Games like Rune Factory 3 Special
If Rune Factory 3 Special is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rune Factory 4 Special, Rune Factory 5 and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lighthearted, nostalgic and whimsical. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Rune Factory 3 Special: Bridge the divide of an ancient schism between humans and monsters in Rune Factory 3 Special as half-human, half-wooly protagonist Micah. Farm, fight and fall in love as you revisit a classic in the series that perfected the blend of RPG & Life-sim genres.
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Rune Factory 4 Special
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Top pick for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
Rune Factory 5
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Second-strongest match for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
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Shares farming and dungeon crawling with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Third-strongest match for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
Artisan Story
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Ranked #4 for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Aspiring to be the best artisan in the world, our young artisans are opening their own workshop complete with a monster ranch. Tame monsters from the dungeon, tend to your fantasy farm, collect materials and craft recipes, and experience a carefree story rich fantasy life
Immortal Life
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Ranked #5 for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
Elements
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Ranked #6 for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Elements is a beautiful, 3rd-person, open-world adventure game about two siblings fulfilling their destiny. Go in search of 8 elemental stones to uncover magic and mystery. And restore balance to the Elemental world and ours.
Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
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Shares farming, crafting and a nostalgic mood with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Ranked #7 for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.
Monster Harvest
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Shares a lighthearted mood with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Ranked #8 for Rune Factory 3 Special fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist! Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.
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Rune Factory 5
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Reviewers of Rune Factory 3 Special cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!
Rune Factory 4 Special
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Rune Factory 3 Special cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
Tides of Destiny
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Reviewers of Rune Factory 3 Special cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Assemble ever more intricate pieces, harvest the resources they provide, develop your Kingdom, send your explorers to discover the world, and find dry land before angry Gods sweep you away.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rune Factory 3 Special at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~88% under Rune Factory 3 Special on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~63% under Rune Factory 3 Special on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Schedule I
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Priced ~50% under Rune Factory 3 Special on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rune Factory 3 Special.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
The Forest
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Priced ~50% under Rune Factory 3 Special on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rune Factory 3 Special.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
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Priced ~75% under Rune Factory 3 Special on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~75% under Rune Factory 3 Special on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Rune Factory 3 Special.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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DAEMON X MACHINA
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Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special.
Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity from the corrupted machines and gigantic robots in this post-apocalyptic action game!
STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Experience the joys of life on the farm in this reimagining of a timeless STORY OF SEASONS classic!
Fate/EXTELLA LINK
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Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special.
History, legend, and sci-fi collide in the latest chapter of the Fate/EXTRA saga! Join 26 Heroic Spirits from all across time as they hack and slash their way across the battlefields of SE.RA.PH, a digital realm for the last survivors of Earth.
Fate/EXTELLA
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Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special.
In the digital realm of SE.RA.PH, the Holy Grail War is over, but the land’s new ruler faces challenges and threats from all sides. The servants now find themselves drawing up tense and unlikely alliances, preparing for a conflict that may tear SE.RA.PH apart...or destroy it entirely.
STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
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Shares farming, crafting and a nostalgic mood with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special. Shares Simulation and Casual with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
WHY THIS
Shares farming and dungeon crawling with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Welcome to the eastern nation of Azuma! In this fresh take on Rune Factory, use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the land, its people, and even its gods. Along the way, battle corrupted monsters, rebuild seasonal farms and villages, and form bonds with the colorful locals.
Rune Factory 4 Special
WHY THIS
Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special. Shares RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
Rune Factory 5
WHY THIS
Another title from Marvelous Inc., the studio behind Rune Factory 3 Special. Shares Simulation and RPG with Rune Factory 3 Special.
As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!
Frequently asked about Rune Factory 3 Special
- Is Rune Factory 3 Special verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Rune Factory 3 Special is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Rune Factory 3 Special cost?
- Rune Factory 3 Special is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Rune Factory 3 Special?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rune Factory 3 Special are Rune Factory 4 Special, Rune Factory 5, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma.
- Who developed Rune Factory 3 Special?
- Rune Factory 3 Special was developed by Marvelous Inc. and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc., Marvelous.
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