Friday, October 24th, 2025, Cambridge, UK. Head to the high seas and get ready to discover Gielinor beyond the shores and find what lies in the uncharted waters of Old School RuneScape with the launch of ‘Sailing’ on November 19th. For the first time since the game’s launch, the race to reach level 99 is back, with the exclusive new Sailing Skill Cape, designed by community member Gentle Tractor, to reward to those who master the art of the waves and max out the Sailing skill.
Explore the vast ocean of Gielinor and chart the seas like never before in your very own ship! Dock at The Pandemonium, a homely port to return to between voyages, and learn the ropes of sailing before venturing into deeper waters. Discover brand new locations, including the Great Conch island, home to new NPCs and the Troubled Tortugans questline. Use your spyglass to find new locations and small islands, with every port bearing its own unique task and, after reaching level 30 Sailing, challenge your skills across three thrilling Barracuda trails.
Traverse hazardous waters and face monsters of both land and sea never seen before with the introduction of krakens, sharks, orcas, frost dragons, and gryphons as brand-new enemy types. Hunt for long-lost pirate treasures, plunder shipwrecks, pry open crates, salvage shipwrecks for parts, and solve riddles in exchange for lucrative rewards and XP.
Discover new skill integrations and upgrade, strengthen and customise your ship with stronger components to toughen out the rougher waters. Chop down new types of trees, fletch new logs, farm from new hardwood and hop patches, harvest fish from the ocean to cook, and gather resources from coral nurseries to create powerful new potions and spells.
Gain access to new upgrades for your ship as you climb through levels, and look out for other lucrative rewards earned through bossing, skilling and questing, including a new Sailing Skill Pet, a Gryphon Pet, the Horn of Plenty, and the Aquanite Hopper: a new ranged off-hand obtainable from a brand-new slayer creature.
Sailing will be available to RuneScape Members in Old School RuneScape on November 19th. Old School RuneScape is available now on PC, Steam, iOS, and Android, complete with cross-platform progression and play on PC and mobile.
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About Jagex
Jagex is a leader in creating deep and engaging forever games that empower communities across PC, mobile and consoles. Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $1billion + lifetime revenue franchise.
Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond live operations; its titles are forever games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. The most recent entry in the RuneScape franchise, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, launched into Steam Early Access in 2025. An open world survival crafting experience set in the RuneScape universe, RuneScape: Dragonwilds welcomes existing fans and new players alike to the ever expanding and evolving world of RuneScape.
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