RuneScape is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a bumper 5LP vinyl boxset featuring tracks from the game’s most defining moments.
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Online role-playing game RuneScape originally launched in January 2001 before the upgraded Runescape 2 was released in 2004. RuneScape 3 followed in 2013 alongside Old School RuneScape.
Developers Jagex will be celebrating the long-running game’s 25th anniversary throughout 2026 and they’re kicking things off with the vinyl collection ‘RuneScape: 25 Years’.
The 5LP vinyl box set includes 50 iconic songs spanning the entire history of the multiplayer game. It features tracks from the original score alongside orchestral reimaginings performed by the prestigious Philharmonia Orchestra. “From its earliest, indelible MIDI-based themes to the instrumentally richer, more expansive compositions of later years, these tracks have accompanied players’ first logins, early quests, countless voyages from Port Sarim to Karamja, and victories over some of the game’s toughest bosses,” reads a press release.
“Music is one of the ways we connect to players on an emotional level and it elevates the gaming experience,” said Grace Docksey, Jagex’s lead audio designer. “This collection represents some of RuneScape‘s most iconic music from over the last 25 years, as well as a few of our personal favourites. We hope listeners enjoy our musical journey through RuneScape’s history, whether they have just joined us or have been with us since the start.”
‘RuneScape: 25 Years’ anniversary vinyl. CREDIT: Jagex/Laced
The set comes inside a metallic black collector’s box with gold foiling alongside printed inner sleeves with full-wrap artwork from Jagex and superfan artist Enkoro which detail epic boss fights and ancient maps of in-game world Gielinor. Both the standard and an exclusive “Gilded Gold” version are available to pre-order now. The album will also be getting a digital release.
The complete tracklist for ‘RuneScape: 25 Years’ is as follows:
Disc 1 – The Early Years
ScapeMain
Newbie Melody
Harmony
Sea Shanty 2
Al Kharid
Nightfall
Book of Spells
Medieval
Flute Salad
Barbarinism
Wilderness
Tzhaar!
Disc 2 – Into High Detail
Trade Parade
Dogs of War
Return of Lucien
Animal Apogee
Wending Through the Willows
Born To Do This
Armageddon
Clan Wars
Home Sweet Home
Disc 3 – OSRS Iconic Tracks
Inferno
Welcome to the Theatre
Song of The Elves
Getting Down To Business
The Forlorn Homstead
Amascut’s Promise
Bane of Ashiama
The Fallen Empire
Isle of Serenity
Disc 4 – RuneScape Iconic Tracks
Elven Sunrise
The World Wakes
Lament for the Hallowed
Elder Daughter
The Lost Grove
A Handful of Coins
Aye Ca Rum Ba
Angel of Death
Discover
Archaeology Theme
Disc 5 – A Shared World
The Sight of Spring
Scape Jazz
Vorkath’s Reprise
Temple of Isolation
The Glory of Combat
Autumn Voyage
Waterfall III
Village Dance
A Hero’s Return
RuneScape Theme
Jagex have also unveiled their plans for the next 12 months which include Old School RuneScape‘s most ambitious roadmap featuring a new Raid, new League and a new Grandmaster quest while RuneScape 3 has recently removed all microtransactions from the game.
“RS25 is more than a celebration of where we’ve come from, it’s a statement of where we’re going,” said Jaegx CEO Jon Bellamy. “We’re investing in our games, the player experience, our technology and our teams to ensure RuneScape and its worlds continue to inspire and connect millions for decades to come. This is a year defined by investment, momentum, community obsession and building the foundations of RuneScape’s next great era.”
In other news, Sony has confirmed what titles will be coming to PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra this January – check out the full list here.
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