RuneScape ®
Fair · Multiplayer · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- Reviews▼
- 82% of 27,531
- Genre rank
- Top 18% Multiplayer
Holding it back: Monetization, Reviews
Recent reviews trending down: 58% over the last 30 days against 82% all-time.
Time and effort
- Typical playtime
- 1515.6h
- To 100%
- 4995.8h 3.3x the story
- Achievements
- 20
Players and genre
- Online
- 2,257 now
- Recent reviews
- 58% 30 days
- Better reviewed
- 82% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
52% start to 2% rarestA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Its score puts it in the top 18 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 82 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Old School RuneScape (free, scores 61) beats it on value, while it beats Neverwinter (free, scores 44).
It is still busy. 2.3K players were online when we last checked, on Nov 5, 00:45 UTC, across 35 days of weekly checks. Free to start. PCGamingWiki lists loot boxes in it, the aggressive kind of in-app purchase.
More about RuneScape ®
Players rate it 82 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 58 percent. Something recent has soured the room. It carries the aggressive kind of in-app purchases, and the score already docks it for that.
HowLongToBeat players log 1515.6 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 4996, 3.3 times as much.
Buy now or wait
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
Minimum specs
Runs on Windows, macOS.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
RuneScape ® scores 51/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1343400/runescapeReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 5. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.