Jagex announces RuneScape 4 in development using Unreal Engine

Video game developer Jagex has announced RuneScape 4 during its RuneFest event in Birmingham, UK. VGC, MMORPG.com, PC Gamer, PCGamesN and IGN all reported that the new project is in active early development. The upcoming title will serve as a fourth major game in the franchise alongside RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, and Dragonwilds, according to VGC and PCGamesN. [1][2][3][4][5][7]

The new game is being built using Epic Games' Unreal Engine, VGC, IGN, and TechPowerUp reported. A teaser trailer shown at RuneFest confirmed that the story takes place in the fantasy world of Gielinor during its Sixth Age, starting in the region of Ashenfal. VGC noted that the project began development as an expansion to the survival title Dragonwilds. [1][3][7][9][13]

British developer Jagex, based in Cambridge, introduced the original RuneScape as a browser-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The studio expanded the series with Old School RuneScape in 2013 and launched RuneScape Dragonwilds in early access on Steam in 2025. [11][12]

Alongside the new game reveal, Jagex outlined future content roadmaps for its existing titles at RuneFest, MMORPG.com and PCGamesN reported. PCGamesN, IGN, and Radio Times also reported that Jagex revealed an animated series created in collaboration with content creator Charlie 'MoistCr1tikal' White. [4][5][6][7][10]