Captain your ship to sail the seas of Gielinor in a major game update for the beloved MMO 

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, Cambridge, UK. Get ready to lift anchor and set sail into the unknown as Old School RuneScape’s first-ever new skill ‘Sailing’ arrives in a monumental new content update for members today. Take to the high seas, traverse hazardous waters, learn new skill integrations, and finally find out what lies in the uncharted oceans of Gielinor.  

Dive headfirst into Old School RuneScape’s brand-new skill, as voted for by the community, and set sail into the high seas to explore Gielinor like never before. Craft and upgrade your ship, discover new skilling content, and head out on an adventure across brand new questlines as you start the race to level 99 with Old School RuneScape’s first ever new skill. 

Old School RuneScape Sailing - Key Features: 

• An uncharted ocean to explore filled with new quests and adventures. Begin at the familiar Port Sarim before heading to Pandemonium, a homely port and the location of the starting quest in Sailing, to learn the ropes before venturing into the more turbulent waters.  

• Travel across the sea on the hunt for new adventures and NPCs. Get to know the Tortugan species on The Great Conch Island. Secure port tasks and set sail to various locations using your spyglass in exchange for XP. Pry open crates of rum, solve mermaid riddles and search for lost shipwrecks to salvage valuable treasures.  

• Sail hazardous waters filled with new threats and face monsters from both the sea and the skies, with the arrival of sharks, orcas, frost dragons, and gryphons, as well as brand-new, never-before-seen enemy types.   

• Max out the brand-new Sailing Skill and earn ship upgrades with each new level. From wood type to expanded cargo holds, new cannon types and ship facilities, build your simple starting raft into a seaworthy vessel fit for traversing Gielinor’s deepest waters.  

• Master Shipbuilding and brand-new pieces of skilling content to expand the sailing experience beyond captaining a ship. Chop new types of trees, fletch new logs, mine unique ores, fish for marine species, and use new coral nurseries to craft powerful potions. Those of a more clandestine nature will be able to steal from pirate treasure and take a five-fingered discount from market stalls. 

• The race to level 99 returns for the first time since launch, with an exclusive Sailing Skill Cape (designed by community member Gentle Tractor) up for grabs to those who master the first new skill in Old School RuneScape’s history.  

Sailing is available now for RuneScape Members in Old School RuneScape. Old School RuneScape is available now on PC, Steam, iOS, and Android, complete with cross-platform progression and play on PC and mobile. 

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About Jagex 

Jagex is a leader in creating deep and engaging forever games that empower communities across PC, mobile and consoles. Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $3billion + lifetime revenue franchise. 

Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond live operations; its titles are forever games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. The most recent entry in the RuneScape franchise, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, launched into Steam Early Access in 2025. An open world survival crafting experience set in the RuneScape universe, RuneScape: Dragonwilds welcomes existing fans and new players alike to the ever expanding and evolving world of RuneScape. 

Jagex is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. 

More information can be found at www.jagex.com.