Legacy RuneScape and Old School RuneScape accounts will stop logging in on November 17 until their owners move them to Jagex Accounts. The one-time upgrade becomes mandatory for access.

Characters and progress will remain stored.

The migration needs the current username or login email and password. A single Jagex Account can now hold up to 50 characters, a higher cap introduced after players said the previous limit was too small.

Steam, Apple, Google, and Game Center logins are the exception: those methods will continue to work. A Jagex Account is still required for the company’s launcher and some website features, including support.

Jagex says the mandatory move is about security. The newer system supports modern password rules, multi-factor authentication, login notifications, and backup codes. More than 89% of active players already use Jagex Accounts, according to the studio.

Mac players get a related change first. An Apple Silicon version of the launcher is due by the end of October, ahead of the account deadline. Native support for the game clients will follow later.

The RuneScape page tracks the game’s upcoming events. This account change applies to both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, regardless of which one a legacy login is used for.