Game updates are updates which generally affect gameplay by adding extra content (quests, minigames, etc.) or moderate to major changes of existing gameplay elements.
Chronological list of updates
Game updates are listed in reverse chronological order. For an alphabetical list, see Category:Game updates.
2007
- 6 August – Clan Chat
- 24 July – King's Ransom
- 17 July – Pest Control Update
- 17 July – Game Improvements (July 2007)
- 9 July – POH room increase and more
- 9 July – A bird in the hand...
- 3 July – Barbarian Training
- 3 July – Skill sounds
- 26 June – Game Engine Update
- 18 June – The Dragonfire Shield
- 18 June – Game Improvements
- 11 June – Impetuous Impulses
- 11 June – The Dark Bow
- 4 June – Hair of the dog
- 4 June – Grim Tales
- 9 May – Varrock's New Look
- 15 May – Dream Mentor
- 8 May – Small spiders, kalphites, scorpions and metal dragons
- 8 May – The Achievement Diary
- 30 April – 24 Carat Update
- 24 April – Password security
- 24 April – Another Slice of H.A.M.
- 18 April – Wilderness Ditch
- 11 April – Olaf's Quest Slippery Bridge
- 10 April – Olaf's Quest
- 2 April – Easter Antics
- 27 March – What Lies Below
- 20 March – Cows, Chickens, Rabbits and the Fishing Trawler
- 20 March – Dorgesh-Kaan
- 13 March – Burgh de Rott Ramble
- 6 March – Great Brain Robbery
- 6 March – The Feldip Hills are alive with the sound of muuuusic!
- 19 February – The Tower of Life
- 14 February – German Language Beta Launch – Some Information
- 14 February – Minigame updates
- 12 February – A sq'irk a day...
- 6 February – Fremennik Isles
- 29 January – What's black and white and goes green when it's finished?
- 22 January – The Lair of Tarn Razorlor
- 10 January – Contact!
- 4 January – Barbarian Assault
- 4 January – Scientific Breakthrough Announced!
2006
- 18 December – Christmas Update!
- 12 December – Animal Magnetism
- 5 December – Treasure Trails, spiders and sheep
- 28 November – Eagles' Peak
- 21 November – HUNTER SKILL!
- 21 November – Concerning imps and other things...
- 6 November – Enlightened Journey
- 30 October – Hallowe'en Event - For ALL Players!
- 23 October – Would you like to see My Arm?
- 18 October – Player-Owned House Costume Room
- 18 October – Capes of Achievement... and Goats!
- 2 October – Elemental Workshop II
- 27 September – Area Sounds
- 27 September – Player interfaces
- 27 September – Skill Tutors
- 20 September – Slug Menace
- 4 September – Myreque Pt III - Darkness of Hallowvale
- 9 August – Demons, Dragons and Giants
- 22 August – New f2p prayers, port to port transport and improved dragon axe
- 15 August – The Eyes of Glouphrie
- 7 August – Gnome Cuisine
- 31 July – Crossbows
- 24 July – Lunar Diplomacy
- 17 July – Pyramid Plunder
- 11 July – Fairy Tale II - Cure a Queen
- 4 July – Security and free-to-play update - the Stronghold of Security
- 4 July – Trouble Brewing
- 21 June – Death to the Dorgeshuun!
- 12 June – Warriors' Guild
- 6 June – Pest Control update
- 31 May – PLAYER-OWNED HOUSES!
- 31 May – Readers' letters, bank space and game tweaks!
- 22 May – Royal Trouble
- 16 May – Changes to Pest Control
- 16 May – Game engine upgraded!
- 2 May – Return of the Wise Old Man!
- 24 April – Wilderness graphical update
- 20 April – Rune Essence adjustment
- 18 April – Pest Control
- 10 April – Easter bunnies infest RuneScape!
- 10 April – Rag and Bone Man
- 3 April – A Soul's Bane
- 28 March – Temple Trekking
- 22 March – In Aid of the Myreque
- 15 March – Hundredth Quest - Recipe for Disaster!
- 7 March – Canoeing, Zygomites and a Mole!
- 27 February – A Fairy Tale Part I - Growing Pains
- 20 February – Updates, updates and more updates...
- 7 February – Cabin Fever
- 30 January – Runesquares, Harpie Bugs and new potato recipes!
- 23 January – Enakhra's Lament
- 19 January – Agility Pyramid tweaks
- 16 January – Agility Pyramid
- 10 January – The Hand in the Sand
- 4 January – Mage Training Arena
2005
- 19 December – Christmas update for all players
- 19 December – Devious Minds
- 12 December – Champions, Wyverns and Granite
- 5 December – Nardah, Tool Sheds & Spirits of the Elid
- 28 November – Rat Catchers and Rat Pits!
- 22 November – Making History and minor changes
- 7 November – Waterbirth Island - deeper, darker, deadlier!
- 14 November – Shadow of the Storm
- 31 October – Rum Deal
- 31 October – Halloween Update!!
- 24 October – Mogres, Lizards, Pet Fish, Potions and Potatoes!
- 17 October – Mourning's Ends Pt II
- 17 October – Wanted!
- 4 October – TzHaar Fight Caves
- 26 September – A Tail of Two Cats
- 26 September – TzHaar reworks and mage arena changes
- 26 September – New graphics for Port Sarim, Rimmington and Thurgo's Peninsula
- 19 September – Security feature - Bank PIN
- 19 September – Massive minigame - Fight Pits
- 12 September – Cook-X
- 6 September – New shortcuts and prayers
- 30 August – Garden Of Tranquillity
- 23 August – Blast Furnace
- 15 August – Rogue Trader
- 9 August – Tai Bwo Wannai Clean-Up
- 1 August – 48 more bank slots for members
- 1 August – Waterbirth Island
- 26 July – The Forgettable Tale...
- 19 July – Plague City Series Continued
- 11 July – Farming
- 5 July – Magic Carpet Ride
- 27 June – Recruitment Drive
- 22 June – Rogues Den + Tweaks
- 13 June – Rune Shop Changes
- 13 June – RuneCraft Update and Tweaks
- 6 June – Seeds, Bankspace And Advisors
- 31 May – New Emotes And Other Tweaks
- 31 May – Keldagrim - The Dwarven City
- 31 May – New Appointment in Lumbridge
- 17 May – Barrows Changes and Other Tweaks
- 17 May – Zogre Flesh Eaters
- 9 May – Barrows
- 4 May – Earthquake Rocks Lumbridge
- 26 April – Desert Month Finale
- 18 April – Castle Wars Change
- 18 April – Desert Treasure
- 11 April – The Golem
- 4 April – Ali Morrisane and Pollnivneach
- 4 April – Dragon Scimitar Change
- 29 March – Weapons Update
- 21 March – The Easter Bunny
- 21 March – Between a Rock...
- 14 March – Magic and Wilderness Updates
- 14 March – Lumbridge Swamp Caves
- 7 March – Mountain Daughter and Changes
- 28 February – One Small Favour
- 23 February – Wilderness Capes Change
- 22 February – Wilderness Capes, and Changes
- 15 February – Ghosts Ahoy and Slayer Update
- 7 February – Roving Elves
- 31 January – Creature of Fenkenstrain
- 26 January – Slayer Skill
- 17 January – Karamja Dungeon
- 10 January – Trawler Game Update
- 10 January – In Search Of The Myreque
- 5 January – Troll Romance, Banks and Chat
2004
- 21 December – Santa, Flax and Castlewars
- 21 December – The Haunted Mine
- 15 December – Changes to Castle Wars
- 13 December – Castle Wars
- 7 December – More Small Changes
- 6 December – Various Small Changes.
- 6 December – Monkey Madness
- 29 November – Throne Of Miscellania
- 24 November – Burthorpe Games Room
- 17 November – Horror From The Deep
- 2 November – The Fremennik Trials
- 26 October – Mage Armour Updated
- 26 October – Treasure Trails and Changes
- 18 October – Mortton Shades and Mage Armour
- 14 October – Morytania Expansion
- 5 October – Eadgars Ruse
- 27 September – Skills, Duels and the Kalphite
- 20 September – Plague City Part 4 Released
- 14 September – Tai Bwo Wannai Trio
- 7 September – Situation in the Sands
- 1 September – Herblore Additions
- 24 August – Troll Stronghold Quest
- 9 August – Death Plateau Quest
- 2 August – New Random Events!
- 27 July – Agility, Potions and Parties!
- 20 July – Quest Journals and Chompy Hats
- 13 July – Nature Spirit Quest
- 29 June – Easier to rearrange bank
- 29 June – Priest In Peril Quest
- 28 June – Lots more improvements
- 21 June – Various tweaks to the game
- 14 June – Special Attacks
- 14 June – New In-Game Player Moderators
- 8 June – Agility improved and bug fixes
- 2 June – Elemental Workshop Quest
- 1 June – New game update system
- 18 May – Big Chompy Bird Hunting
- 10 May – Dueling changes
- 5 May – Bigger Banks & Treasure Trails
- 20 April – Enchanting Rings
- 15 April – The Underground Pass
- 6 April – New Event - Tangle Vine
- 1 April – RuneScape chat improved!
- 29 March – RS2 Launched!
- 27 March – RS2 - more fixes/changes
- 25 March – RS2 - Duelling and Extras
- 23 March – RS2 updates
- 22 March – RS2 Tweaks and Fixes
- 17 March – RS2 Bugfix Update
- 17 March – RS2 Beta online to free users
- 15 March – RS2 Music player and fixes
- 9 March – RS2 Beta update
- 3 March – RS2 Changes and fixes
- 3 March – RS2 Beta Item test
- 25 February – More RS2 Beta Updates
- 18 February – RS1 and RS2 friendlists linked
- 17 February – RS2 Beta updated again
- 10 February – Bank Notes!
- 10 February – More RS2 Quests + Fixes
- 2 February – RS2 bugfixes - part 6
- 2 February – Huge Runescape 2 update
- 21 January – More RS2 Updates
- 7 January – RS2 new features & bug fixes
2003
- 18 December – RS2 Additions and Improvements
- 15 December – RS2 Map Expansion
- 14 December – RS2 bugfixes - part 5
- 9 December – RS2 bugfixes - part 4
- 8 December – RuneScape2 Servers Trimmed
- 5 December – RS2 bugfixes - part 3
- 3 December – RS2 bugfixes - part 2
- 2 December – RS2 Bugs fixed today
- 1 December – Runescape2 Servers
- 1 December – RuneScape 2 Beta is Here!
- 22 September – Mage Arena
- 20 August – New - Legends Quest!
- 28 July – Trawler mini game
- 28 July – New Members Quest Online
- 9 July – New Digsite Quest!
- 9 June – New Murder Mystery Quest!
- 29 May – A few fixes and tweaks
- 27 May – Sleeping bags and pickaxes
- 27 May – New Dwarf Cannon Quest
- 7 May – Quadruple Bank Space!
- 7 May – New - Watch Tower Quest!
- 14 April – New Throwing Weapons!
- 17 March – Observatory Quest online!
- 3 March – New Quest Online - Part Three
- 28 January – Gnomeball
- 28 January – Dangerous Agility
- 27 January – Shilo Village Quest online
2002
- 25 December – Merry Christmas
- 12 December – Agility skill online
- 25 November – Fatigue reduced
- 23 October – Updates galore!
- 24 September – Tutorial island
- 9 September – Sea Slug Quest
- 27 August – Multi-part quest
- 15 August – Sheep and cults
- 23 July – Members' quests
2001
- 4 January – Runescape beta is now online!
