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Rune Factory 5

Marvelous Inc. · XSEED Games · 2022-07-13

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AdventureRPGSimulation

Franchise: Rune Factory · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 25, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 13, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!

Rune Factory 5 is a 2022 Adventure, RPG and Simulation game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (77% of 2123 reviews).

54
playing now
77%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
122
Nexus mods (304k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

54 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 54 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 113 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (521 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 28,714 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 42k–96k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,123 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.73 at GameBillet (2026-08-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 35 of 76 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
42842820222026Week of 2022-07-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

96322026-09-15 00:00 — 70 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 61 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 68 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 53 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 77 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 80 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 46 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 43 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 57 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 46 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 53 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 46 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 33 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 32 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 56 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 56 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 60 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 55 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 65 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 45 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 66 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 70 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 44 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 54 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.4k42Jul 2022Aug 2026Jul 2022 — avg 1,401 · peak 2,680Sep 2022 — avg 198 · peak 488Nov 2022 — avg 171 · peak 399Jan 2023 — avg 227 · peak 466Mar 2023 — avg 275 · peak 588May 2023 — avg 115 · peak 234Jul 2023 — avg 181 · peak 313Sep 2023 — avg 99 · peak 207Nov 2023 — avg 73 · peak 180Jan 2024 — avg 119 · peak 250Mar 2024 — avg 138 · peak 256May 2024 — avg 114 · peak 271Jul 2024 — avg 92 · peak 161Sep 2024 — avg 144 · peak 299Nov 2024 — avg 160 · peak 318Jan 2025 — avg 128 · peak 207Mar 2025 — avg 133 · peak 281May 2025 — avg 95 · peak 173Jul 2025 — avg 94 · peak 177Sep 2025 — avg 51 · peak 88Nov 2025 — avg 73 · peak 150Jan 2026 — avg 75 · peak 147Mar 2026 — avg 59 · peak 117May 2026 — avg 57 · peak 130Jul 2026 — avg 53 · peak 90Aug 2026 — avg 42 · peak 82
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$10.992022-03-122026-08-212022-03-12 — best price $59.992022-07-13 — best price $53.992022-10-12 — best price $49.992022-12-05 — best price $49.992023-01-16 — best price $49.992023-03-23 — best price $49.992023-07-13 — best price $49.992023-11-21 — best price $23.992024-02-19 — best price $19.992024-04-29 — best price $19.992024-09-07 — best price $19.992024-12-20 — best price $15.992025-03-13 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-08-26 — best price $39.382025-09-03 — best price $37.712025-09-14 — best price $37.712025-10-06 — best price $37.712025-10-25 — best price $16.002025-11-08 — best price $39.992025-11-20 — best price $13.992025-12-05 — best price $33.462025-12-17 — best price $37.122026-01-05 — best price $31.492026-02-05 — best price $13.992026-02-23 — best price $39.992026-03-05 — best price $35.892026-03-25 — best price $35.892026-04-11 — best price $34.002026-04-28 — best price $35.892026-05-11 — best price $13.992026-05-21 — best price $34.002026-05-28 — best price $39.992026-07-16 — best price $31.492026-08-01 — best price $34.652026-08-13 — best price $13.992026-08-20 — best price $11.762026-08-21 — best price $11.73
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

245442026-05-30 — 85 pageviews2026-06-03 — 69 pageviews2026-06-07 — 90 pageviews2026-06-11 — 72 pageviews2026-06-15 — 70 pageviews2026-06-19 — 83 pageviews2026-06-23 — 100 pageviews2026-06-27 — 94 pageviews2026-07-01 — 79 pageviews2026-07-05 — 90 pageviews2026-07-09 — 99 pageviews2026-07-13 — 60 pageviews2026-07-17 — 82 pageviews2026-07-21 — 71 pageviews2026-07-25 — 72 pageviews2026-07-29 — 90 pageviews2026-08-02 — 101 pageviews2026-08-06 — 93 pageviews2026-08-10 — 123 pageviews2026-08-14 — 91 pageviews2026-08-18 — 91 pageviews2026-08-22 — 88 pageviews2026-08-26 — 127 pageviews2026-08-30 — 97 pageviews2026-09-03 — 111 pageviews2026-09-07 — 96 pageviews2026-09-11 — 116 pageviews2026-09-15 — 93 pageviews2026-09-19 — 92 pageviews2026-09-23 — 75 pageviews2026-09-27 — 98 pageviews2026-10-01 — 73 pageviews2026-10-05 — 61 pageviews2026-10-08 — 69 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
89%
earned "Finished the Prologue"
7.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud10 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 10 DLC released, first 2022-07-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2051%47
Switch (Nintendo)2430%0
Switch (Nintendo)1300%0
Switch (Nintendo)160%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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