Rune Factory 4 Special
Worth it · RPG · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $29.99.
- Length
- 37.6h
- Value
- $0.80/hr
- Reviews
- 88% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics HD530, 5 GB of storage. Windows only.
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $8.99. That was November 2024. Its cuts run 50 percent off as a rule. There have been 31 in the 5 years tracked, about 8 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 3 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 91 percent. The nearest things to it, Luma Island ($19.99, scores 67) and Little Witch in the Woods ($19.99, scores 62), are both worse buys on this math.
Of the 544 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 11 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written December 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 68 percent of the 360 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 18 percent of everything written about it.
The main story runs 37.6 hours. Doing everything runs 157, 4.2 times as long.
The drop-off
76% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
92 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 18:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
After enjoying RF: Guardians of Azuma a lot, I wanted to try out other Rune Factory titles. RF4 is amazingly detailed game and I really love how characters interact with each other. However, I am finding combat very tedious. I'm playing on easiest difficulty but even then I am finding the combat rather difficult - the combat mechanic itself is simplistic but every so often there is a huge difficulty jump due to a...
Rune Factory 4 is such a fun and cozy game to play. The town and gameplay is charming and laid back, and the easiest game setting allows you to lay back and enjoy the story. The three story arcs are captivating as well as the characters in Selphia. The marriage candidates and their stories are also intriguing when you woo them. 10/10.
This game literally made me become a sugarmomma to my Leon :D RF4S is one of the best farming/JRPG games I've ever played. I've had my fair share of irks here and there, but that's part of the charm. The overall game mechanics really fit my style and preferences. I love how you can optimize so many different things while building a life in this new world you've been thrown into. It's the typical hero sh!t where the...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Rune Factory 4 Special scores 75/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1580240/rune-factory-4-specialReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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