RuneScape is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001. RuneScape was originally a browser game built with the Java programming language; it was largely replaced by a standalone C++ client in 2016. The game has had over 300 million accounts created and was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the largest and most-updated free MMORPG. Wikipedia
Research exclusive to this game
Crowe, Nic, and Simon Bradford. “‘Hanging out in Runescape’: Identity, work and leisure in the virtual playground.” Children’s Geographies 4, no. 3 (2006): 331-346.
Lallani, Shayan S. “Virtual Empire: Performing Colonialism in the MMORPG Runescape.” Games and Culture 18.5 (2023): 539-558.
Research that includes this game in its sample
Rosario, Robert AM, and George R. Widmeyer. “An exploratory review of design principles in constructivist gaming learning environments.” Journal of Information Systems Education 20, no. 3 (2009): 289.
Sgandurra, Sabrina A. “Fight. Heal. Repeat: A Look at Rhetorical Devices in Grinding Game Mechanics.” Simulation & Gaming 53, no. 4 (2022): 388-399.