Jagex announced RuneScape Reignited, a new permanent character type for RuneScape, at RuneFest 2026 in Birmingham, the same event at which it revealed a fourth RuneScape MMO. Reignited launches on Tuesday, December 2, according to Eurogamer and PCGamesN.
In a blog post titled "RuneScape As It Was Always Meant To Be," Jagex said Reignited characters come with a brand-new economy and their own hiscores, with no paid progression available. They play in the same worlds as existing characters; Jagex compared the arrangement to the way Ironman players already share the game with the rest of the player base.
Reignited is the culmination of everything that we have been building towards this year, and yet it is also the start of a brand new chapter.
What arrives on December 2
Reignited will ship in a single update alongside the Adventure Guide and the next stage of Jagex's Remastering RuneScape work, the studio said. Associate creative director Ryan Philpott told PCGamesN that the Adventure Guide is a recommended, curated path through the game's key features, aimed at new and returning players who find a 25-year-old game's breadth overwhelming. He said the team is polishing UI flow, onboarding, quests and environments for launch, with the focus on the early-game experience and work set to continue into 2027.
Jagex is also adding a Hall of Legends, where players who achieve world firsts on Reignited characters will be commemorated with a statue of their character in the game. Philpott gave the first player to reach level 99 Woodcutting as an example.
Jagex said Reignited characters will have free access to members' content for the first 10 days after launch. PCGamesN reported that the free window runs from December 2 through Saturday, December 12, on regular members' worlds without a membership.
RuneScape's 2027 roadmap
At the same RuneFest presentation, Jagex laid out a 2027 roadmap for RuneScape built around three story arcs. Hoard of Dragons, which Philpott said is planned for the beginning of January, brings Grandmaster Clue Scrolls, an Agility rework and a new sequel to the Dragon Slayer quest. City of Gnomes continues the gnome storyline with a Grandmaster quest called The Curse of Arposandra, and Secrets of Karamja adds a raid, the Temple of Ah Za Rhoon. PCGamesN reported that the roadmap begins in October with the official release of community plugins.