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Rune Factory 3 Special

Marvelous Inc. · XSEED Games · 2023-09-05

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CasualRPGSimulation

Franchise: Rune Factory · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 02, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 05, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

95%
positive of 867 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.79
steam price (US)

Settle down in an idyllic fantasy town as a young adventurer with a monstrous secret in Rune Factory 3, remastered for a new generation.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 76 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 13,475 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 867 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$8.79-78%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $8.79 · on sale 0 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15915920232026Week of 2023-09-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$8.79$8.792026-09-032026-09-092026-09-03 — best price $8.792026-09-04 — best price $8.792026-09-05 — best price $8.792026-09-06 — best price $8.792026-09-07 — best price $8.792026-09-08 — best price $8.792026-09-09 — best price $8.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing6 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2023-09-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7264%38
Switch (Nintendo)1210%0
Switch (Nintendo)720%0
Switch (Nintendo)150%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DRPGCuteMagicActionCombatFantasyFishingRomanceCrafting

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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