It’s coming to Nintendo Switch and PC and features many new features. A new trailer is available, which highlights the different potential companions that protagonist Micah can engage with. There are 11 in total, the series’ highest, and include the somewhat standoffish Raven and the apprentice witch Marian to fishing enthusiast Carmen and the vain Sofia.

Thanks to Newlywed Mode, players can pursue new adventures after a wedding with a companion. There’s also a new Hell difficulty for veterans to spice things up.

Rune Factory 3 Special launches on September 5th for Nintendo Switch and PC. Stay tuned for more gameplay and details until then.

With a new trailer, Marvelous has confirmed that Rune Factory 3 Special will be releasing in the West on September 5. The publisher has also confirmed that unlike Japan, where it released exclusively for the Switch, in the West, it will also be available for PC day and date.

Rune Factory 3 Special features updated character models, remastered visuals, and various additional features and improvements over the original game, including the Newlywed Mode, a new Hell difficulty option, and new standalone chapters that are unlocked after marriage with each of the eleven available bachelorette characters in the game.

Stay tuned for more details on the game in the coming weeks and months.

Rune Factory 3 Special has been rated for the Nintendo Switch by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Certifications for games generally tend to happen when they’re relatively closer to launch, suggesting that the remastered farming sim could be approaching release in North America. An official announcement hasn’t yet been made by either Marvelous or XSEED Games, which generally handles Western localization and publishing for the former- though if the game is indeed getting closer to launch, one would imagine an announcement won’t be too far away.

In Japan, Rune Factory 3 Special is out on March 2. A new mainline Rune Factory game is also in development.

The trailer, which is in Japanese, goes over the farming sim action RPG’s core mechanics and premise. Players will as protagonist Micah, an amnesiac who can transform into a Wooly, who must find a way to help humans and monsters to peacefully coexist. In addition to combat, dungeon crawling, and recruiting allies, Rune Factory 3 Special’s core loop focuses on farming, fishing, interacting with the townsfolk, and more. The remaster also features various improvements, including 3D characters models and HD environments. Check out the trailer below for more details.

Rune Factory 3 Special launches for the Switch in Japan on March 2, 2023. A western launch date hasn’t yet been announced. Meanwhile, a new Rune Factory game is also in development.

Rune Factory 3 will launch in Japan on March 2, 2023. Marvelous has also unveiled a Digital Deluxe Edition, a Dream Collection Limited Edition, as well as a Dream Collection and Wedding Collection Limited Edition. The latter is available exclusively via the Marvelous Shop.

A western release date for the title hasn’t been announced yet, but upon its announcement last month, it was given a 2023 release window. It also remains to be seen whether or not Rune Factory 3 Special will eventually make its way over to PC as well. The last two Rune Factory releases – Rune Factory 4 Special and Rune Factory 5 – did release for the platform not long after their respective Western releases, so the odds are good that the upcoming remaster will follow suit.

Rune Factory 3 focuses on Micah who, like previous protagonists, awakens in a town without his memories. After meeting Shara, Micah sets about farming, fishing and foraging along with dungeon exploring to take on monsters. The title also introduces new mechanics to the series, like AI with dynamic schedules, Wooly transformation, and villagers joining as companions in battle.

Newlywed Mode from Rune Factory 4 Special is also included, providing new adventures for each of the 11 companions after marriage. There’s also Another Episode, which offers “fully-voiced picture stories narrated by those same characters,” and “Hell” difficulty for series veterans.

Marvelous also confirmed that a new Rune Factory series is in development. No further details were provided, except that it’s coming in “the future.”