Current Roadmap: 2026 {#current-roadmap-2026}
The current long-term development roadmap for RuneScape: Dragonwilds outlines significant updates and new content planned throughout 2026. This includes both major expansions and regular minor updates.
Quarter 2 2026: Major Update (0.12) - Fires of Fuzan (June 23, 2026) This major update introduces the Umbral Sands expansion. Key features include:
- New Mechanics: A Heat Mechanic will be implemented.
- Progression: New Adamant progression and Infinity Robes armour.
- Content: New enemies, materials, vestiges, and quests.
- NPCs: The new NPC Icthlarin will be introduced.
- Activities: New activities, including the Nightmare Crucible and Fire Caves.
- Boss: Players will face the new boss, Fuzan.
- Transport: Magic Carpets will become available.
- Magic: Water Magic will be introduced, and existing Health Food/Drink mechanics will be reworked.
- Crafting: New crafting benches will be added, including the Blacksmith Bench, Mystic Forge, and Armour Bench.
Quarter 3 2026
- July 2026 (Minor Updates): Expect new quests, new activities, and bug fixes.
- August 2026: No updates are scheduled for this month.
- September 15, 2026 (Major Update 0.13) - Rage of Kuldra: This update brings the Scorned Wilderness expansion.
- Progression: New Runite progression, new enemies, and materials.
- Vestiges & NPCs: New vestiges and the NPC Commander Zilyana.
- Content: New quests and activities.
- Skills: Expanded skill trees to level 99.
- Boss: The new boss, Queen Kuldra, will be introduced.
- Platforms: The game will be ported to new platforms, including Console (PlayStation, Xbox) and Portables (Steam Deck, etc.).
Quarter 4 2026
- October 2026 (Minor Updates): New quests, activities, and bug fixes.
- November 2026 (Minor Updates): New quests, activities, and bug fixes.
- December 2026 (Winter Update - Luminance):
- Skills: A new Prayer skill will be added.
- Content: A new material, region, quests, activities, and vestiges.
Beyond 2026 and Unconfirmed Updates {#beyond-2026-and-unconfirmed-updates}
Looking further into the future, some content has been revealed without specific release dates or is marked as unknown.
2027
- Shadows of Ashenfall: This is slated for 2027, though no further details are currently available.
Unknown Release Dates
- Achievement System: An achievement system is confirmed to be in development but has no set release date.
- New World Difficulty: Hardcore: A hardcore mode for a new world difficulty is also planned.
Historical and Early Access Roadmap {#historical-and-early-access-roadmap}
Past roadmap information provides context for the game’s development trajectory.
- Early 2026: A historical roadmap was in place.
- Late April to Early May 2025: Another historical roadmap was available during this period.
The Early Access roadmap also detailed several key areas of development:
- Fellhollow Region: An upcoming region suspended between life and death, ruled by Soul-Eater Imaru, a dragon overlord. Death is expected to guide players through Fellhollow, where they will encounter ghosts, skeletons, and undead ogres.
- New Skills: Magic, Ranged Combat, and Farming skill lines were in development.
- General Content: New quests, gear, lore, and music were planned.
- Other Confirmed Content: Lesser Dragons, Dragon Slayer Gear, Masterwork Weapons, Expanded Base and Homesteading features, Creative Mode, New Animals, New Vaults, New Crafting Tiers, and Increased Skill Caps were also mentioned.
Game Updates and Developer Insights {#game-updates-and-developer-insights}
The Dragonwilds development team has increased in size, making more content additions more likely. Regular updates, including monthly minor updates, are a focus.
Version 0.7.1.5 Updates:
- This version focused on bug fixes and adjustments.
- A notable change was the increase in the cooldown of raids, and a reduction in the frequency of raids, hunted events, base raids, and Velgar events.
FAQ {#faq}
When was the latest roadmap update released? The roadmap was updated on December 19, 2025.
Will Dragonwilds be available on consoles? Yes, console ports for PlayStation, Xbox, and portable devices like Steam Deck are planned for September 2026.
What new skills are coming in 2026? Agility is planned for July 2026, and Prayer for December 2026.
What is the next major expansion? The next major expansion is Umbral Sands, releasing with Major Update 0.12: Fires of Fuzan on June 23, 2026.
Will there be a hardcore mode? Yes, a new world difficulty called Hardcore is planned, though its release date is currently unknown.