Marvelous USA Updates Launch Date on Existing Platforms for Simultaneous Release
Marvelous USA today announced an updated launch date of June 5, 2025, for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma on the Nintendo Switch™ system and Windows PC via Steam. The latest entry in the popular action-RPG and life-simulation series will now launch alongside the Nintendo Switch™ 2 version simultaneously. Players will experience the Eastern territory of Azuma for the first time, a land of Japanese-inspired visuals and unique twists on familiar gameplay elements from the Rune Factory franchise. Those playing on Nintendo Switch 2 will experience the title in a higher resolution with improved frame rates, along with Joy-Con 2 mouse controls for village building.
The company also announced that those who have pre-ordered the Nintendo Switch version of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will be able to play on the new platform with the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack. Details regarding the upgrade pack will be available at a later date.
Additionally, Marvelous USA today revealed the Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma “Earth Dancer Accessory Set,” a limited box set containing the original soundtrack consisting of 56 tracks across two CDs, a 160-page art book, an Azuma-inspired folding fan, and a plush Woolby keychain together in a custom outer box. Limited quantities of this special set will be available for pre-order soon exclusively on the Marvelous USA Online Store for an MSRP of $49.99.
About Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Guardians of Azuma takes players on an all-new adventure in the never-before-seen country of Azuma. Here, players will assume the role of an Earth Dancer destined to return hope—and life—to the once-thriving land. Choose from one of two protagonists whose fates are closely tied together, and experience reimagined and expanded Rune Factory gameplay; as Earth Dancer, players will farm with grace, restore and build entire villages, and fight with new weapons like the Bow and Talisman. Azuma is a vast world to explore with majestic villages to uncover, each taking inspiration from Japanese culture and each with a seasonal theme. In addition to exploration, combat, and village-building, players will also cultivate relationships with the locals, recruiting them to your side in battle or to help manage the villages. Wield sacred treasures of the gods and the Earth Dancer’s power of dance to purify the land and return Azuma to its former glory. The adventure of a new world awaits.
Physical pre-orders for Nintendo Switch are currently available for both the standard edition for an MSRP of $59.99, and the “Earth Dancer Edition,” which comes in a custom outer box featuring awe-inspiring art of a battle high above Azuma, and includes a physical copy of the game, an original soundtrack consisting of 56 tracks across two CDs, a 160-page art book, an Azuma-inspired folding fan, a plush Woolby keychain, and a substantial DLC pack, which includes the “Seasons of Love Bundle,” the “Festive Attire and Dark Woolby Bundle,” the “Rune Factory 4 Hero Outfit Bundle,” the “Rune Factory 4 Bachelorette Outfit Bundle,” and the Useful Item Bundle, for an MSRP of $99.99.
Along with physical editions, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will be available digitally on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam in a standard edition for $59.99; a Digital Deluxe edition, which includes the game, the “Seasons of Love Bundle,” and the “Festive Attire and Dark Woolby Bundle” for $69,99; and as a Super Digital Deluxe edition, which includes the game, the “Seasons of Love Bundle,” the “Festive Attire and Dark Woolby Bundle,” a digital soundtrack, and digital art book, for $79.99. All digital versions of the game will come with the “Rune Factory 4 Hero Outfit Bundle” as a special bonus. Digital pre-order options will be available soon.
Developed by Marvelous and published in the Americas by Marvelous USA, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is scheduled for release globally on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows PC via Steam on June 5, 2025. The title will be published in Japan by Marvelous Inc. and in Europe by Marvelous Europe. More information can be found on the official website, https://na.runefactory.com/azuma/, and on X @RuneFactory. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the ESRB.