Old School RuneScape can now be played on your iPhone or iPad. This old-fashioned online multiplayer RPG is still doing well in 2018.
Old School RuneScape for iOS
Create a character, grab a sword and venture into the world of RuneScape. This game can now be played completely on the road or in the smallest room. Dive into a land full of other players. For pure nostalgia, or to experience this game for the first time.
1. It’s an MMORPG on your smartphone
The MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) never really got big on smartphones. This genre consists of huge online role-playing games in which thousands of players simultaneously experience adventures in one world. RuneScape was one of the first major games in this genre in 2001 and fully playable via a web browser. This made it easy to play the game on school computers.
The game has changed a lot in the years since its release, and not all players were happy with these changes. That is why Old School RuneScape was created in early 2013, to go back to how RuneScape once was. Players can vote on changes in this version.
With the smartphone version, this game can also be played on the go. It’s nice that Old School RuneScape is a flexible game. That means you can jump into the world for a moment, do some things and then close the app without any hassle. If you restart the game later, you are just standing in the same place.
2. The game is extremely comprehensive
The game starts with an extensive tutorial on a separate island, where the tricks of the trade are explained. Then you will be dumped in an open world to go wherever you want. Here you follow quests to become stronger.
Compared to today’s games, Old School RuneScape looks quite outdated. However, if you can look past that, you dive into a hugely extensive game. RuneScape is so extensive that in theory you won’t need any other games for years to come. So if you’re looking for an iPhone game with depth, Old School RuneScape is the right place for you.
It is great that Old School RuneScape for smartphones is the same game as on the PC. As a result, you can easily switch between the two versions, but also play together with PC gamers.
3. Can be controlled well
Old School RuneScape has an extensive interface full of buttons that are not optimized for smartphones. The game works surprisingly well, but it can be a bit fiddly at times.
For example, we played Old School RuneScape on an iPhone 8. That works, but your screen really shouldn’t be smaller. If you play on an iPad, you don’t have to worry about anything. In any case, this is not a game in which your responsiveness is tested. So if you type wrong, it doesn’t matter that much.
4. Free to play?
In theory, Old School RuneScape is free to play. Without a subscription, there is a lot to do in the game. However, if you pay a monthly subscription, you can go to more places on the map, you get more quests and skills and other activities to do.
That means that you can play the game for free for a while and only have to pay if you are addicted to it and want to continue. You can download Old School RuneScape via the button below.
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