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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

88% positive of 3,000 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation

Made by Marvelous Inc.. Published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc., Marvelous Europe.

About the game

Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.

Tagged by players

  • Dragons
  • Farming Sim
  • JRPG
  • Dating Sim
  • Life Sim
  • Cozy
  • Lore-Rich
  • Romance
  • Action RPG
  • Party-Based RPG
  • Crafting
  • Anime

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I bought Guardians of Azuma expecting a fun village-building gameplay loop, but what I actually got feels like playing in a dead, soulless world. The town customization looks cool in screenshots, but the NPC logic in this game is an absolute joke! I spent hours placing down proper paths, setting up benches, building and opening izakaya/teahouse. Not a single NPC uses them. Nobody sits down, nobody eats, nobody hangs…

    34 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    This iteration of the Rune Factory series is much better than RF5 in my opinion. The story was fantastic and well paced, the character stories were also well paced with the story, even giving some after content to enjoy. The characters themselves were well written and had good character development. I loved the quality of life changes they added to farming compared to older titles as well, while still seamlessly…

    107 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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