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Back To Our Square Roots
Index Game Update: Visual Update - World Declutter Double XP is back! This event will be running from Friday May 1st for ten days. In classic fashion, Double XP is a 10-day event where you have 48 hours of Double XP to…
Event19 changesStoreBalance - RuneScape ®
Game Jam QoL, Simpler Enrage Scaling & More!
Game Jam Projects A handful of Game Jam projects have made it through the pipeline and are now live in the game today! Boss Enrage Mechanics Update With the release of Amascut we had created a Boss with a smoother enrag…
Store37 changesFixGameplay - RuneScape ®
RuneFest Returns in 2026!
RuneFest 2026 is BACK! There’s nothing quite like a year with RuneFest – and we are so excited to be back THIS YEAR with our biggest and best one yet. This October, hundreds of J-Mods will come together with 6000 (!!) o…
Patch notes5 changesMapsBalance - RuneScape ®
March Roundup & a look ahead at April
Hey ‘Scapers! As we continue to follow through on delivering both our 2026 and our Road to Restoration roadmaps, we are continuing to look for ways to keep you, our community, both involved and informed. Mod Anvil very…
Patch notes1 changePerformance - RuneScape ®
Blooming Burrow Returns!
Content: Today we're launching the Blooming Burrow spring event as well as an update to the Cosmetic Toggle. Read more about both of these in their dedicated sections on todays blog! Full Patch Notes can be found furthe…
Event64 changes1 numericFix - RuneScape ®
Havenhythe Out Now
A brand new landmass arrives in RuneScape today! Welcome to Havenhythe. Found to the east of Morytania, Havenhythe is a quiet and mysterious place with a long history behind it. Once home to ancient civilisations, stran…
Event19 changesGameplayBalance - RuneScape ®
DailyScape Overhaul & Free Runemetrics for Members
Check out today's "This Week in RuneScape" blog on the link here, including some tweaks to Combat and more information about RuneMetrics. Today's Update DailyScape Overhaul Launch This update is going live today. Read a…
Patch notes1 changeGameplay - RuneScape ®
RuneScape’s Biggest Area Expansion Yet
Havenhythe Part 1 is almost here.... On 23 March, we set sail for our biggest area expansion yet, welcoming a whole new corner of Gielinor with brand-new quests, bosses, skilling updates and a vast stretch of land to ex…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - RuneScape ®
Dungeoneering Refresh & Remaster
Hey 'Scapers! Dungeoneering is a much-beloved skill that was originally released back in 2010. Since its initial release, however, it has rarely received updates which has led to it becoming quite outdated - both in gam…
Event45 changesGameplayUI/audio - RuneScape ®
Road to Restoration - Aura Overhaul Design Update
Hey Scapers' A few weeks ago we shared a very early design for the overhaul of the Aura system. We talked about the issues that Auras and the Aura system presented and how we plan to address these issues, as well as whe…
Event29 changesFixGameplay - RuneScape ®
March's Month Ahead & Combat Style Modernisation
The Month Ahead A reminder of the format: For the month ahead, all updates or content releases for the game, will be noted in the golden container or the parchment visual (e.g. "New Quest" or "Combat Update"). Below tha…
Store8 changesGameplayCompatibility - RuneScape ®
Road to Restoration - Grand Exchange Improvements
Hey 'Scapers! Today is the fifth entry in our blog series on the Road to Restoration, and we know it's something that many of you have been looking forward to for a while... a look at how we plan to improve the Grand Ex…
Patch notes10 changesMapsPerformance - RuneScape ®
This Week in RuneScape [Feb 23rd]
Community Topics: In Case You Missed It + Our Reactions to Last Week Last week we launched our Early-Game Rebalance, which was followed by a Tuesday Thieving Rebalance to address feedback regarding how Thieving had been…
Store24 changesFixGameplay - RuneScape ®
Road to Restoration – Aura Overhaul
Introduction Hey 'Scapers! I'm Mod Breezy, here once again to welcome you to our 4th design blog in the Road to Restoration series! In these design blogs we share information on upcoming updates that are part of the Roa…
Event30 changesFixBalance - RuneScape ®
Road to Restoration - Re-grounding Outfits & Equipment
Hello again 'Scapers This is part three of our blog series on the Road to Restoration. Today's topic covers "Regrounding Items", but many of you have wondered what that actually refers to. The "Regrounding Items" projec…
Event29 changesStoreGameplay - RuneScape ®
Community Discussions & This Week in RuneScape
Community Topics: In Case You Missed It + Our Reactions to Last Week Last week we shared what we want to achieve on the Road to Restoration and also shared a preview of our upcoming Early Game Rebalance and DailyScape O…
Event20 changesFixGameplay
