Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma version 1.1.0 is out now with new social, adventure, & village features
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma version 1.1.0 is out now with new social, adventure, & village features

by Mikhail Madnani on 02 October, 2025

Marvelous has released the new Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma version 1.1.0 update for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam) featuring new social, adventure, and village features.

This update brings in four extremely difficult boss gauntlets which you can access after finishing the main quest "Guardians of Azuma", a new development zone to Summer Village, expanded Storage Box and Seeds & Such capacity, maximum Bond Level increased to 100, and much more. You can find the full patch notes below:

Update 10/01: The Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma 1.1.0 update is now available worldwide for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Please see the updated patch notes below.

Features 
Adventuring 

  • Added four extremely difficult boss gauntlets which you can challenge after completing the main quest “Guardians of Azuma.” 

Village Life 

  • Added a new development zone to Summer Village which you can access after reaching Village Level 8. 
  • Upon reaching Village Level 10, the maximum number of facilities you can place has increased by 5, and the maximum number of decorations you can place is now 256 across the board. 
  • Expanded the Storage Box capacity from 810 to 1,200. 
  • Expanded the Seeds & Such capacity from 300 to 400. 
  • Tsubame’s Early Bird Boutique will now sell Chocolate after you reach a certain Village Level. 
  • Added sorting functionality to the VillageBuilding menus, forging menus at blacksmiths, and building menus at carpenters. 

Socializing 

  • Increased the maximum Bond Level to 100. 
  • You will earn various recipes and items at certain Bond Levels for each character. 

Bug Fixes 

  • Fixed a bug where villagers tasked with farming would sometimes harvest crops even when the action was set to Off. 
  • Fixed bugs related to some NPC conversations during festivals and contests. 
  • Additional minor bug fixes. 

You can read Junior's review of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma here and my Steam Deck and Switch comparison feature here. You can also read my interview about how Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar have proper physical releases on Nintendo Switch 2 here.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is now available on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC (Steam).