Release date of "Dragon's Land Rune Factory" for Switch and Steam pushed back about a week to June 5 to coincide with Switch 2 launch.

Marvelous, Inc. has announced that the release date of " Dragon Country Rune Factory, " the latest title in the Rune Factory series, will be postponed from May 30, 2025 (Friday) to June 5, 2025 (Thursday). Director Maekawa said, " Development is progressing well, but we want people to be able to play the game at the same time and not be tied to a specific hardware.

The release date of "Dragon Country: Rune Factory" has been postponed to June 5.

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The latest title in the Rune Factory series, "Dragon Country Rune Factory," which was scheduled for release on May 30, 2025 (Friday) for Nintendo Switch and Steam, has attracted attention for its Japanese-style worldview and new storyline, which takes place in the East, while retaining the traditional Rune Factory style. The game's Japanese-style worldview and new storyline, which takes place in the east while retaining the traditional Rune Factory style, attracted much attention.

The " Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 2025.4.2 " was held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (Japan time), and the release of "Dragon Country Rune Factory: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition" was also announced. Rune Factory Nintendo Switch 2 Edition" was also announced. The game will be released on June 5, 2025 (Thursday), the same date as Nintendo Switch 2.

The release of "Dragon Country Rune Factory" has been postponed. On the official website of "Dragon Country Rune Factory," a message from the game's director, Mr. Maekawa, has been posted.

Message from Director Maekawa (excerpt)

From the beginning, we had planned to release "Dragon Country Rune Factory" on Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2.

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Development of both versions is progressing smoothly, so we hope you can be assured of that. However, there is one thing we must apologize for. The release date of "Dragon Country Rune Factory" has been changed from "Friday, May 30" to "Thursday, June 5" to coincide with the release of "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition". We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We want everyone to be able to play the game at the same time, regardless of hardware, so we have decided to change the release date of the Nintendo Switch and Steam versions to coincide with the release of Nintendo Switch 2. We apologize again for this change while pre-orders are already underway.

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Paid upgrade passes will also go on sale.

The standard edition of "Dragon Country Rune Factory Nintendo Switch 2 Edition" for Nintendo Switch 2 will be priced at 8,678 yen (including tax). The standard edition of "Dragon Country Rune Factory" for Nintendo Switch and Steam will cost 7,678 yen (including tax).

If you purchased the Nintendo Switch version of "Dragon Country Rune Factory," you can also apply a paid upgrade pass to introduce elements of Nintendo Switch 2. It is possible to play "Dragon Country Rune Factory" for Nintendo Switch 2 with the backward compatibility feature of Nintendo Switch 2 without an upgrade, but if you want to go to the trouble, you might want to play it in high resolution and high frame rate!

Further information will be announced on the official "Dragon Country Rune Factory" website and the official Rune Factory series X (@RuneFactory_PR ).