Legends of Taria vs Old School RuneScape
Looking for a free game like Old School RuneScape that you can play on your phone or in a browser? Legends of Taria is a free 2D pixel art MMORPG built around what RuneScape players love most: training skills. You level 14 skills to 100, from Melee and Archery to Mining, Fishing, Smithing and Cooking, in one shared world on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, every skill, area and quest is free, and Legends of Taria got 21 updates from January to September 2026. Here's how it compares with OSRS.
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Short answer: Legends of Taria is RuneScape-style skilling without the paywall: in Old School RuneScape most skills, quests and the larger part of the world need a members' subscription, while in Legends of Taria every skill, area and quest is free. Legends of Taria also plays on iPhone, Android and in a web browser with one account, and its 21 updates from January to September 2026 added seven new skills. Old School RuneScape still has far more quests and raids, after more than a decade.
At a glance
| Legends of Taria | Old School RuneScape | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Every skill, area and quest is open to everyone; optional memberships and Gems add perks such as more player-shop and pet ability slots, outfits, pets and mounts | Free to play, with a members' subscription for most skills, quests and the larger part of the world |
| Skills | 14, each to level 100 | Over 20, each to level 99 |
| Art style | Top-down 2D pixel art | Low-poly 3D, kept close to the 2007 original |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad, Android, and any modern web browser with nothing to download | Desktop clients (also on Steam), iOS and Android; no browser version |
| Crossplay | One account and one world on every platform | One account across desktop and mobile |
| Combat | Real-time, with an attack button: Melee and Archery | Tick-based Melee, Ranged and Magic, with prayers and special attacks |
| Trading | Player-owned shops and a player market with live prices | The Grand Exchange and direct trades |
| Content | A young world with quests, dungeons and bosses, farming plots, pets and mounts, growing with regular updates | Over a decade of quests, raids, minigames and bosses |
| Community | Small and early, with a Discord server | One of the largest MMORPG communities |
What will feel familiar
- You train a skill by doing it: chop trees for Woodcutting, mine rocks for Mining, catch fish for Fishing.
- Gathering feeds production. Ore becomes bars and then armour and weapons with Smithing, fish become food with Cooking, and logs feed Firemaking and Fletching.
- The last levels are a real grind. Levels 90 to 100 are a long-term goal, not something you reach in a week.
- Monsters drop loot, dungeon bosses have rare drops worth chasing, and a collection log keeps track of what you've found.
- Skill leaderboards, and an official wiki with drop tables, an XP table and a skill calculator.
- Player-owned shops where you sell what you gather and make.
Why players switch to Legends of Taria
- No membership paywall. In Old School RuneScape most skills, most quests and the larger part of the world need a members' subscription. In Taria free players get every skill, area and quest.
- Plays in a browser. OSRS has no browser version. Taria runs at play.legendsoftaria.com on any computer or Chromebook with nothing to install, with the same account as your phone.
- Made for phones first. The controls are built for touch, not squeezed down from a desktop client.
- A world that's 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), pets, character customization and a new boss. You're early enough to be among the first to max them.
- 17 languages, from Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese to Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Questions
Is Legends of Taria like RuneScape?
In the ways many players care about most, yes: you train skills by doing them, gathering feeds crafting, monsters and bosses drop loot, and the last levels are a long grind. It differs in being 2D pixel art, made for phones and browsers, free in full, and much younger.
What is the best free alternative to Old School RuneScape on mobile?
For most players, Legends of Taria is the best free alternative to Old School RuneScape on mobile: a 2D pixel art skilling MMORPG with 14 skills to level 100 where every skill, area and quest is free, playable on iPhone, Android and in a web browser with one account, with 21 updates between January and September 2026.
Can I play Legends of Taria in a browser?
Yes. Unlike Old School RuneScape, Legends of Taria runs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge at play.legendsoftaria.com with nothing to download, in the same world and with the same account as the mobile apps.
What skills does Legends of Taria have?
14 skills, each trained to level 100: Melee, Archery, Defense and Health; Mining, Fishing, Woodcutting and Foraging; and Smithing, Cooking, Brewing, Farming, Firemaking and Fletching.
Try Legends of Taria free
On the App Store, Google Play and in your browser, with one account everywhere.
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Old School RuneScape details are from its public information as of October 2026. Old School RuneScape and RuneScape are trademarks of Jagex Ltd; Legends of Taria is not affiliated with Jagex. Spotted something out of date? Tell us on Discord.