Old School RuneScape

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Old School RuneScape
Old School Runescape Logo.png
Developer(s) Jagex
Publisher(s) Jagex
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows, OS X
  • 16 February 2013
  • Android, iOS
  • 30 October 2018
Genre(s) MMORPG
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex. The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape , which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3 . The game has since received engine improvements, new content, and quality of life updates largely decided by the community via in-game polls. Despite originally having a smaller development team and a slower update schedule relative to RuneScape , Old School RuneScape is now the more popular version of the game, with an all-time record of 231,719 concurrent players in December 2024.[ citation needed ] A mobile version for Android and iOS was released in October 2018. [1]

Contents

Gameplay

In-game screenshot, showing a player in combat with a goblin Osrsinterface.png
In-game screenshot, showing a player in combat with a goblin

Old School RuneScape is an MMORPG with adventure elements with primarily point and click mechanics. It features a persistent world in which players can interact with each other and the environment. The player controls a human character and can interact with NPCs, objects, and entities in the game world by left-clicking or right-clicking and selecting an option from the object's right-click context menu. Users can gain experience points and level up individual skills, making their playable character more powerful in various ways. [2] Players can also take on quests from NPCs for rewards.

Old School also offers an "Ironman" game mode, where players are completely barred from exchanging items with others, even in PvP situations. In this way, the game is played as though it were a single-player game. [3] [4] First introduced in October 2014, [5] Ironman Mode is often considered one of the most difficult ways to play the game, and more difficult variants have been added such as a mode that also forbids item storage, or permits only one death. [3] Additionally, "Deadman Mode" is a separate game server which features open-world player versus player combat and accelerated experience rates. If one Deadman kills another, the victor receives a large amount of the victim's possessions (including those stored away) and the victim's levels are significantly drained. [6] [7]

Setting

Old School RuneScape largely takes place in the fictional realm of Gielinor. It is divided into kingdoms including Misthalin to the east, Asgarnia in the center, and Kandarin to the west, and is inhabited by many intelligent creatures, including humans, vampyres, elves, monkeys, dwarves, fairies, gnomes, goblins, trolls, ogres, and giants. [2]

Gielinor's basic history is told in five Ages. In the First Age, Guthix, the god of balance, discovered Gielinor and shaped it as he pleased. [8] [ better source needed ] In the Second Age, Guthix went into slumber, and many other gods established power on Gielinor. [9] [ better source needed ] The transition from the Second Age to the Third age was marked by Zamorak, the highest-ranking general of the Zarosian empire, betraying Zaros and apotheosising into the god of chaos. [10] [ better source needed ]

The Third Age spanned the cataclysmic God Wars, [11] [ better source needed ] in which the now-deified Zamorak began a world-spanning war involving many other gods of Gielinor. [12] [ better source needed ] The God Wars lasted for 4,000 years, and finally ended when the region of Forinthry was obliterated by Zamorak, transforming it into the extremely dangerous wasteland known as the Wilderness. [13] [ better source needed ] This explosion awakened Guthix. Enraged by the destruction, he led his army to Forinthry, ended the war, and established the Edicts of Guthix, which banished all other gods from Gielinor.[ citation needed ]

Guthix retreated into the depths of Gielinor and wept, then returning to a deep slumber. The end of the God Wars marked the end of the Third Age and the beginning of the Fourth Age. In the Fourth Age, the surviving races began to rebuild. After 2,000 years, human mages rediscovered Runecrafting, the ability to create runestones to use magic, marking the beginning of the Fifth Age. [14] [ better source needed ] The Fifth Age is the current age of Old School Runescape, in which humans are the dominant race. [15] [ better source needed ]

Development and release

"I’m very happy to report that we have indeed managed to recover a full RuneScape backup from August 2007. This is a complete snapshot of the game, which we have been able to verify would work, with some time and effort invested in it."

Mark Gerhard,Jagex CEO [16]

In response to the declining player base and negative update reception of the original and then-current version of RuneScape , [17] [18] Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard officially announced a poll for the creation of Old School RuneScape in a news article in February 2013. [16] The article explained that a backup of RuneScape dated August 2007 was located in the company's archives. [16]

The company admitted that the game had changed considerably in the preceding five years, and explained that the backup could be used to create a parallel version of the game. The poll was created to gauge interest in the idea among subscribers. [19] In the article, Jagex explained the goals of the poll, and what each threshold of votes would unlock for the community. In two weeks, it received enough votes for the game to be released. [20] The ending total vote count was 449,351, which fell short of the 500,000 reward tier. Jagex did however incorporate three of the five incentives of the highest tier by approving vote-based polls on all new content, upgraded bot protection, and no additional fees to play Old School. [21] [22]

Old School RuneScape was released for Windows, macOS on 22 February 2013. Upon release, the game was only playable for accounts that had a membership subscription. The option for non-members to play in the limited free-to-play areas was granted in February 2015. [23]

Expansions

Old School RuneScape receives regular patches and new content of that of a flagship product. With the exception of game balance and integrity and seasonal events, all updates and changes are polled, and are voted on in-game. The proposed updates are only implemented if 70 percent or more of paying players vote "Yes". [24] In some instances, suggestions made by fans and players have been put to polls and, if passed, were subsequently added to the game. [25]

Some features that were not added to RuneScape until after 2007 have been imported to Old School. [26] [27] [28] Content exclusive to Old School has also been added, such as a long-scrapped palaeontology-themed island [29] and an ambitious new landmass called Great Kourend. [30] New and existing regions have been further populated with additional minigames, [31] quests, [32] [33] bosses [34] and experience-granting activities (such as rooftopping to train the agility skill). New late-game material includes pets [35] and raids. [36] [37] Clans can be formed to socialize and facilitate group activities. [38]

A mobile port of the game was previewed at the Game Developers Conference in March 2018. [39] It was released for Android and iOS devices was released on 30 October 2018. [40] In under two weeks, it became the most downloaded mobile game in eight different countries, surpassing a million downloads. [41] In October 2020, following the release of RuneScape on Steam, it was announced that Old School RuneScape would arrive on the platform in 2021. [42] Old School RuneScape released on Steam on 24 February 2021. [43]

A comparison of the official client (top) and 117Scape's HD plugin (bottom) Old School Runescape graphics comparison.jpg
A comparison of the official client (top) and 117Scape's HD plugin (bottom)

117Scape's HD Plugin, a third-party mod improving the visuals of the game while retaining its distinct style, was released on 14 September 2021. [44] [45] [46]

Varlamore

Old School Runescape released a new update, "Varlamore: Part One" on 20 March 2024. [47] This update added a new area for players to explore named Varlamore, with the Capital city being named "Civitas illa Fortis". Players who complete the quest "Children of the Sun". Players can participate in many activities throughout the Kingdom of Varlamore including completing hunter rumors for the Hunter's Guild, defeating the Moons of Peril boss fight, or attempting the challenge at the Fortis Colosseum. Varlamore: The Rising Darkness, (or Varlamore: Part two) is the second installment of the three part Varlamore area expansion update released on 25 September 2024. [48] This update brought new quests, new areas, a new group boss named "Hueycoatl", the Colossal Wyrm agility course, and Mastering Mixology (a herblore activity). The third and final major update to Varlamore, Varlamore: The Final Dawn, (or Varlamore: Part Three) released on July 23, 2025. [49] This update introduced further quests, more areas, the Doom of Mokhaiotl (a new type of encounter called a Delve Boss), and the Vale Totems fletching minigame. The reward proposal published on 05 February 2025 showcasing new quests, a new slayer dungeon, a new delve boss, and proposes new rewards. [50]

Esports

Wilderness Wars

An esports tournament "Wilderness Wars" was held at the 61st Insomnia Gaming Festival on 26 August 2017. [51]

Deadman tournaments

Additionally, Jagex hosts separate, recurring "Deadman Tournaments" where players can qualify for a final elimination round, incentivized by monetary prizes. [52] The esports company ESL organized the fourth Deadman competition. [53] The Autumn Finals of September 2018 boasted a US$20,000 grand prize. [54] For most major events, tournament coverage is done by a selection of dedicated esports organizations and personnel who provide on-site commentary, analysis, and player interviews surrounding the event in progress, similar to traditional sporting events. The primary medium for professional coverage is through the live streaming platform Twitch.tv.

Deadman: Reborn occurred in 2021. [55] The next Deadman Mode tournament, Deadman: Apocalypse, started on 25 August 2023. [56]

Leagues

At RuneFest 2019, Jagex announced a special new high-speed game mode with similarities to Deadman Mode called "Old School RuneScape Leagues". Leagues contrast with the original servers in that they, much like Deadman Mode, will exist as a separate game instance and only exist temporarily. Each league is intended to run for two months. Players in this game mode compete with others to progress faster and farther before the two months are over. Players that join select game servers will start anew, have vastly increased experience rates, and have the ability to unlock special permanent perks that enhance both rewards and experience. [57]

The first iteration of Leagues was "Twisted", which ran from 14 November 2019 until 16 January 2020. [58] In this League, players were restricted to the regions of the Kebos Lowlands and Great Kourend. [59] The second iteration, "Trailblazer", began on 28 October 2020 and lasted until 6 January 2021. [60] In this League, players began in the starting region of Misthalin, could unlock the region of Karamja for free, and had to carefully choose which three out of seven remaining locked regions to unlock. The third iteration of Leagues was "Shattered Relics", which ran from 19 January 2022 to 16 March 2022. In this League, players had access to the entirety of the world, but did not have full access to their skills and various bosses. In order to unlock them, they had to use a special currency earned by completing tasks within the League. Relics, unlockable boons that granted powerful effects that were present in previous Leagues, were made into less-powerful fragments for this League. However, multiple fragments could be equipped and some granted additional bonus effects if equipped as a set. [61]

Reception

Professional reviews have been generally positive. [62] Most critics have praised the game for introducing new features while still maintaining the traditional gameplay of RuneScape. PC Gamer gave Old School RuneScape a score of 77 out of 100. [63]

PC World called it a "nostalgic experience". [64] Rock, Paper, Shotgun said "there’s something lovely about a company being just as enthusiastic about where their game is headed as where it came from". [65] The Cambridge News wrote "since its resurrection, the game has continued to embrace, celebrate, and expand on its origins to provide a truly nostalgic PvP experience for its growing legions of players." [66] Heavy.com stated "there’s a sense of nostalgia to OSRS that keeps people playing and it features the loved “player killing” aspect of the game that was removed for a period of time." [67] GamesIndustry.biz wrote "it is easy to dismiss its popularity as something that simply taps into that nostalgia for old-school games, but the fact it is now four years old and still growing every year suggests that there is more to it than that." [68]

Awards and nominations

The game was nominated for the "Heritage" and "Best Role-Playing Game" awards at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2018 and 2019, [69] [70] [71] and won the award for "EE Mobile Game of the Year" at the 15th British Academy Games Awards. [72] [73] In addition, it won the award for "Best Mobile Game" at the Develop:Star Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Best Innovation". [74] [75] It was also nominated for "Game of the Year" and "Best Live Ops" at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards. [76]

Subscriptions

Old School RuneScape, like RuneScape, has a free-to-play (F2P) mode of the game with limited in-game content, making its money through membership subscriptions from pay-to-play (P2P) players who have access to the full game. [77] Membership can be bought from Jagex either directly or in the form of Bonds. Bonds can be redeemed by players for membership, or sold to other players for in game currency. [78]

Old School Runescape has a larger player-base than RuneScape 3. It hit a million users in October 2013. [26] In November 2023, Old School Runescape hit a new record high of 185,123 concurrent players [79]

Concurrent players of Old School RuneScape (blue) compared to RuneScape 3 (yellow) from 2013 to 2022. The spike in late 2018 coincides with the release of the mobile version. [80]

Controversies

Gold farming

The playerbase strongly opposes the introduction of microtransactions [81] [82] as the rules of RuneScape prohibit players from engaging in the real-world sale or purchase of in-game items, gold, or services. [83] Despite the repercussions for gold farming, including the banning of suspected accounts, players continue to amass Old School RuneScape gold with the intention of selling it for real-life currency on third-party websites. Gold farming has also become the primary source of real-world income for many Venezuelan players due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country. [84] [85] In 2019, for every 1 million in-game gold coins, a worker would earn about US$0.50. [86] The community had mixed reactions to this information; some are sympathetic to their situation, others emphasize the negative impact of gold farming on the game economy and community. [87] Venezuelan and Spanish-speaking players have been subjected to increased prejudice within the community due to their perceived role in gold farming. [88] [89]

Pride events

At various times during the year, Old School RuneScape launches temporary holiday events, where players can complete seasonal quests to earn special rewards. [90] [91] [92] [93] In June 2017, the addition of an LGBT pride-themed holiday event, in which participants were tasked with finding the pieces to create a rainbow scarf, caused controversy among players for being seen as political and out of place in the game's high fantasy setting. [94]

In a statement, Jagex responded: "There’s no political statement here. Our only aim is to acknowledge and honour an event that promotes empathy, acceptance and love." [95] In 2022, LGBT pride-themed events were reintroduced without incident. Now occurring on an annual basis, each event rewarded additional rainbow and pride flag-coloured attire. [96] [97] [98] In 2025, it was announced that no new pride event would be held. In a Q&A session, Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy explained that LGBT pride-related material was "now controversial in a way it didn’t used to be and that controversy now brings more risk than it did previously". [99]

See also

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