Rune Factory 5's Most Romanceable Characters

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While farming and dungeon crawling are a large part of Rune Factory 5's gameplay, players also have the ability to date and marry one of the eligible NPCs that live in the town of Rigbarth, and a few stand as excellent romance choices. Rune Factory 5 is a JRPG farming game that combines daily tasks like cooking and crop-tending with fast-paced, real-time combat in difficult dungeons. However, unlike other titles from developer Marvelous, like Story of Seasons, both the main character and NPCs have complex personalities that are a major part of Rune Factory 5's narrative.

Relationship building in Rune Factory 5 starts as soon as players enter the main town of Rigbarth. All the characters in the town have a friendship gauge that can be increased by attending festivals, speaking with characters daily, and giving them favorite gifts. While some of these gifts are easy to obtain, like a crop or crafting ingredient, others are more difficult and require players to raise their skills and obtain special recipes. Friendship gauges can also be negatively impacted by giving general townsfolk and Rune Factory 5 romance candidates items they dislike, potentially undoing the progress made from previous interactions.

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There are 12 romanceable NPCs in Rune Factory 5 split evenly between boys and girls. Not every character will be available in the story at the start of the game, with options like Scarlett, Ludmila, Lucas, Reinhard, and Beatrice all introduced at later points in the story. Because of this, players may need to hold off on building romantic relationships to meet and get to know each candidate. Players can also date multiple characters at once, but doing