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RuneScape 2001

Role-playing (RPG) by Jagex, published by Jagex.

Web browser Linux Android PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac Role-playing (RPG) Adventure ESRB: T Steam Deck Playable
78
Players
IGDB rating
81%
Very Positive
27,535 Steam reviews
1,483 playing now
on Steam, 2,411 peak today
5000 h to beat
main story, 5500 h for everything
0 awards won
2 nominations

About

RuneScape came out on January 4, 2001 for Web browser, then for PC on April 18, 2016 and for Android and iOS on April 7, 2020. On Steam, 81% of 27,535 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 1,483 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 3,167 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 5000 hours, doing everything about 5500 hours. It was nominated for 2 awards.

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.

What is happening now

RuneScape is a long-running fantasy RPG that launched in 2001 and remains playable across browsers and multiple platforms. The game has maintained an active community across its various versions, including Old School RuneScape. This week, RuneScape found itself at the center of an AI-generated drama when a ChatGPT employee created Elderwood Realms, an AI-made clone built with GPT-6 that replicated Old School RuneScape's locations and mechanics in a playable browser format. The project quickly drew attention from both the RuneScape community and Jagex's legal team, prompting the developer's swift cease-and-desist action. The clone has since been taken offline. The incident sparked community discussion around generative AI in gaming and the boundaries of inspiration versus reproduction.

How long to beat RuneScape

from 2 players
Main + extrasstory plus side content
5000 h
Completionisteverything the game has
5500 h

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Awards

0 won, 2 more nominations
British Academy Games Awards 2015
Nominated: Persistent Game
British Academy Games Award for Online 2013
Nominated: Browser

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
January 4, 2001
April 18, 2016
April 7, 2020
April 7, 2020

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 or later
Windows 10 or higher
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Broadband Internet connection
Processor
-
Intel i3-6100 / any AMD Ryzen CPU
Memory
-
8 GB RAM
Graphics
-
GeForce GTX 600 series, Intel UHD Graphics 610, AMD Radeon R7 260
Storage
-
8 GB available space

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

RuneScape player count

concurrent players on Steam
1,483playing now4m ago
2,411peak today
3,16730-day peak
3,167highest we have seenNov 1, 2026
Oct 23: 2,566 Oct 24: 2,804 Oct 25: 3,149 Oct 26: 2,638 Oct 27: 2,609 Oct 28: 2,506 Oct 29: 2,474 Oct 30: 2,591 Oct 31: 2,756 Nov 1: 3,167 Nov 2: 2,671 Nov 3: 2,493 Nov 4: 2,411
Oct 23daily peak, last 13 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

RuneScape achievements

20 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Uncharted Travelled to the Arc islands and visited 50 uncharted isles
1.5%
A Lick of Paint Selected your chosen colour of kitten from Gertrude, using the ring of charos
2.7%
Lumbridge Hard Tasks Completed all the tasks in the Lumbridge hard set
2.9%
Who's the Boss? Killed 1000 of RuneScape's bosses
2.9%
99 with a flake Reached the highest level in a skill and unfurled a flag in the prestigious max guild garden
3.1%
Sinking Fast Completed a sinkhole activity
3.4%
All 20 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Treasure Seeker Finished 10 clue scrolls and claimed their loot
3.8%
Something Barrowed Defeated the 6 (or 7) barrows brothers and claimed their loot 5 times over
3.9%
Embrace the Chaos Solved the Embrace the Chaos mystery within the Infernal Source archaeology site
4%
Lumbridge Medium Tasks Completed all the tasks in the Lumbridge Medium set
4.1%
Prifddinas Unlocked the lodestone at Prifdinnas, the city of the elves
4.1%
Lumbridge Beginner Tasks Completed all the tasks in the Lumbridge beginner set
4.3%
At One with Nature Crafted nature runes at the altar buried in the jungle
4.8%
Anachronia Lodestone Unlocked the lodestone at Anachronia, the island of great beasts
5.5%
The Jack of Spades Gained access to the golden city of Menaphos by completing the Jack of Spades quest
6.1%
Castles in the Sky Stepped inside the portal at clan camp and visited a clan citadel floating in the sky
6.1%
Always Prepared Claimed an anti-dragon shield from the Duke of Lumbridge
7.1%
Sir Mitt Climbed to the top of the white knights' castle and saw all there was to see
7.8%
Lumbridge Lodestone Unlocked the lodestone at Lumbridge, the city of stone
28.9%
Burthorpe Lodestone Unlocked the lodestone at Burthorpe, the town of training
52.3%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

All 92 stories
RuneScape shares the next plugins officially coming to the game and readies another double XP weekend
1 outlet · Nov 2, 2026
Jagex partnered with a RuneScape-inspired idle game to turn the sequel into an official spinoff
1 outlet · Nov 1, 2026
RuneScape outlines adjustment plans for higher level combat and skilling gameplay
1 outlet · Nov 1, 2026
Jagex explains RuneScape Reignited plans, an MMO relaunch so divisive it was canceled in weeks
1 outlet · Oct 30, 2026
RuneScape Reignited Is Dead, but the Problem Jagex Was Trying to Solve Still Exists
1 outlet · Oct 22, 2026
RuneScape launches its in-game plugin hub and tweaks its new duo boss in latest patch
1 outlet · Oct 19, 2026
RuneScape launches its first wave of community plugins, and you can use them now
1 outlet · Oct 19, 2026
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1 outlet · Oct 19, 2026
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