RuneScape ®

RuneScape ®

Jagex Ltd · October 14, 2020 · Free to Play, MMORPG, Open World, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

RuneScape ® is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Very Positive82% · 27,3121,552playing now
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RuneScape ® price

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About RuneScape ®

✦ AI summary

Explore a vast fantasy world with 29 skills to master across quests, combat, farming, trading, and more in this 19-year-old MMORPG that lets you play however you want on PC or mobile. Fight epic bosses, build your own port and farm, and join hundreds of millions of players in shaping the ever-evolving realm of Gielinor.

RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.

RuneScape ® — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Multiplayer, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
Before I get into this review, I just want to say that I have played Runescape since 2001. I was there for the original partyhat drop. I was there in Falador during the Falador massacre. I was there during the release of RS2 and RS3. I have watched it grow from a tiny 2D game into the epic game it is today. A few years ago, I would have highly recommended Runescape. It has solid lore, lots of fun things to do, and just overall a good game. Until Jagex gave my account away. After a small break from Runescape, I logged into the game to discover my character standing in Soul Wars, minimum graphics, and completely devoid of any of my items that I had worked so hard to obtain. Checking Grand Exchange logs, I noted that everything worth selling was sold, even my partyhat. My account was secured with a strong password and two factor authentication. There were no lingering sessions or tokens left around that they could have accessed, especially since I had not logged in for a year by that point. What I came to realize is that whoever obtained my account had performed an account recovery and had guessed at the information. Jagex, in its infinite wisdom, believed this person and …
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
nope
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
I cannot even log in to the game, this is crap.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 1, 2026
why do I go from logged in. to needing to log in to cancel my membership?
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 2, 2026
The efforts to un-ensh1ttify the game are noticeable and appreciated. Hope it keeps healing as the parts that are good are quite good
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
To be honest not enough content I NEED MOREEE 🤪

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