Rune Factoryis a fantasy-laden role-playing simulation series with fighting, crafting, and magic. There’s a reason why one of its games was themost played Wii game in 2010; there is so much to do. They can date several of the NPCs inRune Factory, and get married if they wish. But it’s not easy, so if players are looking to get hitched in between their busy days of farming, battling, and crafting, they’ll probably need help.

Getting Hitched

If players thought getting to the dating stage ofRune Factory 4was hard, just wait until they attempt to get married. There is a lot of randomly generated numbers running in the background as players date, propose, or try to have children with their potential mate, and it can be extremely time consuming if players get unlucky in their rolls.

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How to Start

First, players will have to be dating theRune Factory 4character (LINK TO MY DATING RUNE FACTORY ARTICLE ONCE LIVE) they want to marry. After that, the game doesn’t give players a checklist of things they will need to get a yes to their proposal, but they’ll need:

If the main character is a male, they’ll also need:

That list may sound easy, but players can get lost in the tangle of relationship events, or even just have trouble topping off their LP levels. But players who are familiar with the genre, like theromances inStardew Valley, will have some idea of how to get that LP level up with gifts and events.

List of Relationship Events

Unlike some other games that have beengiven the dating sim treatment, players will really have to work hard to get hitched. Here’s a list of relationship events per character:

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Xiao Pai

Although other dating games likeDragon AgeandFire Emblem Fatesallow players to date same-sex partners,Rune Factory 4does not, so none of these events will trigger for same-sex characters in game.

How to Trigger Relationship Events

Unfortunately the relationships haven’t changed fromRune Factory 4’s original October 2013 release: although there are only two or three events for most characters, triggering them can be a long waiting game. Since the trigger is random, it can take in-game months or years for all of the needed relationship events to trigger. Some things players can do to help move the relationship along:

WhileRune Factory 4has been out for years, it wasreleased on the Nintendo Switchjust this week, giving a whole new generation of players access to this dating puzzle of a RPG Sim.

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