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2024

At first, I genuinely hated this game with a passion. That was a couple of years back. In fact, it was the day it released on the Switch first, and then I bought it on PC to see if it'd run better since it ran like crap on the Switch. To no surprise, it ran a lot better. However, I remember disliking literally every single aspect of this game when I finally played it with good performance on the PC. I hated the people, the farming, the combat, the fishing; everything. I was actually going to make an animatic ripping on this game, so I played it again in 2024 to take notes. However... I love it now? Like, I REALLY love it. I didn't even mind the long, overdrawn intro (a bit... just a bit). The farming is great, the overabundance of systems is great because it really makes you get involved with everything that this game has to offer. Like, you can even level up Sleeping. It’s pretty great! I sincerely mean that, though I worry I may be coming across as sarcastic through text. The fishing is relaxing, the fighting, while nothing like the Souls Series, a game series I’m very fond of, is still fantastic! I personally use the long sword, the Zweihander as of writing. I’m f***ing dodging and weaving and bringin’ down the pain on these monsters! I don’t even care if they don’t technically “die”, I’ll slaughter them all. D:< There *is* one aspect I don’t like, and that’s the lack of bachelorettes. While I understand that it probably takes a lot of time, especially for a 3D game, it’s still something that saddens me. I wish there were more available bachelorettes, like Elisje from the café. However, despite that, I love everything about this game. I love the people, the farming, the combat, the fishing; everything! Perhaps I was comparing it too much to Stardew Valley and its own predecessor, Rune Factory 4? Although, I do remember I was in a bad way at the time. My marriage was bad, my life was bad, stressed out more than usual. I remember I did a let's play of this game when it first came out and one of the episodes was basically a cry for help. It was really pitiful. Since I'm in a better place now, a much better place, I can safely say, without a doubt, that I love this freakin' game. I cannot wait to see what they do with the new installment, Guardians of Azuma. I don't give a damn if the game scores a Mixed; I'm going to preorder that s**t the *moment* it is available. Okay, enough typing. I gotta go back to Rigbarth now. It's watering time. Bye bye 😊.

Oct. 2024

Rune Factory 5 is like a part-time job where you grind endlessly—but hey, at least there are cute villagers and a cozy farm.

Aug. 2024

Now that I finally figured out how to fix the 'controller not working' problem I can definitely recommend Rune Factory 5. If you hav eplayed any of the other games in the series you will probably enjoy this one. If you are not familiar it is a farming, rpg, sim where you can also fight and tame monsters. With decent story and rpg elements this game can really be a lot of fun. To fix the controller not working problem try switching the controller input in the game properties (through steam) from developer settings to steam input. The override seems to be required to get controllers to actually work. Do NOT waste your time trying to 'remap' your controller, that is not at all what you need to do despite what the internet says.

May 2024

Spent 300+ hours on the game What i like : - Very relaxing game, music is beautiful - Even when the time goes quite slow my character sleeps around 1 to 3 am everyday because there are plenty of things to do - No time limit, can continue to the next day without passing out - Boss monster can be tamed as pet - Villagers appreciating homemade stuff as a gift, motivates me to look for ingredients - A lot type of weapon to choose for - Wide variety of dishes with crazy buffs - Can save anytime - Freebies from villagers help a lot especially on early game - Can date/marry same sex LI. Although sometimes the game doesnt acknowledge that so you have to go through some weird events/cut scenes - Mc's children not just sitting around doing nothing What i dont like : - Needs improvement on graphics, some part of the map look bland and empty - Decorating the house, there are limited selections of furniture and it's quite annoying to buy - Need more hat variations - Checking crops status, its alright, but when you grow a lot of plants thats where it become troublesome. - Festivals look boring, no decorations and people standing in the same spot every time - Some LI is waaay too young for my liking - Need more challenge in combat before endgame - Story is so so and some feel unfinished This game has flaws but worth buying when its discounted, and i really enjoy it so far :]

April 2024

If you take the time to actually finish this game via heavily modding it, it's quite enjoyable. Playing this unmodded results in a frustrating process of slamming your head on your keyboard repeatedly because of the devs releasing an unfinished game and charging an aggregious price for it :)

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