RuneScape

“When you're not grinding away at XP, you might find yourself either moneymaking or questing. There are tons and tons of quests to do and a bunch of skills to train.”

“There's no better 'grind game' out there, because the grind isn't slow anymore, the world you do it in is beautiful, and when you're not grinding, you get to do lots of absolutely incredible active content, which is the best possible reward.”

“When I am not grinding from my PC while at home, I grind from my cellphone.”

“If slayer gets boring after a while you can try bosses, the early game bosses aren't super challenging but are good at teaching mechanics, but high level bossing is where the game truly shines, it's much more dependent on personal performance than group dynamics which is nice, but there are plenty of 5 player boss encounters that are extremely challenging.”

“The gameplay loop consists of leveling skills, doing quests, killing monsters, with the goal of reaching the “endgame”, whether that be maxing an account or killing bosses in record time is your choice.”

“There are far more gameplay mechanics that allow for dispersion of power creep (gear, abilities, invention perks) and a higher skillcap, bossing is a lot more interesting and all the qol that rs3 has over osrs really adds up.”

“Graphically beautiful in its style and the game runs well.”

“The graphics, which in certain areas really show their age, add a sense of history which is charming and gives the game an identity; let yourself not be deceived, though: this is not a ridiculous fossil such as OSRS, but a living, well kept game with a tight update schedule and kept in time with what is expected of an MMO nowadays, plus its amazing, thriving community which numbers in the millions.”

“Runescape 3 has beautiful graphics in most areas, and Jagex is constantly going back and refreshing older areas that haven't seen love in a long time.”

“The microtransactions are at least transparent; you know what you're getting.”

“They are gutting a lot of the microtransactions.”

“Bonds are an affordable option that allow you to engage with the monetization and get the item(s) you want at a lower price without feeding into their gambling system.”

“The music in RuneScape is one of the best in any MMORPG; its iconic tracks have a way of making every moment feel magical, whether you’re in the middle of a tough battle or exploring a quiet village.”

“It holds the world record for most songs for a video game with over 1200 different tracks, a few of them being iconic (Sea Shanty 2) and others being incredible boss themes (Angel of Death).”

“Each region has its own distinct atmosphere, enhanced by an evocative soundtrack that complements the setting perfectly.”

“Unlike the typical MMO fare of 'kill 10 rats,' RuneScape quests are often elaborate puzzles with memorable characters, humor, and meaningful rewards.”

“The writing in the quests, and throughout the rest of the game, is superb, with a characteristically dry, sardonic sense of humor that wouldn't sound out of place in a Monty Python skit.”

“Runescape's quests are not just 'kill 10 rats.' They are deep, funny, and often emotional narratives with complex puzzles.”

“Currently on Steam, the game runs great, at high FPS and good settings.”

“The game as it is now is a relatively modern, frequently updated (not necessarily always content updates) and also a very bug-free and rounded experience.”

“Running on a 1060 3GB runs great and for sure going to get long hours in on this remastered classic.”

“Since the game does not require heavy performance, I have found it easy to run the game on one screen or window while doing other things at the same time.”

“The steam client runs smoothly and supports the full graphics available with this game.”

“Performance: this game runs very well on almost any Windows system, if you tweak the graphics settings.”

“Runescape's quests are not just "kill 10 rats." They are deep, funny, and often emotional narratives with complex puzzles.”

“Quests like One Piercing Note, Song from the Depths, While Guthix Sleeps, The World Wakes, the Dorgeshuun questline, the Fremennik questline, these have some of the most impactful, memorable, and emotional stories that I've seen in an MMO.”

“With the addition of Steam the community has seen a lot of growth and it is heartwarming to see the new players being helped by the community of players dedicated to the game.”

“Original and unique (whereas newer MMOs tend to feel like they're copy-pasted from each other), it's a real RPG adventure (not a min-max grindfest), with amazing quests filled with intriguing lore and an entertaining atmosphere, amazing music, and an on-point sense of humour.”

“Each region has its own distinct atmosphere, enhanced by an evocative soundtrack that complements the setting perfectly.”

“After 16 years it still possesses many of its best attributes: player-driven economy, quaint atmosphere and music, regular content updates and best of all: the ability to sit back, stream a movie, do work, or surf the web while you level away at your favorite skill.”

“Despite the game's fall from grace and the change in combat, abundant fast travel, dead content, and many other problems, Runescape is a timeless game. You might quit for 2 or 3 years and come back to enjoy years of missed content. It is a slow, laggy clicky game but still has a massive world to explore, charmful graphics, 25+ skills to level, many bosses, over 200+ unique quests, the Grand Exchange with real-life economy implications, clans, and tens of different sub-communities. One of the best progression systems I've seen, the satisfaction of reaching goals, and the social aspect make it very replayable.”

“As it is free to play, there is plenty of content to get into and hundreds to thousands of hours of potential replayability here.”

“Amazing replayability. I have played over 315 days of in-game time and I always come back to this game!”

“Nice character development and build progression as you use skills.”

“Love the character design upgrades, with more detail in hair and clothing.”

“Like the freeform character development options available.”