RuneScape: Dragonwilds

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is an open-world survival RPG from Jagex. The game moves RuneScape to the new region of Ashenfall, where up to four players can gather resources together, build bases, craft gear, train skills and fight dragons and other creatures.

The world combines classic survival systems with RuneScape elements such as trainable skills and magic, which directly affect exploration, resource gathering and combat.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds launched in Early Access on PC first. The full version 1.0 released on Sep 15, 2026 and at the same time brought native console versions for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2.

The 1.0 release ended the Early Access phase. Jagex continues to support Dragonwilds with patches and additional content.

Dragonwilds is available natively on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. The platforms support crossplay, so groups can play together across platforms.

The Switch 2 version also supports Nintendo GameChat. Jagex treats this version as a long-term supported native release and is publishing its own platform fixes for it.

In Ashenfall, you gather resources, craft tools and gear, and build your own settlements. There are numerous skills to train, and Jagex ties this progression to quests, exploration and large dragon battles.

Magic is more than a combat option: spells can also help with gathering, building and exploring. The game can be played solo, but it is also designed for co-op groups of up to four players.

Dragonwilds was already expanded during Early Access through major free content updates. Fellhollow added farming, new building options and another dragon boss, among other things. Umbral Sands brought a desert region, a flying carpet as a mount, the Kalphite Queen, Fuzan and new endgame gear. Scorned Wilderness is a central part of version 1.0 and concludes the Kuldra saga.

The next major free content update, Luminance, arrives in December 2026. The update introduces the elves Ceridwen and her child, expands Ashenfall with Lyra, Songstones and Fairy Rings, adds elven gear and building parts in the style of Prifddinas, and brings a new skill, Prayer, to the game.

On PC, Dragonwilds requires at least Windows 10 (64-bit), an Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 8 GB RAM, a GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB, Radeon RX 5600 XT or Intel Arc A750, and 25 GB of free storage. Recommended specs include a Core i5-10600 or Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB RAM and an RTX 2070 or Radeon RX 5700 XT.

Steam lists DirectX 12 for both profiles; the recommended requirements also list a broadband internet connection.

In 2027, Jagex tells the Blood Crystal Saga in two major chapters. Song of Rebellion leads to Ailddinas and the forests corrupted by the Nos Clan. With this chapter, Hunter arrives as a new skill: players can sneak up on creatures, set traps and hunt Implings, Kebbits, bears and birds, among others. Jagex describes Hunter as the first of several new skills for 2027.

The second chapter, Crown of Night, leads into the areas of the Nos Clan, shaped by eternal darkness. There, the light of Seren plays a central role; well-known RuneScape weapons such as the Dark Bow and Ivandis Flail are also set to return. After Crown of Night, Dragonwilds' story is to continue with further free updates.

Jagex plans official mod support on all platforms for the first half of 2027. Planned are its own creation tools and an in-game mod browser with installation. The launch is to coincide with Song of Rebellion; Secure Servers and leaderboards have also been announced.