The Game Census
Rune Factory 4 Special cover art

Rune Factory 4 Special

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

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RPG

Franchise: Rune Factory · Modes: Single player

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!

111
playing now
88%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

111 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 111 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 23% of 6,201 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 47k–105k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,334 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$7.53-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.53-75%
GreenManGaming$7.56-75%
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 50 of 94 observed days · $22.49 above the all-time low (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

133542026-08-07 00:00 — 56 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 79 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 63 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 82 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 98 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 88 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 104 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 86 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 75 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 77 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 87 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 76 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 76 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 86 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 68 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 92 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 103 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 58 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 70 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 107 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 67 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 87 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 133 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 68 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 125 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 111 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 111 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$6.872021-12-072026-08-282021-12-07 — best price $26.992022-05-05 — best price $23.992022-09-26 — best price $19.492022-12-23 — best price $19.492023-03-16 — best price $19.492023-08-17 — best price $19.492024-02-19 — best price $14.992024-04-29 — best price $14.992024-09-07 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $8.992025-02-05 — best price $8.992025-06-26 — best price $8.992025-08-21 — best price $29.992025-08-29 — best price $24.932025-09-08 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $8.992025-10-15 — best price $28.272025-11-03 — best price $25.152025-11-13 — best price $8.992025-12-03 — best price $29.992025-12-09 — best price $27.792025-12-19 — best price $9.002026-01-07 — best price $26.882026-02-17 — best price $6.872026-02-27 — best price $8.012026-03-09 — best price $7.942026-03-28 — best price $26.882026-04-20 — best price $22.492026-05-06 — best price $29.992026-05-15 — best price $29.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-06-08 — best price $26.882026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-07-18 — best price $26.882026-08-10 — best price $22.492026-08-15 — best price $25.982026-08-23 — best price $7.532026-08-28 — 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.

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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