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ActionAdventureRPGOpen WorldSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-op

11,825 playing#96 on Steam by players#96 on Steam

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Game description

On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.

Basic info

DeveloperJagex Ltd
PublisherJagex Ltd, H2 Interactive Co., Ltd., Graph
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 15, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 5600XT or Intel Arc A750, 8GB
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 438 reviews from the past 1 year

73.7/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (81%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Exploring and building in a beautiful world with friends carries RuneScape: Dragonwilds, which scores 73.7 from 35,720 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

86 reviews find it fun, though the most upvoted notes a major design flaw, and 44 praise a beautiful world the developers clearly worked hard on. 33 say progression feels earned, the most upvoted after fifty hours or more. Multiplayer comes up in 30% of analyzed reviews, with players enjoying exploration and gathering with friends. Tech & Support ranks 230th of 1399, and building is fun.

👎 Where it falls short

48 reviews describe sluggish movement that snags on terrain and stiff combat, and 46 call the content repetitive, with excessive grind and slow pacing. Gameplay ranks 722nd of 1396. 27 find the difficulty punishing, and the most upvoted says a single missed jump can kill instantly with a long penalty. Others report solo sessions crashing because of Steam server outages, and some feel each new region asks for more farming for smaller rewards. Content Volume ranks 794th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun in parts despite major design flaw” · 86 reviews
“beautiful world, developers worked hard, looks good” · 44 reviews
“great time exploring and gathering resources with friends, beautiful open world” · 31 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 76% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.09 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “building is fun and enjoyable” · 23 reviews
Negative “frequent raid events interrupt exploration and building at player's own pace” · 5 reviews

Progression 45% · Difficulty 28% · Onboarding 21% · Strategy 29% · Controls & feel 37%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.40 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “world and lore nailed perfectly, feels like coming home to Runescape” · 23 reviews
Negative “world feels dead and silent, lacks living NPCs and atmosphere” · 4 reviews

Story 13% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.88 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “excessive grind, slow pacing, repetitive content with pointless questlines” · 46 reviews
Positive “variety of farming, building, mining, fighting, archery and magic” · 2 reviews

Volume 30% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.68 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful world, developers worked hard, looks good” · 44 reviews
Negative “cartoon art style instead of preferred realistic medieval aesthetic” · 5 reviews

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.09 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “great time exploring and gathering resources with friends, beautiful open world” · 31 reviews
Negative “single-player mage gameplay is too difficult without teammates” · 8 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.47 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “archer and mage classes severely underpowered, melee dominates with broken numbers” · 15 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.35 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs very active on Reddit and actually listen and implement suggestions” · 21 reviews
Negative “1.0 release feels rushed and incomplete, features delayed to future updates” · 5 reviews

Stability 16% · Performance 11%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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