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Rune Factory 4 Special

Marvelous Inc. · XSEED Games · 2021-12-07

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RPG

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

Releases: Feb 25, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 07, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 07, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Dec 07, 2021 (Xbox One)

Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!

Rune Factory 4 Special is an RPG released in 2021, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 2355 reviews).

145
playing now
88%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
112
Nexus mods (91k downloads)
4.41★
PlayStation Store rating (1,415 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

145 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 145 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 174 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~22/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (510 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 13,960 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 47k–106k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,355 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.50 at GameBillet (2025-10-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 54 of 93 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
45945920212026Week of 2021-12-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

242732026-09-15 14:00 — 242 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 100 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 102 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 213 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 135 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 152 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 140 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 74 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 127 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 149 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 95 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 93 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 84 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 116 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 125 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 119 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 144 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 89 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 124 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 182 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 84 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 107 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 145 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
64450Dec 2021Aug 2026Dec 2021 — avg 644 · peak 1,261Feb 2022 — avg 215 · peak 463Apr 2022 — avg 126 · peak 230Jun 2022 — avg 111 · peak 320Aug 2022 — avg 114 · peak 221Oct 2022 — avg 164 · peak 396Dec 2022 — avg 110 · peak 209Feb 2023 — avg 71 · peak 139Apr 2023 — avg 103 · peak 242Jun 2023 — avg 60 · peak 109Aug 2023 — avg 71 · peak 142Oct 2023 — avg 56 · peak 104Dec 2023 — avg 65 · peak 127Feb 2024 — avg 66 · peak 195Apr 2024 — avg 63 · peak 113Jun 2024 — avg 59 · peak 133Aug 2024 — avg 59 · peak 110Oct 2024 — avg 78 · peak 165Dec 2024 — avg 160 · peak 367Feb 2025 — avg 160 · peak 314Apr 2025 — avg 102 · peak 198Jun 2025 — avg 109 · peak 310Aug 2025 — avg 102 · peak 193Oct 2025 — avg 110 · peak 229Dec 2025 — avg 117 · peak 216Feb 2026 — avg 102 · peak 190Apr 2026 — avg 79 · peak 145Jun 2026 — avg 78 · peak 163Aug 2026 — avg 82 · peak 156
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$4.492021-12-072026-10-092021-12-07 — best price $26.992022-05-12 — best price $29.992022-11-22 — best price $19.492023-03-13 — best price $29.992023-08-17 — best price $19.492024-02-26 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-11-19 — best price $29.992025-02-05 — best price $8.992025-07-01 — best price $29.992025-08-26 — best price $29.822025-09-04 — best price $28.272025-09-29 — best price $8.992025-10-24 — best price $6.872025-11-08 — best price $29.992025-11-27 — best price $29.992025-12-09 — best price $27.792025-12-23 — best price $7.502026-02-05 — best price $8.992026-02-26 — best price $29.992026-03-09 — best price $7.942026-04-10 — best price $6.872026-04-23 — best price $7.522026-05-11 — best price $8.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-06-19 — best price $7.942026-07-16 — best price $22.492026-08-01 — best price $25.982026-08-15 — best price $25.982026-08-24 — best price $7.532026-09-06 — best price $8.992026-09-25 — best price $29.992026-10-09 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
75.7%
earned "First Request Solved"
13.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)2,38210%39
Steam (Steam)2,3803%38
Xbox One (Xbox)1,5972%38
Windows (Xbox)2845%38
Switch (Nintendo)2710%0
Switch (Nintendo)2110%0
Switch (Nintendo)580%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DRPGCuteAnimeMagicCombatFantasyFishingRomanceCrafting

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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