RuneScape 4 status: Jagex's new RuneScape MMO, working title RS4, is in early development in Unreal Engine. There is no release date, no beta and no confirmed platform yet. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and where each answer comes from.
Register interest with Jagex Everything we know
Yes. At RuneFest 2026 Jagex confirmed it is developing an entirely new RuneScape MMORPG, working title RS4, built in Unreal Engine and set in Gielinor.
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No. Jagex says RS4 is still a few years away and has not named a date, year or launch window.
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No beta or playtest has been announced. The official RS4 page has a Register interest form that adds your email to Jagex's mailing list; it is not a test sign-up.
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Not announced. Jagex lists platforms among the questions it says it is too early to answer.
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No. Jagex says RS4 is not a replacement for Old School, RuneScape or Dragonwilds. Those games keep their own teams, roadmaps and investment, and RS4 will sit alongside them as an independent experience.
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Not announced. Jagex lists accounts and progression among open questions. Its principle of permanent progression is about RS4's own design; it is not a promise that existing progress carries over.
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RS4 is a fourth RuneScape game, not a sequel that replaces the others. Here is how it relates to RuneScape, Old School, Dragonwilds and Reignited.
Jagex has confirmed an entirely new RuneScape MMORPG, working title RS4, built in Unreal Engine and beginning in Ashenfall. It is still a few years away.
Jagex announces a new RuneScape MMORPG, working title RS4, built in Unreal Engine and beginning in Ashenfall.
Jagex says it will tell players much more about the world, the game, the team and how to get involved next year.