Is RuneScape 4 real? Yes. Jagex announced at RuneFest 2026 that it is developing an entirely new RuneScape MMORPG, working title RS4, built in Unreal Engine and set in Gielinor. Jagex says the game is still a few years away from release.
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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"At RuneFest, we gave you the first glimpse of something we've been quietly working on: an entirely new RuneScape MMORPG, built in Unreal Engine and set in the world of Gielinor."
"…we are still right at the beginning of a hugely ambitious project and the game is still a few years away."
RS4 is a real, officially announced project from Jagex, revealed at RuneFest 2026. It is early: there is no gameplay footage, release date or confirmed platform.
The next official milestone Jagex has promised is "much more" information in 2027. The full announcement is linked in the sources below.
No. RS4 is a working title. Jagex says it is not necessarily the name it will settle on; it uses RS4 because this is its fourth-generation RuneScape project.
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Unreal Engine. Jagex has not shared further technical details such as graphics targets.
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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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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.
