RS4 vs RuneScape 3: they are separate games, and RS4 will not replace RS3. Jagex says RuneScape keeps its own dedicated team, roadmap and investment, and RS4 is being designed to sit alongside it as another way to experience Gielinor.
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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"RS4 is not a replacement for any of our games, be it Old School, RuneScape or Dragonwilds. Those games have their own dedicated teams, exciting roadmaps and continued investment."
RuneScape (often called RS3) continues with its own team and roadmap. RS4 is an additional game in the same world, not a sequel that shuts the current one down.
Watch the official RuneScape roadmap for RS3 plans, and the RS4 page for news about how the games relate, such as accounts, which Jagex has not addressed yet.
No. Reignited is a remaster and restoration of the existing RuneScape, with Parts II and III planned for later in 2027. RS4 is a separate new MMO in early development.
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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.
