Even those of us who played the game religiously during the 2000s might struggle to master the first ever release today, which is known as RS Gold Classic. The players could take on anyone including themselves. The graphics were not basic. It could only fit about 1,200 people without crash.

Gaming can't afford to fail now. Titanfall 2 isn't getting the resources it needs to fix its online play on PC. Anthem was dropped in the middle of the development process of the major overhaul. Fable Legends was canned before it was even able to launch. The game is now either have to be Fortnite or go to the grave trying.

The passion of a developer can be insignificant to a publisher, as well. Dragon Age 4 has been delayed twice due to higher-up interference constantly dictating the game's direction. Metal Gear players are the ones who most definitely want single-player gameshave received the co-op game Metal Gear Survive in the year 2018. That's not even look at all of the subsidiary games Activision Blizzard wastes on constant Call of Duty development.

Thank God Jagex was founded at a point where it could remain an independent. When the player base started to decline in the latter part of 2000s it is likely that a publisher would have shut down the entire thing. It's true that Raven Software started laying people off while Warzone generated billions of dollars, so even success could spell disaster for the humans who play the game.

The successes we see are merely variations on the standard. The stars had to align for Among Us to find its player base long after launch and perhaps the best instance before that, without having the support of a major publisher was Undertale back in 2017.

This is why RuneScape The Beginning 20 Years isn't just essential reading for anyone who is a fan of games, but for those who are interested in the direction that the gaming world is headed in. It's a reminder of why we should be supporting the indie game scene that's always fighting for attention in a massive marketplace.

However, most importantly, it's a reminder to be happy with our humble beginnings. Gaming can appear to be an absolutely disgusting space in certain instances (because it can be) but at its core it's a place where there are enthusiastic developers with a rich experience to share with us.

We all have wonderful childhood memories of playing around Gielinor in the midst of the forest, not because some giant company sold us a product however, three brothers were passionate, and their families believed in their children. It's the kind of people like them that we should be grateful to for these memories, not upper-levels of Amazon as well as Activision Blizzard.

Steamforged Games recently announced collaboration with game producer Jagex for the purpose of bringing Buy OSRS Gold to tablet computers later this year. The MMORPG will be getting not just one however, but two additional tablestop versions: a game board game and a tabletop rpg game. The board game will go live on Kickstarter at some point in the year and the tabletop version is set to go to retail stores.