Rank 01Games like Old School RuneScape
- 8 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Old School RuneScape also play
The closest matches to Old School RuneScape: RuneScape ®, RIFT, Gran Skrea Online, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, and The Elder Scrolls® Online. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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The Elder Scrolls® Online
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Old School RuneScape.
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Black Desert
Why this: Same challenging mood as Old School RuneScape.
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Ragnarok Online
Why this: Same retro mood as Old School RuneScape.
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Genres: Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Jagex Ltd
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 82% of 17,676 reviews
- Genres: Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Afk skilling feels rewarding
- Community is welcoming and active
- Nostalgia pulls players back
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Nostalgic
About Old School RuneScape
The closest matches to Old School RuneScape: RuneScape ®, RIFT, Gran Skrea Online, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, and The Elder Scrolls® Online. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Old School RuneScape is your kind of game, the closest matches are RuneScape ®, RIFT and Gran Skrea Online — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and nostalgic, and single out its afk skilling and grinding progression. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Old School RuneScape: The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!
Is Old School RuneScape worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 17,676 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 74% positive across 130 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 51 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 63 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Afk skilling feels rewarding
- Community is welcoming and active
- Nostalgia pulls players back
- Wiki documentation is exceptional
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“one of the most profitable games there is, with continuing increase in revenue, asking you for more and more money every year so one of the most incompetent companies there is can continue to not pay it's employees what its worth. on top…”
“15$ a month for one character? Insane price hikes over the last few years. Love the game but why pretend we should pay so much. Removal of 3 and 6 month subscriptions is crazy.”
People who play it also play: RuneScape ®, RIFT, Gran Skrea Online
Mobile version
Old School RuneScape is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- Google Play: In-app purchases ($7.49 - $131.88 per item) (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-05, source)
- App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-11-05, source)
- Ad SDK in the Android app: Braze (formerly Appboy) (Exodus Privacy scan) (checked 2026-11-05, source)
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Frequently asked about Old School RuneScape
Can I run it?
Does Old School RuneScape run on Steam Deck?
Old School RuneScape is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Old School RuneScape free to play?
Yes — Old School RuneScape is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Old School RuneScape have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Old School RuneScape supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
What games are most similar to Old School RuneScape?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Old School RuneScape are RuneScape ®, RIFT, Gran Skrea Online.
Who developed Old School RuneScape?
Old School RuneScape was developed by Jagex Ltd.