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Rune Factory 5
Developer Marvelous Inc.
Rune Factory 5 is a 2021 role-playing simulation game by Marvelous. The first entry in the Rune Factory series since Rune Factory 4 (2012), it was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan in May 2021 and in North America and Europe in March 2022, including a Windows port in July 2022. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
295 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
125 positive · 56 negative
95% range 62–75%
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,631 of 2,132 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 295 · most liked firstNew Switch game ❤️ #RuneFactory5
unlabelledView post →Started #RuneFactory5 last night on my Nintendo Switch 2 & what a cute little game it is! ❤️ Frame rate is not the best, but the loading times are really good on the Switch 2. Overall this is a nice charming relaxing little farm game & it’ll be a game to play in between others.
unlabelledView post →Second to last game completed is Rune Factory 5! We're almost to the anniversary! Little more than a month to go! All artists will be credited in the comments. #rf20th #runefactory5 #rf5
unlabelledView post →Only Took me 4 years to finally get into this game. Lets talk about it. The switch version is rough, it looks and runs very bad (low fps, laggy, low res, low draw distance, the crosshatch effect). PC is so much better, and the unofficial patch/mod RF5Fix is great, easy to install and low impact. Really all it does is let you edit a config file so you can fix a lot of the games problems (mentioned above). That said Rune Factory 5 is a... slow start. Like... real, real slow. Like, one of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ruined Factory 5….-__- and no this is not an error considering that I would still recommend it. If you are a fan of the franchise and want to keep abreast of the story, then only purchase when it is on sale. You have been forewarned. If you are not a fan, go play Rune Factory 4 Special. Review Now let’s start off by saying that this is an UNFINISHED game. Those who had the privilege of playing Rune Factory 4 Special will understand why I made this comment. Now below is my objective take…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just couldn't bring myself to like this one. It's such a downgrade from 4 and it's sad. It had potential but the graphics are overall awful, the environmental design is iffy and the optimization is abysmal. I also didn't really like most the townspeople much, if at all. A very personal thing but I didn't like the "modern" UI either, it didn't feel very "fantasy" game to me at all. I love the character models and the monster designs and that's the only positive things I can say about RF5. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The negative comes first. - Gay marriage. I don't see the point in this, it doesn't make sense at all except to please people who are sick and who needs help. You can't have every characters being "bi" or "gay" just for the sake of it, it doesn't make sense at all, everyone grows tired of this satanic agenda already, we're supposed to help people showing them the way, we help them by telling them the truth then if they don't care they can do their stuff in private without bothering anyone,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not sure why this game gets the hate that it does. It's a solid Rune Factory game, with all of the good and bad that entails. It's 3d instead of 2d but in general it is the same combat, farming, and relationship building that goes with all the RF games. It has it's own uniqueness and new features, but nothing that does disservice to the franchise or anything.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rune Factory 5 is a very flawed game. It’s easy to spiral into sounding overly negative with how many things it gets wrong compared to the immediate predecessor, big and small. But I don’t believe the game is as bad others may lead you to believe. I’ll walk through some main points, then devolve into incomprehensible rambling. The biggest sticking point is that it’s fully 3D. Many people tend to say that Rune Factory Had a Rough Transition Into 3D™, which isn’t entirely true. While Rune…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rune Factory 5 is honestly the worst game in the series and it makes me kinda sad to say that because I loved Rune Factory 4. Rune Factory 5 feels under baked and really needed at least 1 to 2 years more in development because everything from how the player moves and how the areas looks it honestly make feels like it was rushed out. I tried to give it a chance but couldn't really get into to it. I recommend to ether buy on a serious discount or skip it all together and buy Rune Factory 4, Rune…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everytime I look at pictures of Rune Factory 5 I am baffled as to how they managed to make a game look as if it was made in 2012
unlabelledView post →Such a wonderful combination of farming, rpg and adventure and i had a lot of fun with this gamee!! theres always something to do, whether its taking care of your crops and animals, exploring dungeons, fighting monsters, crafting equipment or simply getting to know the characters and building relationships with them. i really liked how the game manages to mix a relaxing farming routine with a proper rpg experience so you can spend your time however you want. the world is cute and charming, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The performance was atrocious on Switch, so I double dipped on PC to give this another try - but RF5, despite some charm, is no where near as good as previous games in the series. If you still intend to play this, I highly recommend heading over to Nexus Mods and downloading the below mods. These will vastly improve your experience, and make it possible to enjoy this entry in the series. - davidthemaster30's updated RF5fix (crank up all the visuals in the cfg) - davidthemaster30's updated…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Algorithm post to find friends/moots! 🌸 Pokémon 🌸 Persona 🌸 Sanrio 🌸 Animal Crossing 🌸 Rune Factory 5 🌸 Anime 🌸 Studio Ghibli 🌸 LGBTQ+ friendly 🌸 Genshin Impact (behind in the game though!) 🌸 Horror 🌸 Disney 🌸 Plushies, figures, merch collector #promosky
unlabelledView post →Got bored, the 3D environment make it harder to view and navigate around the farm. I still prefer Rune Factory 4 mechanics.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →doesn't actually work at all on steam deck anymore. an update completely broke it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oof... This one is too clunky whether you play it on steam deck or on PC, the controls are just... bad. I couldn't bring myself to play it more. The story is a snooze fest and bachelors/ettes are not very well written. Overall I felt as if I woke up in a bad anime. Do not recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is your que to go play Rune Factory 5 A game that not only has a fully realized Succubus character as party member and love interest but she also is bisexual and isn't written with goon brain and likes fish Also gay marriage and pregnancy
unlabelledView post →I desperately wanted to love this game, but RF5 isn't a good title in the RF series. All the marriage candidates sucks, 0 personality.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hard to Love, But Good I have been a long time fan of Rune Factory since playing Rune Factory 4 on my 3DS for the first time many years ago, since then I've played RF1, RF2, RF:F, RF3 and completed 4 a dozen times. So I'm a seasoned veteran of Rune Factory, I know how it works and how it looks. So when I saw that Rune Factory 5 would be switching the formula from an isometric top down view to a fully 3D third person experience, I was excited to see how it would turn out. Rune Factory did have a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →:( Our of all numbered games this is by far the worst one, it's serviceable, but I don't understand why you'd play this over any other in the series, it really is more rune factory for hard core fans who have played all entries, otherwise you can go for any other game and you'll have a better time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I genuinely love this game's music, ambience, world, infinite leveling system, post-story content and Ludmila (My favorite character/wife in the series). That said, the game has some serious design issues that hold it back. Shops, NPCs, and buildings are locked until 9 AM every in-game day, which translates to roughly 9 real minutes of waiting each time. Tool upgrades only improve range, not efficiency, so gathering lumber and stone stays just as slow from start to finish. Renovating buildings…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite possibly the most unfun Rune Factory game in the series. My biggest gripes with the game are the town layout & furniture customization. Rigbarth feels empty & generic compared to Sharance & Selphia from 3 & 4, respectively; NPCs are not outside much excluding festivals, and it was clearly made with fast travel in mind with mostly inconvenient fast travel points. The farmland section is pretty pitiful at the start compared to 3 & 4. 3 imo gave you too much, and 4 gave you the perfect…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really don't get some peoples gripes about this one. Big one I've seen people complain about is the UI and... I'm gonna be for real, I don't see much difference between this and RF4 or 3. Idk. Maybe it's just me, but seems like a non-issue. I enjoyed myself. Characters are fun, voice acting is really good, the town looks beautiful. Solid game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rune Factory 5 was a major disappointment. First, the game is just not pleasant to look at in the slightest. All the colours and textures look FLAT. They really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up the transition to 3D. There is no grid when placing items, and the game requires like 2 feet of space between each piece of furniture you place, which is especially frustrating when there are like 8 different cooking tools you need. Most of the characters can be split into two categories - boring and annoying. Also, about…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →do yourself a favor. skip this one, play rune factory 4, or even guardians of azuma. but 5? i have no idea what Marvelous was thinking. ive been trying to get into this story and game since release on switch (its awful on switch btw). the design and UI is just awful. its very much a weird awkward teenager stage between games. the characters i do like are not marriage candidates and the one i really like doesn't show up until end of game. overall, i really cannot suggest anyone play this unless…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've tried to like this game so many times. I bought it originally on the Switch but the load times were egregious on that system. I've tried to play multiple times both on KB/M and controller on PC now. It's just super dated in terms of design. The UI and menus are egregiously annoying. Trying to equip just your farming tools is frustrating. This game wouldve been amazing 15 years ago, sadly our standards have changed. I played Guardian's of Azuma and that game plays amazing so its nice…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished Rune Factory 3-5 on steam. As much as I love games with romance in them, I never seem to get the girl until the end of the game. By then I am ready to move on which is sad because these games create a life for lovers and the ability to start a family. I would like it if these games didn't make it so difficult to romance so that I could experience my love life alongside the experience of the game story. I know that the love life is considered to be end-game content, but why does…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely difficult to play on deck. Requires using an old version of Proton just to boot, cutscenes show black screens, correct controller inputs completely missing and HUD takes up the majority of the screen. If you want to install mods to fix these issues and tinker with it, then thats fine. But don't expect this game to even remotely work on deck without considerable effort.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game, BUT should not be your introduction to the Rune Factory Series. This is a pretty good game on paper, but it's missing the Rune Factory charm from the mainline DS/3DS games and their SPECIAL remasters on modern consoles. I believe it has to do with xSeed/Marvelous recovering from bankruptcy during the development of this game, therefore they had limited resources. I hope by now the sales from the SPECIAL remasters and their other Story of Seasons games remasters allowed them to get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: A story of missed potential So much good, so many flaws. Both the game and the porting effort are not impressive, even when compared to other games in the series. The PC Port: Not the worst I've seen, but so many things make me question if any QA was done at all. For a game that should be better on controller over keyboard, it certainly makes controller users suffer. no matter your choice in steam the config tool WILL open first, forcing you to use your mouse to get past. The game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you played RF4, RF5 does everything...worse. If you haven't, its not a baaad game...just not a particulary great one. While you have to keep in mind this was their first PC title so something new for them, this isn't a critique of technical limitations. Having all the great stuff in RF 4 but worse is not acceptable. The biggest issues? 1) Virtually no post game. Which means nothing to encourage delving deep into the crafting systems and nothing to test them on. Nothing to keep you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is impressively intolerable. They made every possible wrong choice they could when designing the characters. It's really kind of an achievement how much of a downgrade this is from 4.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to give a thumbs up because I love the series, but this game, even though I really was hoping for another good 3D world finally to play (like Tides of Destiny), it did not stand up to standards like previous games. Pros: 3D rather than 2D finally, so more open world and better look at characters. More voice overs than previous games and expressions more animated of characters. Monsters look really good and 95% are still all tameable. Same classic RuneFactory set up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m only a few hours into Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma and it blows Rune Factory 5 out of the water! The characters are so charming and I love rebuilding the towns 🎮 Can’t wait to be addicted to a Rune Factory game again 🩵
unlabelledView post →I'm really enjoying this game. 🥰 The combat is fast, crafting has been improved a lot since Rune Factory 5, and the villagers not only help you gather resources, but there are lots of cool options to spend time with them in unique ways. 💙 #RuneFactoryAzuma
unlabelledView post →Any Rune Factory 5 fans here? I need to know some early game tips if you would be so kind to share.
unlabelledView post →A significant improvement on gameplay experience compared to the Switch version, which is insufferable. The visual aspect is lacking, but it is compensated by the intriguing combat, gear upgrading, and farming mechanisms as a classic appeal of the Rune Factory series. The QoL is better with a faster sorting function and bigger storage capacity. However, I find the storylines related to most marriage candidates a tad immature in general as if they are oriented for little kids. So, I usually play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I joined an art collab for the Rune Factory series. I was able to chose Ryker from Rune Factory 5. I loved picking out the colors. 😄 #runefactory #artcollab #fanart #Ryker #game #digitalart
unlabelledView post →I don't think I have it in me to hate Rune Factory 5. I know it's probably the worst RF game, but it helped me through some stuff It released the day after I started having panic attacks, so it was nice having a cozy game to relax with
unlabelledView post →I played my switch a ton this year, with some of the biggest titles being Rune Factory 5 and the Final Fantasy series (ended up playing 1 through 6). Also discovered a game I adore, Monster Sanctuary 💛
unlabelledView post →I'll will try to finish this to the end but it's super impossible for me to pay attention to it given the story, movement, layout of my cook tables and farming. Farming in different areas was a PAIN in the side. I don't like this Rune factory version at all. Rune factory 4 was where it's at.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Critically you can tear it apart but personally I enjoyed my time with this game. If you haven't played a game in this series before I strongly recommend starting with Rune Factory 3/4 instead
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really really wanted to like this game, but I just don't feel like the developers really cared about quality gameplay. I've played previous Rune Factory games and loved them, but this one is so disappointing. The game is really slowly paced, which is not so bad if you want a cozy play, but it's also really limiting. My issue is the quests and goals are unclear, the game controls are poorly designed without an option to customize keys or utilize a gaming mouse, and the game is more boring and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only 2% of players married Ludmila. I hate weebs and the cozy games community.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game received a ridiculous amount of hate on social media years ago so I hesitated to get it on the switch due to performance issues. No issues on steam and PC though. Definitely worth getting and enjoying this entry.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! I did many things that I normally can't do in real life, like talking to girls and eventually starting a family in a cozy but quiet suburban town. It's an amazing experience and tons of fun. Scarlett is such a cutie patooie
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a Jimmy Neutron style ‘Brain Blast’ while playing Rune Factory 5 and bouncing an idea off my spouse. Beefing up this mini game even more 👀 motivation is definitely back.
unlabelledView post →I'm planning to finish Rune Factory 5 first before playing Starsand island but this game hard?? or I'm just dumb lol
unlabelledView post →21. Rune Factory 5 Look, there's a lot of cute romanceables in this game but I just cannot get past Spring because it's grueling 😅 I reallyyyyy need to just be locked in a room and play it through
unlabelledView post →I'll try to write this review without sounding too much like a fanboy, because I absolutely adore this game. First, some disclaimers: this is the first Rune Factory game I've really played, so I can't compare it to the others. Also, While I've beaten the game, I haven't gotten through all the extra content, so there's that. Still, I've done over a hundred hours, so I've done enough to have a good opinion. If you've done enough research into the series, you know the basics: it's a life…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What are your top 10 video game series? 1. The Legend of Zelda 2. Monster Hunter 3. Final Fantasy 4. Rune Factory 5. Castlevania 6. Witcher 7. Doom 8. Elder Scrolls 9. Soulsborne 10. Onimusha
unlabelledView post →My nintendo direct wishlist: • New Pokemon mainline game • Animal crossing (never gonna happen) • Rune Factory 5 (more info on it cause its already confirmed) • Splatoon 4 • Miiverse 2.0 • Themes like we had on 3DS • Backwards compatibility • Better eshop with actual moderation and regulation
unlabelledView post →Ahh yes, time for my nightly struggle of what game I should play... I have Rune Factory 5, Disney Dreamlight Valley, and Roots of Pacha vying for my attention right now (‘◉⌓◉’) Help me decide~
unlabelledView post →aaaand Rune Factory 5 beaten. What a wonderful game. I love farming sims so much 😭
unlabelledView post →Aaaand with that... Platinum GET! 🏆 Knocked out Atelier Rorona Plus. It's a cute, charming game on a first playthrough. Tedious af on a platinum run 😮💨 Back to Rune Factory 5 hohoho
unlabelledView post →Looks and plays like a PS2 game. It's one of those games that isn't BAD exactly, there just isn't much of a reason to play this one over RF4. It's unbalanced at times (like Elsje can throw an item worth 500,000g at you, there's huge difficulty spikes in the woodland area on normal mode, lots of grind too). Some of the characters are so boring (ANOTHER amnesiac protagonist), the 3D world feels big but shallow, the placement system is hard to use (why isn't it grid based like the farming is?…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not sure if I'd ever play Rune Factory 5, because getting gay married and then not being able to have children will probably piss me off a fair amount. As well as, like, whatever else makes people dislike that game so much
unlabelledView post →After almost 54 hours I have completed the game and done the 20 floor post game dungeon.... here is my thoughts... I HAVE NEVER PLAYED A RUNE FACTORY GAME PRIOR TO THIS! I HATE CLOUDHEIN! AND I HATE THE SEED FLOATING FORTRESS! that was not needed, and I was ready to uninstall the game with all that BS for the final stuff of the game story, I was going back and fourth with the switches and was like why is nothing working, terrible level design if you ask me, little disappointed overall with the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After a near decade absence, Rune Factory returns. It has all the series charm: comfortable vibes with a story that's a little more on the gentle side, simple but fun combat, characters you want to learn more about, deep and intricate systems with a lot of freedom in how you play. If you liked any of the main games before this, you'll like this one. That said, it's definitely undercooked. You'll probably run into bugs your first session. There are huge interruptions with flow, with a lot of…
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