Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

Buy88%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Marvelous Inc. · RPG · Jun 5, 2025

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$32.99−45%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
81
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio2 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Good gameplay that focuses on farming and restoring the land of Azuma by purification, similar to Okami if you ever played that
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Good story with plenty of twists and turns and not too predictable, also finally answers why Earthmates in these games all have amnesia
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Good combat, with tons of different weapons and God Weapons to use to play however you wish, you can also create a party from villages and romancable characters, each have their own weapons, abilities and class such as attacker, defender, healer support, buffer and debuffer
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I haven't encountered any issues with game breaking bugs or crashes, the graphics are a lot nicer than RF5 and the loading times are fairly short.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Good voice acting, both the English and Japanese voice acting was quite good
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I think the character design was good, the graphics are pretty, and I enjoy the gameplay.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay133 reviews
Story123 reviews
Combat117 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
88% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Monetization
85% still recommend
Crashes
88% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$32.99$59.99−45%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $32.99

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