Time for a new harvest
Virtual farmers have a lot to be happy about, here at the end of the year.ConcernedApehas announced their next game,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsisgetting farming, and now,Rune Factory 4 Specialis headed onto new platforms, including PC.
XSEED had previously confirmed the Switch-exclusive update ofRune Factory 4wouldeventually head to other consoles, and today we got a date. On Dec. 7,Rune Factory 4 Specialwill launch for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox for $29.99.
This remaster of the Nintendo 3DS farming-life RPG includes extra content like “Newlywed Mode,” a Hell-level difficulty, andAnother EpisodeDLC. All of it comes packed in with the digital version.
Rune Factory 4, as part of the greaterRune Factoryseries, puts more of an RPG spin on the usual farming-life activity you’d see inHarvest MoonorStory of Seasons. While there are fields to plow, crops to harvest, and townspeople to chat up, there’s also a lot of combat.
It was this entry that,back on the Nintendo 3DS, got me into theRune Factoryas a whole. And as much as I love the portability of my Switch, a PC version of this game sounds pretty tempting. After playing it on a handheld the first time around, I’m ready to blast ahead with way too much hardware power.
And luckily, it sounds likeRune Factory 4 Specialis asolid update to the original game. While we’re a bit wealthier in farming games now than we were back in 2013, there’s still plenty of reason to revisitRune Factory 4, especially asRune Factory 5looms on the horizon.
Rune Factory 4 Specialarrives digitally for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox consoles on Jun 25, 2025.
