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RuneScape: Dragonwilds

RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Jagex Ltd · released Apr 14, 2025

ActionAdventureRPGEarly AccessPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series XNintendo Switch 2

On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.

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EA
Early Access · not scored yet

A work in progress doesn't get a VGC Score. When 1.0 ships, it's scored completely fresh: we judge the game that ships, not the road there. Until then, here's how the Early Access run is going:

▲Improving
81%
Recommend
83%
Now
62%
Player sentiment
1.4y
In EA
18
Updates 90d

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 370 sampled Steam reviews (307 positive / 63 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Progression & loot12% mention it
  • Grind & repetition11% mention it
  • Story & writing10% mention it
  • Combat9% mention it
  • Visuals & art7% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Combat19% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes19% mention it
  • Grind & repetition17% mention it
  • Controls & UI14% mention it
  • Progression & loot13% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

53%

43 reviews

5-15h

85%

71 reviews

15-40h

85%

117 reviews

40-100h

89%

87 reviews

100h+

92%

52 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

Patch history

  1. Our 0.12.1 Update Survey is now live!
    Aug 6, 2026
  2. 0.12.1.3 is now live!
    Jul 31, 2026
  3. Kuldra's Saga - An Update From Mod Dutch
    Jul 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. 0.12.1.2 is now live!
    Jul 31, 2026
  5. 0.12.1.1 is now live!
    Jul 30, 2026
  6. 0.12.1 is now live!
    Jul 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Eye on Ashenfall | 0.12.1 - Agility, QoL and the Road to Kuldra
    Jul 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. 0.12.1 and the Road to Release
    Jul 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. 0.12.0.8 is going live!
    Jul 1, 2026
  10. 0.12.0.7 is now live!
    Jun 27, 2026
  11. Our 0.12 Update Survey is now live!
    Jun 26, 2026
  12. Combat Rework: Stamina, Parrying, Dodging and Animation Cancels | 0.12.1 Preview
    Jun 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. 0.12.0.5 is now live!
    Jun 25, 2026
  14. 0.12.0.4 is live!
    Jun 25, 2026
  15. 0.12.0.2 & Investigating Issues
    Jun 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  16. Eye on Ashenfall | 0.12.0.1
    Jun 23, 2026
  17. 0.12 - Known Issues and Vital Information
    Jun 23, 2026
  18. Eye on Ashenfall | 0.12.0
    Jun 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  19. Hotfix 0.11.2.1 & 0.11.2.2
    May 27, 2026
  20. Kuldra's Saga - The Roadmap Update
    May 15, 2026
  21. Eye On Ashenfall | 0.11.2
    May 14, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  22. 0.11.1.5 is now live!
    Apr 30, 2026
  23. Eye on Ashenfall | 0.11.1
    Apr 21, 2026
  24. 0.11.0.10 is now live!
    Apr 13, 2026
  25. Our 0.11 Update Survey is now live!
    Apr 10, 2026
  26. 0.11.0.9 is going live!
    Apr 9, 2026
  27. 0.11.0.8 is now live!
    Apr 7, 2026
  28. 0.11.0.7 is now live!
    Apr 4, 2026
  29. 0.11.0.6 is now live!
    Apr 2, 2026
  30. 0.11.0.5 is now live!
    Apr 2, 2026
  31. 0.11.0.4 is now live!
    Apr 1, 2026
  32. 0.11.0.3 is live! | XP Curve Rebalance and Level 99 Cap Raised
    Apr 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  33. 0.11.0.2 is live! Runecrafting is 10x faster!
    Mar 31, 2026
  34. Runecrafting: An Update from Us
    Mar 31, 2026
  35. 0.11 is live now! Enter Dowdun Reach...
    Mar 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  36. Our Minor Update Survey is now Live!
    Mar 23, 2026
  37. An Update on 0.11
    Mar 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  38. 0.10.2.2 Hotfix
    Mar 2, 2026
  39. Eye on Ashenfall | 0.10.2
    Feb 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  40. Eye on Ashenfall | 0.10.2 is releasing on February 24th!
    Feb 17, 2026

…and 27 earlier patch announcements.