Summary

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds is a massive success on Steam, surpassing expectations with over 600,000 copies sold.
  • Players embark on a quest to defeat the Dragon Queen, engaging in building, crafting, and ultimately becoming dragon slayers.
  • Despite being only a week old, RuneScape: Dragonwilds already has mods providing quality-of-life changes for players to enhance their gaming experience.

It has been announced that RuneScape: Dragonwilds is now a massive success shortly after being released on Steam through early access. Some games will resonate with players and unexpectedly become big hits soon after they drop. RuneScape: Dragonwilds is one of these types of games, as it is doing very well in early access.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds takes place on the forgotten continent of Ashenfall and tasks players with taking down the Dragon Queen. Gamers have a number of things that they can do, including building, crafting, and more. RuneScape: Dragonwilds players will ultimately become dragon slayers as they progress through the game and take on their main objective.

How to Unlock Thane's Authority Weapon RuneScape Dragonwilds
RuneScape Dragonwilds: How To Unlock And Craft Thane's Authority Weapon

Thane's Authority is a special weapon in RuneScape Dragonwilds that's only unlocked after players get its recipe from a particular enemy.

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On LinkedIn, it was announced by Jagex Jon Bellamy that RuneScape: Dragonwilds has become a complete success and is doing quite well. According to Bellamy, the game has performed beyond what the team had expected. Bellamy shared that the RPG has achieved the #1 global top seller rank on Steam and has sold over 600,000 copies so far. It has a "Very Positive" Steam rating and is the #3 most-watched title on Twitch. Bellamy also stated that RuneScape: Dragonwilds players on average play over two hours per session. He thanked much of the team behind RuneScape: Dragonwilds, saying that their "fingerprints covering every part of this game."

RuneScape: Dragonwilds Has Become a Huge Hit

A good number of gamers on Reddit have shared that they are glad that RuneScape: Dragonwilds is doing well, with a few who hope that the RPG will be successful and live for the next few years. One player said they were hesitant to pick up the title at first since they were worried that the title would not see much success, but that they are now willing to give it a try. It is good to see that RuneScape: Dragonwilds is doing well, and it will be exciting to see where the game goes next. It will also be nice to see gamers who are beginners at RuneScape try the title out and find that they like it.

A good number of mods have been released for RuneScape: Dragonwilds despite the game being only a little more than a week old. Many of these mods are meant to help provide quality-of-life changes that allow players to build without having to worry about things such as structure damage or inventory weight limits. It will be interesting to see what other mods the RuneScape community can come up with for the new RPG as they continue to experiment with it. Gamers have shown they can be incredibly creative when it comes to making mods and that they can produce wild ideas that players were not expecting.

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Released
April 15, 2025
Developer(s)
Jagex
Publisher(s)
Jagex
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op
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RuneScape
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