following the success of "rune factory 4", series producer yoshifumi hashimoto commented that the development of a sequel was expected. however, after "rune factory" developer neverland co. declared bankruptcy in 2013, the future of the series was left uncertain. in 2014, marvelous aql stated that they had hired former "rune factory" developers, including hashimoto, to develop "". the game was announced during a nintendo direct in february 2019, and is planned to be released for the nintendo switch in 2020.