Official Site:Â RuneScape
Studio: Jagex Games Studio
Launch Date:Â January 4, 2001
Genre:Â Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Browser
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RuneScape releases the Pharaoh’s Folly quest, Old School RuneScape discusses Sailing alpha
It's time once again for RuneScape players to return to the desert and head towards the finale of a quest line that's been ongoing...
Design Mockument: Which of the healthiest 2025 MMORPGs have space for a sequel?
Every year, Justin and I write all of our End-of-Year Eleven posts, and every year one of those is for the healthiest games going...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 512: Equinox Homecoming is not horsing around
Justin and Bree discuss the new horse mystery MMO Equinox Homecoming, the reveal of RuneScape Dragonwilds, Stars Reach's Kickstarted, FFXIV's Seekers of Eternity, and Black Desert's console sunset/upgrade, and LOTRO's housing rush, with adventures in LOTRO and World of Warcraft, plus a mailbag topic on frugal gaming.
RuneScape Dragonwilds is Jagex’s new co-op survival game, coming to early access this spring
Jagex has officially announced another game in the RuneScape franchise: RuneScape Dragonwilds. Before you get too excited, it's not a new MMORPG; it's an...
RuneScape prepares a possible April Fools’ Day tease regarding mounts and its next major quest
April Fools' Day is apparently coming early to RuneScape as the MMORPG's weekly newsletter is promising mounts to players that will likely not exist...
Battle Bards: The Final Refrain
It’s been a very long while, but the Battle Bards haven’t fully abandoned you — at least not without a goodbye! In the grand...
Perfect Ten: The challenges of running challenge servers in MMOs
So there has been a bit of a kerfuffle over in the World of Warcraft world, which is a bit like saying that the...
RuneScape polishes quests while Old School RuneScape goes Sailing
Have you ever felt as though your feedback was heard by an MMO studio? Some RuneScape players are going to answer in the affirmative...
Old School RuneScape’s Sailing skill open alpha test begins March 20
The Sailing skill has been talked about, teased, and polled for a very, very long time, and now Old School RuneScape is making good...
The RuneScape Archive Project is paying a $500 bounty to folks who can dig up old versions of OSRS
Some of our readers might recall a show known as Cash in the Attic, which basically filmed experts finding rare treasures in people's houses,...
Vague Patch Notes: Learning to hate the MMORPGs you love
I had to teach myself how to hate Star Trek Online. It didn't come naturally to me.
If you've read the stuff that I've written...
Old School RuneScape applies new charms, boss breaches, and changes to PvP and gear to its permanent Deadman server
If you're the sort who likes to rumble around in the always-on Deadman mode server of Old School RuneScape, then there's good news for...
Jagex’s new CEO discusses the legacy of RuneScape and OSRS, managing its devs, and microtransaction concerns
Last week saw a pretty significant shakeup for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape fans when Jagex CEO Phil Mansell announced he stepped down as...
Brighter Shores launches the first phase of its combat rework
I don't think anyone was going to argue that Brighter Shores had the most engaging and thrilling combat system in the MMO space. In...
RuneScape is getting a new boss as Jagex CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down
On the heels of RuneFest, we're witnessing a changing of the guard at Jagex: CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down. Mansell has served as...
RuneFest 2025: Old School RuneScape’s new Sailing skill enters open alpha later this month
The revivified RuneFest event brought Old School RuneScape fans a 2025 update plan of its own, and as one might expect, there was a...
RuneFest 2025: RuneScape gets Leagues and new profession level caps in 2025, new vampiric region in 2026
Are you ready to deal with vampires in RuneScape? You'd better be because the major reveal from this year's returning RuneFest event is the...
Here’s how to watch RuneScape’s Runefest this morning from the comfort of your couch
We're lucky to be getting a RuneFest this year: Readers will recall that we haven't seen Jagex hold its annual RuneScape event since 2019,...
Old School RuneScape celebrates 12 years in-game with digital cake and a deviled eggs-loving imp guy
What do deviled eggs, a guy named Dave, and a twelfth birthday have in common? They're the ingredients being thrown into the stew pot...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
