![]() ![]() Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon is the first game in the series, released in Japan on Augfor the Nintendo DS.As of 2021, there are five numbered main entries to the franchise, as well as one enhanced port and two spin-offs, including a direct sequel to the first game. Despite the loose connections between each entry, they each feature their own cast of characters, setting, and story, so the numbers mostly refer to episodes rather than to sequels. Rune Factory spans seven different games set in the same shared universe. The games in the franchise have seen both critical and commercial success, with English region publisher Xseed Games declaring it as their best performing franchise in 2020. The title of the series refers to the recurring game mechanic of "rune points" and runes that can be earned by completing a variety of tasks, such as growing crops, crafting items and leveling up skills. The basic premise of most Rune Factory games is to play as a hero who has lost their memory, but must save the land from peril at the hands of an evil enemy, while uncovering their memories. Rune Factory retains the farming and social simulation portions of the Story of Seasons games, but integrates it into a fantasy setting and introduces dungeon crawling elements into the core gameplay. ![]() With the first game published in 2006, the property consists of five main-series games, two spin-off titles and numerous manga adaptations. The Story of Seasons references were subsequently dropped starting with the second installment, in order to become its own series. The series began as a spin-off to Marvelous' flagship franchise Story of Seasons (formerly Harvest Moon). The games are developed by Hashimoto's studio Hakama, taking over from Neverland after they ceased operations in 2013. Rune Factory is a franchise of fantasy role-playing simulation games created by Yoshifumi Hashimoto and primarily published by Marvelous. ![]()
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