Rune Factory 4 Special

Rune Factory 4 Special

Steam Deck Playable

Marvelous Inc. · RPG · Dec 7, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

88%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 174 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There’s also a mode titled “Another Episode” which acts as a sort of epilogue for each character taking place after the main story (which itself is like a 50+ hour thing on its own).
174 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The overall gameplay is just incredibly relaxing and it is exactly for this type of game that I’m excited to get my Steam Deck in just a few months.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The map visuals and audio are superb - Sercerezo Hill's visuals and soundtrack will forever live rent free inside my head.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I exclusively play with JP audio, and the voice acting overall is just wonderful, as one would expect from the lineup of voice actors.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The overall gameplay is just incredibly relaxing and it is exactly for this type of game that I’m excited to get my Steam Deck in just a few months.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters174 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat97 reviews
91%
Controls26 reviews
77%
Interface17 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty30 reviews
97%
Crashes11 reviews
64%
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.