Best games like RuneScape for mobile and browser
Love training skills in RuneScape and want something you can play on your phone or in a browser? These are our picks for 2026. We make Legends of Taria, so it's first, and we've been straight about what each game does best.
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Short answer: Legends of Taria is the best free game like RuneScape: train skills on your phone and in a browser with one account, with no membership paywall, in a world that got 21 updates from January to September 2026. Old School RuneScape is the original, but most of it needs a membership and it has no browser version. Curse of Aros's apps went more than 15 months without an update, Melvor Idle is single-player, and Albion Online is a 3D sandbox rather than a skilling game.
Quick picks
| Game | Best for | Platforms | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Legends of Taria | RuneScape-style skilling on your phone and in a browser, free in full | iPhone, iPad, Android and any web browser | Free; nothing locked behind purchases |
| 2. Old School RuneScape | The original, with decades of content | Desktop, iOS and Android | Free to play; membership for most content |
| 3. Curse of Aros | Existing RuneScape-style phone content; no app update from June 2025 to October 2026 | iPhone, iPad and Android | Free, with in-app purchases including a $9.99 Game Membership |
| 4. Melvor Idle | RuneScape skilling as a single-player idle game | Phones and Steam | Free download on phones; paid on Steam |
| 5. Albion Online | A player-made economy and full-loot PvP | PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android | Free to play; optional Premium |
1. Legends of Taria
A 2D pixel art MMORPG built around what RuneScape players love most. You train a skill by doing it, and gathering feeds production: mine ore and smith armour, chop logs and fletch bows, catch and cook fish, forage herbs and brew potions, grow crops on your own farming plots. There are 14 skills to level 100, and levels 90 to 100 are a real long-term grind. Dungeon bosses guard rare drops, a collection log tracks what you've found, and player shops and a live market run the economy.
- Growing fast: 21 updates from January to September 2026, about one every two weeks, added seven new skills: Woodcutting, Firemaking, Farming, Archery, Fletching, Foraging and Brewing.
- Phone and browser: one account and one world on iPhone, iPad, Android and at play.legendsoftaria.com, something no RuneScape game offers.
- No membership paywall: every skill, area and quest is free. Legends of Taria vs Old School RuneScape.
2. Old School RuneScape
Jagex's classic, based on RuneScape as it was in 2007, with over 20 skills to 99, hundreds of quests, raids and the Wilderness for PvP. Its mobile app shares your account with the desktop clients. Most skills, quests and the larger part of the world need a membership, and there's no browser version.
3. Curse of Aros
A 2D pixel art phone MMORPG with gathering and artisan skills to level 120 (Mining, Woodcutting, Fishing, Smithing, Crafting, Cooking, Alchemy and Spellbinding), Melee and Magic combat, and a Lone Wolf mode for solo play.
Keep in mind: its apps had no update on the App Store or Google Play from late June 2025 to October 2026, more than 15 months, and its wiki still lists Ranged combat, Farming and Sailing as coming soon. Legends of Taria vs Curse of Aros.
4. Melvor Idle
A single-player idle game inspired by RuneScape: you pick a skill and it trains while you do something else, including offline. It has over 20 skills and cloud saves across platforms. There's no shared world or other players to meet, which makes it a different kind of game from an MMORPG.
5. Albion Online
A 3D sandbox MMORPG where almost every item is crafted by players and your gear decides your abilities. Dangerous zones have full-loot PvP, so you can lose everything you carry. Legends of Taria vs Albion Online.
Questions
What is the best game like RuneScape for mobile?
We make Legends of Taria and think it's the best free alternative: a 2D pixel art MMORPG built around training skills, with 14 skills to level 100, crossplay between iPhone, Android and web browsers, and nothing locked behind a membership. If you want the original, Old School RuneScape is also on mobile.
Is there a game like RuneScape I can play in my browser?
Yes. Legends of Taria runs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge at play.legendsoftaria.com with nothing to download, with the same account as its iPhone and Android apps. Old School RuneScape has no browser version.
Is there a game like RuneScape where every skill is free?
Yes. In Legends of Taria every skill, area and quest is open to free players; optional memberships and Gems add perks and cosmetics.
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Legends of Taria is on the App Store, Google Play and in your browser, with one account everywhere.
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We make Legends of Taria, which is why it's first. Facts about the other games come from their own store pages, websites and wikis as of October 2026. Old School RuneScape and RuneScape are trademarks of Jagex Ltd; every game here belongs to its developer, and we're not affiliated with any of them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us on Discord.