RuneScape: Dragonwilds Release Date: Early Access to 1.0

RuneScape: Dragonwilds entered Early Access on 15 April 2025. At that point it was Windows only.

Version 1.0 launched on 15 September 2026. Jagex calls that update Scorned Wilderness.

The same day, Early Access ended and the game arrived on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2.

So if you are still judging it as an unfinished Early Access game, that framing expired.

Release date timeline

What the 1.0 update added

• The endgame raid Scorned Wilderness and the final boss Kuldra. The Kuldra storyline wraps up here.
• The Runite material tier, plus the Rune Armour, Ancestral Robes and Black Dragonhide endgame sets.
• A new magic weapon type: wands.
• Combat changes. Successful parries restore 50% stamina and unlock a follow-up attack. Sprint attacks were added. Special attacks now consume a special attack bar. Some spells can be cast while moving.
• Building performance. Large bases load far faster than before.
• A Storage Ledger. Walk up to it and anything in your inventory with a matching stack gets filed into the right chest.
• Skills filled out to level 99, with skill capes for maxing.
• Console versions and crossplay across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2.

Old guides you should re-check

Early Access videos and guides are still useful, but four things changed.

1. Platforms. Stop saying PC only. Console launched alongside 1.0, with crossplay.
2. Gear rankings. Runite pushed every previous best-in-slot weapon and armour set down a tier.
3. Quality-of-life complaints. Storage, build loading and combat feel all changed in 1.0. Old complaints do not all still apply.
4. Story progress. Early Access ended at the first dragon. 1.0 lets you finish Kuldra.

Review scores need the same caveat. GamingBible gave 7/10 and IGN Benelux gave 6.5/10, but both reviewed the Early Access build. For the post-1.0 verdict, read the review page.

What to do now

New player:

1. Follow the beginner guide and let the opening questline teach you the systems.
2. See the map and region order to know what is ahead.
3. Want to try before buying? Check Game Pass and PS Plus.

Returning Early Access player:

1. Your old world still opens, but new content only generates reliably in unexplored areas. Start fresh if you want the full experience.
2. Old weapons can be upgraded to the highest Power Level at the Nightmare Crucible. You do not need a whole new set.
3. Read the 1.0 armour and weapons page to see which tier you are missing.

What comes next

• The free winter update Luminance adds the Prayer skill, a new material tier and a new building kit.
• After that comes a new saga, Blood Crystal Saga. Jagex says monthly updates continue.
• Jagex has not given dates or full contents for either. So this wiki does not promise “the next update arrives on X”.
• Small 1.0.x patches were only announced with a month, not a date.

Sources

• Jagex, “Our 1.0 Release is live!”: https://dragonwilds.runescape.com/news/launch (15 September 2026)
• Jagex, “Dragonwilds’ Price Isn’t Changing.”: https://dragonwilds.runescape.com/news/ea-pricing (2 September 2026)
• Official 1.0 update video, “Our Early Access Journey Is Coming to an End”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuEqe0JigCM (15 September 2026)
• Steam store page (editions, price, system requirements, review counts): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374490/RuneScape_Dragonwilds/
• Jagex, “The RuneScape Company Expands RuneScape: Dragonwilds In Asia”: https://www.jagex.com/news/jagex-the-runescape-company-expands-runescape-dragonwilds-in-asia-through-landmark-publishing-partnerships (23 June 2026)

Related pages

• Platforms, crossplay and system requirements
• Price and editions
• Game Pass and PS Plus
• Is it worth buying after 1.0?