Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Limited Edition Live Now At Amazon, Sold Out At Best Buy (2024)

By Brendan Hesse on August 30, 2024 at 9:33AM PDT

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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma launches Spring 2025 on Nintendo Switch and PC. Based on the reveal trailer and early information about the game, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma looks to be an evolution of the established RPG-meets-farming-sim formula of previous Rune Factory games. The game is set in Azuma--a fantasy world inspired by Japanese folklore, where players take the role of a magical martial artist known as an "Earth Dancer" on a quest to restore the land by building farms, repairing villages, and taking on RPG-style quests and boss battles.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will feature two physical versions on Nintendo Switch, including a standard edition with the base game and a limited Earth Dancer Edition that comes with collectible goodies and bonus in-game content. Both versions are available for preorder now. No preorder bonuses have been revealed for either edition, but we'll update this article if any official or retailer-exclusive bonuses are announced.

Quick look: Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma preorders

• Amazon - Earth Dancer Limited Edition -- $100
• Best Buy - Earth Dancer Limited Edition -- $100 | SOLD OUT
• Amazon - Standard Edition -- $60
• Best Buy - Standard Edition -- $60

Preorder Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - Earth Dancer Limited Edition

$100

The $100 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - Earth Dancer Limited Edition includes the physical edition for Nintendo Switch and the following extras:

• Woolby character plush keychain
• Art book
• Official soundtrack on CD
• Traditional Japanese folding fan
• Seasons of Love DLC bundle with extra downloadable Woolby Costumes
• Custom box with unique cover art

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - Earth Dancer Limited Edition Preorders are available now at Amazon. Best Buy is currently sold out of preorders.

Note: Collector's editions for multiple other Rune Factory games for Switch, including Rune Factory 5 and Rune Factory 4 Special, aren't easy to find for reasonable prices these days. If you want all the bonus goodies above, you'll probably want to secure a preorder before the Earth Dancer Edition is gone.

Preorder Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Standard Edition

$60

If you only want a physical copy of the base game, you can preorder the Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma for $60 at Amazon and Best Buy. Digital preorders are also available on Switch, and on PC via Steam.

More Rune Factory games on Switch

If you're interested in Guardians of Azuma and haven't played all of the previous entries in the franchise, you're in luck, because there are three great Rune Factory games on Nintendo Switch already. Rune Factory 5 is the most recent new entry in the franchise, but remastered versions of Rune Factory 3 and 4 are also worth checking out. Rune Factory 3 originally released on Nintendo DS in 2010, while Rune Factory 4 first appeared on 3DS in 2013. You can get all three for cheap at Amazon. You can even still get Rune Factory 3's Golden Memories Limited Edition for retail price.

• Rune Factory 3 Special -- $28 ($30)
• Rune Factory 3 Special - Golden Memories Limited Edition -- $67 ($70)
• Rune Factory 4 Special -- $20
• Rune Factory 5 -- $25 ($30)

Another RPG farming sim hybrid to check out is Square Enix's Harvestella, which is also exclusive to Nintendo Switch and PC.

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