<s>
The	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Rune	O
Factory	O
series	O
since	O
2012	O
's	O
Rune	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
and	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Windows	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Rune	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
series	O
producer	O
Yoshifumi	O
Hashimoto	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Marvelous	O
AQL	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
hired	O
former	O
Rune	O
Factory	O
developers	O
,	O
including	O
Hashimoto	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magna	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
Heaven	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hashimoto	O
left	O
his	O
executive	O
officer	O
role	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
opened	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
under	O
Marvelous	O
called	O
Hakama	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
went	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Rune	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
4	I-Application
Special	I-Application
and	O
Rune	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Rune	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
5	I-Application
debuted	O
with	O
102,853	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
..	O
Total	O
worldwide	O
shipments	O
and	O
digital	O
sales	O
surpassed	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
