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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!

Release DateJul 13, 2022
Price$ 49.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.3% (mostly positive) / 79.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.9% / 76.2%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.3K  Top 15% / 1.4K  Top 15%
Curators97 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time40.8 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar49 minutes  Top 30%
Followers22.5K  Top 5%
Owners± 100.9K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 79.9K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.5M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Rune Factory 5 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Rune Factory 5's Steam rating and reviews from July 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 82.8% (July 2022) to 79.4% (November 2023).

The 1.4K reviews Top 10% suggest that Rune Factory 5 might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Rune Factory 5 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Rune Factory 5's reviewers. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (19%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 18 languages represented. The game is available in 7 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Rune Factory 5 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Rune Factory 5 depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 100 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Rune Factory 5 players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 65 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • High resolution support
  • Unlimited framerate
  • No performance issues
  • Faster gameplay
  • Smooth experience
  • More character progression
  • Varied dialogue with NPCs
  • Hybrid gameplay genre
  • Fun gameplay
  • Casual and enjoyable
  • Poor optimization
  • Performance issues
  • Low-res textures and asset pop-in
  • World is large and boring
  • No character progression
  • Stamina system is flawed
  • Limited inventory and quests
  • Audio copyright restrictions
  • Higher priced in certain regions
  • Missing skills and abilities

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 79.3% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Rune Factory 5's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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