Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma combines an action RPG with farming, village building and relationships. You choose one of two main characters and travel to the land of Azuma, which has been devastated by a catastrophe. As an Earth Dancer, you help bring back the lost power of the nature gods.

Unlike a pure farming sim, the day doesn't end in the field. Between rebuilding villages, you explore new areas, fight monsters and find companions who also support you on adventures.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma released on June 5, 2025 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and Windows PC. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions followed on Feb 13, 2026.

Steam already shows June 4, 2025 in some regions. Marvelous gives June 5 as the worldwide release date.

The adventure is natively available for Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch 2 Edition offers higher resolution, smoother performance and mouse controls for village building with the Joy-Con 2.

If you already own the game on the original Switch, you can buy a Switch 2 upgrade for it. The PS5 and Xbox Series versions include the free content improvements that were previously released on PC and Nintendo consoles.

You explore Azuma, battle monsters and make damaged lands usable again. Combat happens in real time. Alongside melee weapons, bows and talismans are among the options.

Adventuring and village building are linked: on your travels you gain resources and new contacts, while thriving settlements provide equipment, supplies and further options for your party.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma gets extra outfits, relationship scenarios and free guest content. The "Seasons of Love" pack adds new romance scenes. Other offers include the "Festive Attire & Dark Woolby" pack and clothing from Rune Factory 4.

The free collaborations with Story of Seasons and Sakuna are also available for the PS5 and Xbox Series versions. Deluxe editions bundle certain extra content with the main game, while other packs are sold separately.

The Windows version requires at least 8 GB RAM, an Intel Core i5-10400 and a GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER. The game requires Windows 10 or 11, DirectX 11 and 20 GB of free storage.

Recommended: 16 GB RAM, an Intel Core i7-9700 and a GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. The Steam version supports game controllers and cloud saves.

You build structures, plant fields and bring residents back to the villages of Azuma. Instead of a single farm, you look after several settlements. New buildings create jobs and supply you with resources for further construction projects.

Residents can help with recurring tasks. As a village develops, extra plots and options appear for customising the settlement to your liking.

As an Earth Dancer, you use the powers of sacred treasures to free fields, people and landscapes from the blight. These special abilities play a role in both combat and rebuilding.

Weapons include bows and talismans. The equipment and companions you choose change your options for exploring and fighting.

In Azuma, you can build relationships with the residents and get to know possible partners better. Conversations and shared stories add to the work in the villages.

Some acquaintances join you in battle as companions or help manage the settlements. The villages also hold festivals that match the seasonal theme of each season.

The regions of Azuma differ in their landscapes, festivals and seasonal design. This affects the atmosphere of the settlements and how they are rebuilt. New building plots give you more space for buildings and decorations.

Even after the main story, managing your villages remains an important part of the game.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition improves resolution and frame rate, and lets you use the Joy-Con 2 mouse function when placing buildings. The actual game content stays the same.

Owners of the Switch version can buy the upgrade pack for the Switch 2 Edition instead of buying the main game again in full. The original Switch version and the Switch 2 Edition are separate platform versions.

After completing the main quest "Guardians of Azuma", you can take on four particularly tough boss challenges. They were added over the course of the free game support.

Village building also gets extra development plots and more space for decorations. This lets you keep changing your settlements after the main storyline ends.

Guardians of Azuma is a single-player adventure with German on-screen text. On Nintendo Switch, it supports English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Korean and Chinese, among others.

The PC version offers full controller support. On Steam, English and Japanese voice audio are listed.