[Picture: RuneScape-Logo] RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) operated by Jagex Ltd. It has approximately nine million active free accounts and more than one million paid member accounts, and is rated by Mmogchart.com as being among the most popular online games in the world. More than six million players play RuneScape at least once per month, and the number of accounts is currently growing at around 35% a year. RuneScape has both a free version and a premium version that requires a monthly fee which gives users various benefits and additional game play features.