RS4 and the Four Generations of RuneScape

What Jagex said

"Right now, it's rocking a working title: RS4. That isn't necessarily the name we'll eventually settle on, but this is our fourth generation RuneScape project, so RS4 works pretty well for now."

The earlier generations

• 2001: RuneScape launches as a browser game set in Gielinor. That original version later became known as RuneScape Classic.
• 2004: RuneScape 2 is released.
• 2013: Old School RuneScape launches in February, based on an August 2007 backup of the game. RuneScape 3 follows in July, which is why players still call today's main game "RS3".
• 2025: RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a co-op survival game, enters early access and introduces Ashenfall.
• 2026: Jagex reveals RS4 at RuneFest.

What it means

Jagex does not list which projects it counts as the first three generations. Our reading: the name follows the Classic, RuneScape 2 and RuneScape 3 line, while Old School and Dragonwilds sit beside that line as separate games. Unlike those earlier jumps, RS4 does not replace the game before it: Jagex says RuneScape, Old School and Dragonwilds keep their own teams and roadmaps.

Still unknown

The final name. Jagex says RS4 is a working title, and any rename will be recorded on our RS4 name page.