Last week, Marvelous announced Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma would be launching on the Nintendo Switch this May.
Now, in another update during a livestream event, it's been revealed there will be some special collaborative DLC with the action-farming sim Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.
As explained by Noisy Pixel, Sakuna will join the game as an "interactable NPC" which also includes her own house where she'll tend to rice and crops. Additionally, she'll be able to join your party in battle.
You can see her in the livestream video above around the 42 minute mark, and we've also shared some direct screen captures. More details about this collaboration will be announced at a "later date", so stay tuned.
Once again, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will release for the Nintendo Switch on 30th May 2025. Be sure to check out the new trailer for this upcoming release in our exclusive feature.
Would you be interested in this DLC for the new Rune Factory? Let us know in the comments.
[source noisypixel.net]
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My wife may like this, but not my jam. It has some action rpg elements/mixed with a farming/town sim....
Rune Factory 4 and Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin are my two favourite farming sim games ever so that's a pretty fun crossover to see. Rune Factory 5 was a bit disappointing but this one has a lot of promise.
Ooh, nice to see such a crossover happen, looking forward to Guardians of Azuma even more than I already was - I really should finally play Sakuna myself when I can considering not only this, but also and especially that they teased a spin-off for it (https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/11/surprise-sakuna-of-rice-and-ruin-is-getting-a-spin-off)!
Pretty awesome! Sends your mind to potential other Marvelous crossovers, although Sakuna's own setting, themes and gameplay probably made it the most viable candidate as it is.
That is so cool!
Sakuna: Rice and Ruin is a great game!
Now this is huge! Rune Factory and Sakuna together? It's like they made this just for me! This year is looking better and better!
@BenAV I am still in RF4, why do you think 5 is disappointing?
@Princess_Lilly Mechanically it still has a lot of the elements that made Rune Factory 4 good but it's just too lacking in overall polish. The game looks pretty terrible and runs poorly. I still had fun with it but it could have been much better.
I am SO excited for Guardians of Azuma, and this just made it even better! Sakuna is one of my favorite games, so this is such an exciting collaboration!! I didn't even know this was possible, and now I'm hoping for even more Marvelous crossovers, especially when the new Sakuna games drop soon.
Cool collab, and it makes sense.
Speaking of Sakuna, I'm dying to know more about the upcoming spin-off and the continuation of the anime series.
@BenAV oh ok thanks. could be the Switch port, but I'll have to look into that. And honestly, I'll still buy it lol. Thanks for sharing!
@Coolmusic you and me both! I'm so glad they're hitting it off with that fantastic franchise
More Sakunahime is always a good thing for me.
Oh my god, I missed all of this with all of the Switch 2 news and rumors. I love Rune Factory, so this is super exciting!
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