During today's State of Play, independent UK developer Jagex announced that RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be released on Sony's PlayStation 5 console later this year and will also join the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription service tiers at launch. It'll be the first console installment in the fantasy franchise, largely known for the PC MMORPG RuneScape, which originally launched in 2001. Earlier this year, Jagex boasted of committing the largest investment yet into the IP.
Jesse America, Executive Producer on the game, said in a statement:
The world of RuneScape continues to go from strength to strength after 25 years of being an icon of the MMORPG space. Bringing Dragonwilds and its mix of crafting, survival, and quintessential RuneScape-ness to new platforms like PlayStation 5 is key to unleashing its magic to more players around the gaming globe.
We’re incredibly proud to have RuneScape: Dragonwilds launch on PlayStation Plus later this year. This means even more gamers can effortlessly team up and explore Ashenfall, go questing across its dangerous regions, battle dragons, skill up on more and more abilities, and ultimately survive its thrall.
Dragonwilds launched on Steam Early Access in April 2025, garnering a fairly positive reception and selling over a million units there. Unlike the original RuneScape, this is an open world survival crafting game where players explore the never-before-seen continent of Ashenfall while embarking on quests, grinding skills, and slaying enemies like dragons.
A few weeks ago, the developers shared the 2026 roadmap:
- Late June — Umbral Sands The update adds Ashenfall's largest region to date, along with Icthlarin, Kalphites, Magic Carpet travel, new gear, and the Nightmare Crucible challenge.
- July — Agility The Agility skill arrives in July, bringing improvements to jumping, movement, and traversal.
- August — No Minor Update Jagex is skipping the August minor update to focus on refining the September release and platform support.
- September — Scorned Wilderness (Kuldra's Saga Climax) Scorned Wilderness brings the conclusion of Kuldra's Saga with the final showdown against Kuldra the God Eater, alongside Runite tier armor and skill tracks filled out to level 99. Jagex is also working on bringing the game to more platforms alongside this release, though no specific platforms have been named yet.
- Winter — Prayer and "Luminance" Prayer, an upcoming Combat and Support Skill that allows players to unlock powerful passive effects, boosting combat capabilities and restoring health, has been moved to the winter update, alongside content currently referred to as Luminance. More details will be shared at RuneFest in October.
The announcement does not clarify whether the PS5 version will support cross-play with PC, though we've asked Jagex to share that information.
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