{"rewrite":{"id":"r_808c49c87eff2fbb4c09663d","clusterId":"c_5c7a552609349d022baea794","slug":"jagex-reveals-runescape-4-at-runefest-2026-alongside-roadmaps-for-every-live-title","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Jagex Reveals RuneScape 4 at RuneFest 2026 Alongside Roadmaps for Every Live Title","summary":"RuneFest 2026 closed with Jagex announcing RS4, a new fourth-generation MMORPG built on Unreal Engine. It is set on the continent of Ashenfall in the Sixth Age, several years after RuneScape: Dragonwilds, and sits alongside RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, and Dragonwilds rather than replacing them. The team calls it early, with years of work left and system details due in 2027. Roadmaps for the live games were also presented.","whyItMatters":"Jagex is funding a fourth RuneScape while promising not to sunset the three versions players already inhabit, which defers the harder question of whether that many parallel games can hold one community together.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eJagex used RuneFest 2026 to lay out where the RuneScape series goes next, and the answer includes a fourth game. RS4 is in development on Unreal Engine, set on the continent of Ashenfall in the Sixth Age, several years after RuneScape: Dragonwilds. The development team describes it as early, with years before release and system details held for 2027.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe company is explicit that RS4 will not replace RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, or Dragonwilds. Each of those live titles also received its own roadmap at the event, from a foundation-level overhaul of the mainline game to a Smithing rework proposal in OSRS.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRS4\u003c/strong\u003e: New fourth-generation MMORPG on Unreal Engine, set on Ashenfall in the Sixth Age; early development, systems and test details in 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuneScape Reignited\u003c/strong\u003e: Large-scale project overhauling graphics, user interface, and gameplay foundations of the mainline game\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuneScape: Dragonwilds\u003c/strong\u003e: Roadmap detailed at the Dragonwilds Summit after its September 2026 1.0 release; new areas, bosses, crafting, mod support\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld School RuneScape\u003c/strong\u003e: Smithing skill rework proposal and Hardcore Worlds announced\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Jagex positions RS4 on Ashenfall in the Sixth Age, years after RuneScape: Dragonwilds. The harder commitment is keeping four live MMOs running while a fifth spends years in pre-production.","twitterPost":"RS4 sits alongside RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, and Dragonwilds. Jagex must now resource five MMOs at once.","threadsPost":"RS4 is set on Ashenfall in the Sixth Age, several years after RuneScape: Dragonwilds, and Jagex says system details arrive in 2027. That timeline means the company is running four live MMOs while one more spends years in pre-production before it can earn anything.","newsletterBlurb":"RuneFest 2026 closed with Jagex announcing RS4, a new Unreal Engine MMORPG set on the continent of Ashenfall in the Sixth Age, positioned alongside RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, and RuneScape: Dragonwilds rather than replacing them. The development team calls the project early, with years of work ahead and system details planned for 2027. Roadmaps also went out for each live title, including a foundation overhaul of the mainline game and a Smithing rework proposal for OSRS.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/047/G104766/20261005020/\",\"title\":\"A new chapter opens for RuneScape as it marks its 25th anniversary. 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