Ratings at a Glance
| 33% | of parents feel the site is safe |
| 33% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 33% | of parents say it's educational |
| 33% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 33% | of parents say it's too violent |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
I rate this title off for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
Great for older kids.
Runescape is a nice game to play. The violence is not really violent at all, there is almost no blood anywhere in the game. There are many things to do besides combat anyways, like cooking, mining, smithing, fisihng, ect. Language in game is not a problem, as all bad language is starred out. If someone is really bother you, just add them to your ignore list and you'll never hear from them again. The graphics are really good for a game that you don't need to download. There are hundreds of songs to listen to an nearly no adds. All in all it's a very nice game.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
A basic review of the game
All in all a good game. People that say that it is boring after an hour robably arnt very good. After awhile you can do a player vs player battle to get money for skills to use. Or you can strategically buy and sell items on the 'grand exchange' ,teaching kids about real money managment. alot like medieval life and survival with satisfying skills to train to keeps you occupied for a LONG time. have fun! P.S.:!DONT GET ADDICTED!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
About RS
I joined RS in their opening year a really long time ago. At first, it did not interest me, as I was not into the whole MMORPG thing. In recent years, after I have left my account alone all these years, got back into playing it. There are many fun things to do, various quests and constant event updates for holidays and such. I would have to say that my favorite thing about it is the members options should you choose to become a member. $5 a month isn't that bad and it sure as heck beats WoW in that manner. Lol But to be perfectly honest, the game is only fun if you decide to pay the $5 a month since you can travel further, learn more spells and work on more skills and get a wide variety of ever expanding quests to work which will keep you busy for a very long time. I would say that this is a great site to join if you are willing to pay for a membership as there are many more things to do than non members. However, should you join, work on being a free member for a while and clear all of the free quests so that you don't have to waste the membership cost on getting to the levels to do the members quests.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Parents can make it safer
I let my tweleve year old son play this after trying out myself for a month. At sign up I would highly recommend choosing the option of only allowing quick chat worlds. In those worlds you are limited to communicating in appropriate short phrases necessary to the game. Other players are also limited in that way, which curbs abuse but not gameplay. I was very satisfied with their commitment to player safety. It's addictive and creative, with many choices of activities available. You can fight other players only in designated player vs. player areas. You can learn a trade and gain skills that way. Overall, a great game.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
To play or not to play, that is the question...
This game is designed for kids 13 and over. But, I know some kids younger than that that are way responsible enough to play it. Runescape is very Dungeons and Dragon-y with goblins, imps, moss giants, etc. but it's a good way to kill a couple of hours, especially with friends. I've found that playing it by yourself if you aren't really involved in a Quest or if you are trying to boost a certain skill can be very dull and boring. The worst thing I have found so far is that people sometimes DO cuss when using text chat, but there is a list you can put the person on to "ignore" them, plus if they are really out of hand you can report them to Jagex, the maker of the game, and they can get punished accordingly. On a side note, you don't have to pay for membership; there is a free membership as well, but you can do a lot more if you pay for it. Many items and activities are only accessible to paying members. On the flip side, I have found that the free membership is just fine and I have thoroughly enjoyed this awesome game!!! P.S. I rated this game for 13 and over because you have to be 13 in order to sign up (which doesn't stop a lot of people, however.)
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Okay
I started when I was 8 and got addicted to it at one point then quit. Its a fine game for 8+
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
a must for all those combat lovers
this game isn't for children under 8 years old because it does teach you to put up a fight and stick with it untill the end. If your kids haven't learned how to be a jerk this isn't for them. But if you want your kids to get off your back this a good game. any foul laguage will be blocked out with these *****. It also teaches you to manage your money by not spending everything on armour and not have enough money for food so you die and lose your armour
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
a must for all those combat lovers
this game isn't for children under 8 years old because it does teach you to put up a fight and stick with it untill the end. If your kids haven't learned how to be a jerk this isn't for them. But if you want your kids to get off your back this a good game. any foul laguage will be blocked out with these *****. It also teaches you to manage your money by not spending everything on armour and not have enough money for food so you die and lose your armour
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
im addicted
this is a good site but its really ADDICTING. u cant say any cuss words and as long as you dont give out personal info u'll be fine on this site
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Awesome
This Is The Best Online Game Ever. It's Always Changing And Becoming Better In Every Way Possible. It's Just AWESOME!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Great Game!
Runescape is a outstanding game. But it can be VERY addicting, so set a timer if you get too addicted.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
And 5th graders parents let them play Grand Theft...
And complain about Runescape!!! I am a 45 yr mother and have let my daughter play (free) Runescape for 4 years now....she's turning 13 in September. I have no problem with that game. She know's it's just a game (not to mention it's all midieval) It's not like she's going out and jacking cars and killing cops......put it in perspective. Some kids play Grand Theft and think it's ok to go out and do it in real life......Kids playing Ruinscape are more likely to be cutting down trees or doing quests..
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Very repetitive
I used to play this before I was introduced to better MMORPG's Best one for free, though it is very low in graphics, is extremely repetitive, and fairly addictive to kids. You never know what other people are going to say, the language censor doens't catch everything. Overall, not very fun, but a lot of kids like it. I was done with it after I did all the quests, there was nothing else interesting to do =D
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
A good "thinking" website for kids
I like this online site because it has 'quests' that the kids have to solve before moving on to the next level. My son tells me the moderators are very good, and any inappropriate behavior or language gets immediately reported and dealt with. I think it is pretty safe.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
My Opinion and its not sugar coated
This is coming from a 20 year old that has grown up around children. Runescape is fun game and its cheep. You can play for free or go members which is $5 per month. Runescape has improved a lot since it came out and its harder to scam or trick other players. I'm playing it with members and I'm not addicted. If anyone has a child that wants to play since it seems some adults bash the site without thinking. I would read the site's guildlines and rules before playing. The site suggests the kid to be 13 years or older. Due to what is in the game liking fighting, taverns, ect. Some kids do become addicted and some don't but its the parent's job to watch over the kids. If you let you a child play lord of the rings and thing of that nature then Runescape wouldn't be much different. Just read the information that Jadex has on the game and what how your child acts when their playing the game. Compared to the other games out there that are like Runescape makes Runescape very mild. I'm happy with how Jadex is improving the game and trying to stop bots, unfair playing, and things of that nature. I also think in some cases it could help kids in certain areas just as long as you don't let them live on it. It helped my cousin learn to read better since he had trouble reading in the beginning. So he made himself learn the words he had trouble with so he could play the game. Runescape has its ups and downs depending on the user and if the user is the kid, it'll allow depend on the parents too. I know when I was growing up my parents were picky and made sure they knew what I was doing online. :D
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
The problem with this game are the rules implemented. They not for the saftey of kids even though some are conviently by chance are Jagex is forced by regulations. Jagex couldn't care less. Or there wouldn't be alchol etc in the game. The rules Jagex implements are to make sure people are addicted and stay on. So becareful of making your kids addicted and brain dead. Any Jagex executives read this shame on YOU.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
!
Awesome! im a lvl 84 Usrname: Roberto Sald
- I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
worst thing ever made in the entire world
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
fun but shocking
I was shocked that the game makes it possible to simply kill innocent bystanders and take their stuff. I was on line with my son when he started doing that. Not sure if other players "report" players who do that. Even if the game doesn't have any sort of automatic functional barrier to make it impossible, it should at least be listed as against the rules!
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Good game
Me I'm cloonetroop on this game i had a memb status but then it epired.This game is not for kids under 8 because of tons of alchol and smoking pipe [smoking membs only].The violence is not an issue because it is mainly just a character making a motion with his hands or feet[or weapon]and a number appears on the thing he/she/it attacked.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Do u think this is violent?
I dont think this is way too violent. Look, just floating bars and splatpoints? whats so violent about that?
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Fit
The killing is not that bad. My child did get slightly addicted however its easy to block. It blocks all words unfit for young eyes and variations of them. My child spends no time on the forums or chatting and just plays the game.
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Runescape has suprises.
Jagex's main concern in runescape is to keep it as safe as possible without hindering gameplay because half of runescape is selling, buying, and get help from people. This game can Believe it or not can be educational. They Have a thing called the grand exchange which works almost exactly like the stock market. demand goes up, prices go up: demand goes down: price goes down. Unfortunately you can drink, But all it does is hurt you. It has demons and all sorts of stuff that looks horrible, but what Internet game doesn't? Combat between you and other thing or people is minimal all you do is swing your weapon at them and a red splotch comes up with a number showing how much you hurt them. If you don't like the dirty language you see you can do three things. One report and ignore: jagex allows you to report people and if they keep it up they can be banned. 2 quick chat: Quick chat allows you to only hear other people quick chatting with you. when you quick chat you can only use words that jagex has already given to you. 3: You dont have to hear anything at all by turning off the public chat. And if someone you trust plays you can set it up so you can only hear him/her. Over all i think this is a great game to play for all ages with parental guidance. And 10 and up can play by themselves.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Addicting
This game causes most kids to have an addiction. First of all 99 percent of people who play this right away think it's fun. They play it 1 hour. Then 2 or 3. Then 8 or 9. The main point of this game is to master in many skills. In this game you can kill innocent people. The violence isn't close to being graphic. Still killing humans makes me sick. For example one of the skills is wood cutting. All you do is click on trees for hours and hours until you get to level 99 which takes forever. Same with all the other skills. Another skill is thieving which is not good. No tobacco or drug stuff but you can drink. You don't get drunken, all it does is boost your health, but there are drunken characters in the game. People can actually type curse words and leave a letter or two out and it will still show up. Not safe. People give their accounts a lot of the time. This game is fun but boring after a while.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Looking at a different angle
It might make the kids more independent if you look at it from a different angle.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Be Mature About It
This game is great! Just be careful what you say to other players as they are quite sensitive at times. If the game was not an MMO, the game would be perfect for all ages. It shows teamwork, fighting alongside other players. Great game for 10 and up!
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Perfect for tweens, but iffy for kids
RuneScape is built for teens and tweens, but accepts kids too. I like how it has puzzles in it to help a player's strategy thinking go at the speed of light. I don't like the negative messages, such as how you can kill innocent bystanders or in some quests you help evil win over good. The violence is a natural part of the game. There are demons and werewolves that would certainly make me wet my pants if I was 5-8 and in some dungeons and areas are torture devices and dried blood. The only drinkable liquids in the game are potions and alcoholic beverages. Also, the community can be both supportive, but sometimes cruel and using sexual innuendos like "Why not whack it once or twice"
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- User content isn't age appropriate
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Fun but...
Some players will ask your name. There is wine and beer and cursing is easy.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Great Game- Too many Innapropriate Users
This game offers a wide variety of things for the user to do. Whether it be leveling up, teaming up with friend's, or selling items for profit- this game has it. A major on-going problem with Runescape is the extremity some people take online interactions to in this game. There's constantly people trying to engage other users in sexual activity, conversation using vulgar language, and just inappropriate talk as a whole. Luckily, Runescape's 'Report System" balances out for that. I would still say that safety is an issue on this site, but all of the tools to well-manage yourself are there. It's just a matter of whether you use those tools or not.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Safety is an issue
is it good?
i have never played ruinscape but this isnt worth going to graphics are the worst isn't fun you can talk to other players to.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Safety is an issue
is it good?
i have never played ruinscape but this isnt worth going to graphics are the worst isn't fun you can talk to other players to.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- User content is age appropriate
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
I love this game streas of day gos away
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Be mature.
The game is fine if you are mature. The community can actually teach social skills. However, the game monsters can be a little scary for younger kids.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
Good for children of almost every age!
It's a great game to play, very fun with many thing to do. There are a few things that parent(s) should be concerned about, for example, the use of drugs & every once in a while you may hear a bad word or two from a player who happens to slip past the world filter, but that's a rare occasion, and in the event that this happens the player(most of the time) will recieve a 24-48 hour mute, or a permanent mute/temporary ban/permanent ban ;) It's also a lil' educational seeing as players learn to speak to other players, that is, if they're over 13 and have the privilige of talking to others(this is a parental feature in Runescape implented a few years back.
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Good for first timers to mmo's
It is quite mild but since PvP has been abandonded its not that fun. It is fun for A while but the lack of updates makes it boring over time. PLAY BEFORE PLAYING THE MMORPG MABINOGI THIS GAME IS SIMPLE (NON-MEMBER VERSION) TO GIVE YOU THE FEEL OF AN MMORPG IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED ONE BEFORE.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Okay for teens, you decide for anyone younger.
It has it's bad parts, and some younger kids shouldn't play it. It does have beer in it, but no drugs or smoking. Every now and then a player can slip in a cuss word past the state of the art blocker. My younger brother plays, and he did learn to type, spell, and read much better than he use to. I did as well, but not by much.
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Do not let your younger kids on without supervision!!!!
I don't know if parent's know this or not but I have actually played the game and this happens. People on the game will ask others for virtual sex and dating. It get's extremely vulgar and disgusting. Players also give away email addresses and photos and sneak in innopropriate language. Please keep an eye on your younger kids.
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Depends on the type of person you are
Okay, I'm not tring to start a war or anything but really... This game is not good. At all. I played it for like 1 hour and got bored. All you do is walk up to monsters, and choose how you want to attack it, and here is the exciting part... you and the monsters tack turns hitting each other! Wow! And when the monsters dead... Blood comes out! Yipee!/sarcasm ...and seriuosly, graphics arnt that great. You look like a grey/brown blob, blocky shaped thing... whatever. I dont remember if there was any music or not. Haha... The wepons... are the same... cept there different colors and higher attack or whatever. How boring. You also have to pay just to continue playing. I know 6 dollors isnt alot, but... yah know. I really have no experience playing it so I guess I shouldnt be talking... really. But I guess it depends on the type of person you are, and what kind of games you like. If you like the game then really, I dont care. :)
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- User content is age appropriate
Good way to pass the time.
Runescape is a fun game. Its loaded with new content, and is saft to play. Most of the players are nice, but some are real dirtbags that are mean. luckily there is a censor that blocks swears from being displayed. Anyway its a good fun game. (My Icon pic is me in Runescape)
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- User content is age appropriate
Great Game, very good way to kill some time
this game is a very good one, with a choice of free playing and a subscription for 5.95 a month. there is killing but don't worry there's no blood and there are also quests (members get a new quest ever month)you can do to kill some time. killing enemys allows you to pick up what they have such as coins and bones. there are 24 skills and for free players up to 15 skills, these skills include fishing,woodcutting,cooking,etc. with coins you can upgrade your character by buying items for him. and don't think the game is hard at the beginning there is a very detailed tutorial as well as when you complete it there is a tutor in the home city. if you die don't worry you won't have to create a new account you just come back to the home city keeping your 3 most expensive items and with your hp (hit points) all healed you wont lose anything except the items you were wearing.there is also a bank you can use to store items if you think you might die.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- User content is age appropriate
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- User content is age appropriate
good game
Yes this is a good game, F2p and p2p, this game is for people who like world of warcraft or lords of the rings or harry potter.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Good game, Great to kill sometime
I have been playing since i was 9 (October 31st, 2006 to be exact) and it is really great. I still play it, and i've learned some medievel words like chainmail (that might not seem like an easy word but it was on my spelling test and i am an advanced speller/reader). It is perfect for playing for when you have nothing to do and want to do something. Don't get addicted because i've gotten addicted many times (i play on and off) and your parents get mad because you arent doing any chores, its just not worth it to get addicted. Some bad things are that people don't have to say bad words to hurt you. For example, "You're a nerd go get a life, no one loves you, not even your parents." IT hurts i know, but you can block that person on your "Ignore list" and it will appear as if they are muted. People say there is smoking in the game, I've played for 3 years and NEVER have i seen anyone doing anything that even looks like smoking. And alchohol, there are bars in the game, but it does tell you that it makes you feel Dizzy and lowers your stats. It is a really great game, after you have finished everything on non-members, then its best to either get members or create a new account. 6 dollars is a reasonable price, as World of warcraft is 15.99 an that is out of the roof. This game does teach you about banks, and selling and buying, and not wasting all of your money on 1 thing. Every once and a while you do die in the game and when that happens i suggest talking to your child because it really does stink when you die and lose your things. When I die i usually quit for a few months then come back and rebuild. This is a really great game so go and make yourself an account! Oh, and if your worried about your child seeing bad words ( as Jagex has made it so you can say "b**bs, t*ties, d*m*, a** and crap) go to the bottem of the screen and where it says chat or public or something like that, right click and select "friends" which allows you to only talk with people one your friends list, or "off" which doesn't show any chat at all and you can just play the game. Thank you.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
I started playing it when i was 9 and stopped playing about a year ago. Theres a lot more stuff to do if your a member though.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My highlights are:
- User content is age appropriate
AWSOME!!!!
AWSOME GAME!!! i could play it all my life!!
