Free-to-play browser MMORPG

Aetheria: RuneScape Reimagined.

Experience a free-to-play RuneScape MMORPG with WASD movement, action-style combat, custom progression systems, and a world of adventure. Play instantly in your browser on desktop or mobile.

  • Free to play
  • Runs in your browser
  • Desktop & mobile
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  1. Press Play Now

    The game opens right in your browser. There is nothing to download or install.

    Open the game
  2. Create your hero

    Log in with a new name and password and your character is created on the spot.

    Getting started
  3. Play your way

    Click to walk the classic way, or switch to the close camera and steer with WASD.

    See the controls

The world of Aetheria

The world you know, rebuilt

Aetheria is a free-to-play RuneScape MMORPG that keeps the world, the skills and the quests players love, then rebuilds how it feels to play. Steer your hero with WASD, chain sword combos, raise a pet that fights beside you and pledge yourself to a god.

All of it runs in your browser. Play on a laptop at home or on your phone on the go and pick up exactly where you left off.

Artwork of an armoured hero in a gold-trimmed cloak, spear in hand, facing a many-headed hydra

What makes Aetheria different

Built for modern adventurers

The world you remember, with the controls, combat and custom systems of a modern MMORPG.

In-game screenshot: an armoured hero with a white cape and sword, seen from the close behind-the-character camera in a village

01Movement

WASD Movement

Explore with modern WASD controls in a close, behind-the-character camera: fluid movement made for MMORPG play and a more immersive way to see the world.

  • WASD to move, hold Shift to run
  • Mouse look, and Space to interact
  • Toggle it any time with the ` key
  • Classic click-to-walk is always there too
In-game screenshot: action-style combat, the hero striking an enemy inside a highlighted attack area with health bars overhead

02Combat

Action-Style Combat

Fights look and feel like an action game. Swords, spears and greatswords flow through five-move combos built from custom attack animations.

  • Sword, spear and greatsword combos
  • Custom weapon attack animations
  • Spinning strikes, lunges and leaping slams
  • Fill Divine Rage and unleash your god's ultimate

03Companions

Pet Companions

Rare pets are more than cosmetics. They fight beside you, earn experience and grow stronger with you.

  • Collect rare boss and creature pets
  • Level companions from 1 to 99
  • Unlock new abilities as they grow
  • Set them Passive, Defensive or Aggressive

04Every day

Daily, Weekly & Monthly Challenges

Five fresh goals every day, week and month, picked to suit your levels, in their own Challenges tab.

  • Randomised monster-slaying objectives
  • Skilling challenges
  • Boss kill challenges
  • Rewards per claim, plus a bonus for all five

05Travel

Custom Teleport System

A modern, free teleport menu takes you anywhere worth going, with no runes needed.

  • Cities, bosses and training spots
  • Minigame, skilling and Wilderness tabs
  • Save favourites, revisit recent trips
  • Search every destination by name

06Bossing & PvE

Bosses, Raids & Dungeons

Battle iconic bosses, delve into dungeons and earn rare equipment on the way.

  • Dozens of bosses, from Zulrah to Vorkath and Nex
  • Chambers of Xeric, Theatre of Blood, Tombs of Amascut
  • Slayer dungeons, the Inferno and the Colosseum
  • Rare drops and a collection log to complete

07Progression

Divine Allegiance

Our custom progression system: pledge yourself to one of five gods and rise through their ranks.

  • Saradomin, Zamorak, Guthix, Bandos or Armadyl
  • Earn Devotion and unlock blessings
  • Take on commissions and Divine Trials
  • Gather at the Hall of the Five

08Free to play

Play Instantly, Anywhere

Aetheria is free to play and runs in any modern browser. Open it and you are in.

  • No client downloads
  • No Java installation
  • Play directly in your browser
  • Desktop and mobile support
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Every system in detail in the Aetheria Wiki

Play anywhere

One world, every screen

Aetheria runs in your web browser on computers, phones and tablets. Same world, same character, nothing to install.

Computers

Play on desktop

Open Aetheria in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Use WASD and mouse look, or classic click-to-walk.

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Phones and tablets

Play on mobile

Tap to move and interact, hold for options and drag to turn the camera. No app store needed.

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How to play, controls & help

News & updates

Latest updates

Aetheria keeps growing. Here is what has arrived most recently.

Daily, weekly & monthly challenges

The Account Management tab is now Challenges: five goals per period with rewards and an all-five bonus.

Double experience

The experience rate has been doubled across the game, so every skill and level comes faster.

Proximity voice chat

Talk to the players around you with voice chat that follows you through the world.

New teleport menu

Server Teleports opens a free, searchable menu with favourites and a Training tab sorted from low to high level.

Pet Companions

Pets now fight beside their owner, level from 1 to 99 and unlock abilities along the way.

Divine Allegiance

Choose one of five gods, earn Devotion, fill Divine Rage and meet the faithful at the Hall of the Five.

Your legend begins now

Free to play, nothing to download. Open Aetheria in your browser and start your adventure in seconds.