Games Like Runescape Similar Role-playing Games & MMORPG Games like Runescape

Runescape is described as 'The most popular free MMO in the world, by Jagex Games Studio. Complete quests and win enormous treasures in a 3D world full of magic and monsters- all while never leaving your internet browser' and is a role-playing game in the games category. There are more than 50 games similar to Runescape for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Web-based apps. The best Runescape alternative is The Elder Scrolls. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try The Lord of the Rings Online or The Mana World. Other Runescape like games are World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, Sacred and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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  1. The Elder Scrolls icon

    The Elder Scrolls

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    The Elder Scrolls is a series of action role-playing open world fantasy video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

    62 The Elder Scrolls alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Wine
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Runescape.

    • The Elder Scrolls is the most popular commercial alternative to Runescape.

    • The Elder Scrolls is Paid and ProprietaryRunescape is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. World of Warcraft icon

    World of Warcraft

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    Join thousands of mighty heroes in Azeroth as well as beyond the Dark Portal, and see what journeys await for those who would plumb the many secrets of this ancient realm. As a massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft enables thousands of players from across the...

    55 World of Warcraft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Battle.net App
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  4. Guild Wars icon

    Guild Wars

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    Very successful MMORPG with no monthly fees. PvE and PvP, heavily instantiated. Manageable heroes for your party as well as hero-NPCs. 8-skill-deck and attributes, changeable in every outpost to adjust Skills to play-style, team and preference.

    53 Guild Wars alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. The Lord of the Rings Online icon

    The Lord of the Rings Online

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    Enter a free-to-play MMORPG set in a persistent world based on Tolkien’s Middle-earth, offering classic quests, raids, exploration of regions like the Shire, advanced crafting, story-driven missions, cooperative gameplay, and Windows support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • The Lord of the Rings Online is the most popular free alternative to Runescape.

    • The Lord of the Rings Online is Freemium and ProprietaryRunescape is also Freemium and Proprietary
  6. The Mana World icon

    The Mana World

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    The Mana World (TMW) is a serious effort to create an innovative free and open source MMORPG. TMW uses 2D graphics and aims to create a large and diverse interactive world. It is licensed under the GPL, making sure this game can't ever run away from you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • FreeBSD
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    • The Mana World is the most popular Linux alternative to Runescape.

    • The Mana World is the most popular Open Source alternative to Runescape.

    • The Mana World is Free and Open SourceRunescape is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Sacred icon

    Sacred

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    A shadow of evil has fallen on the kingdom of Ancaria. It is a time for champions - a time to journey into the perilous world of SACRED.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Star Wars: The Old Republic icon

    Star Wars: The Old Republic

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    Star Wars: The Old Republic is the only massively-multiplayer online game with a Free-to-Play option that puts you at the center of your own story-driven STAR WARS saga. Play as a Jedi, a Sith, a Bounty Hunter or as one of many other STAR WARS iconic roles and explore an age...

    43 Star Wars: The Old Republic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Origin
    • Steam
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  11. Stendhal icon

    Stendhal

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    Stendhal is a fun friendly and completely free 2D multiplayer online adventure game with an old school feel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    • Stendhal is the most popular Web-based alternative to Runescape.

    • Stendhal is Free and Open SourceRunescape is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Nox

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    Some decades before Jack's arrival to the Land of Nox, a group of Necromancers attempted to seize control over the world but was stopped by the legendary hero Jandor wielding an artifact weapon named "the Staff of Oblivion".

    61 Nox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. EverQuest icon

    EverQuest

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    Experience the EverQuest universe. Vast worlds of Fantasy and Magic await daring adventurers in EverQuest, EverQuest II and EverQuest Online Adventures. Play for Free in exclusive trials, explore ancient ruins, slay dragons and take part in new worlds of excitement.

    57 EverQuest alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Project Nomads icon

    Project Nomads

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    Project Nomads is a computer game by Radon Labs released in 2002. It is set on the fictional planet Aeres, a fantastic world of gigantic floating islands, which are the remnants of the planet from before it exploded.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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