RuneScape: Dragonwilds' Last Major Early Access Update Adds Japanese Support
The update marks the final content push before RuneScape: Dragonwilds leaves early access, and the addition of Japanese support signals a push for a wider Asian audience ahead of the planned console launches.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Game Spark.
On June 23, Graph released the Umbral Desert update for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, adding Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean language support. The update is the last major expansion before the game's full release on September 15. It introduces a desert biome with a dynamic sun system, a new dragon Fuzan, the Fight Cave, new enemies, crafting materials, and a Magic Carpet mount. The early access game has sold over 1 million copies on Steam.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds has sold over 1 million copies in early access on Steam, where it holds an 81% positive rating from around 24,000 reviews. The survival craft game, set in the RuneScape universe, is now receiving its last major content update before the full release on September 15. The Umbral Desert update adds official Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean language support, making the game more accessible to players in those regions. The update also introduces a desert biome with a unique sun system that forces players to seek shade or travel at night, a new dragon boss Fuzan, and the Fight Cave challenge. New crafting materials and a Magic Carpet mount are also included. The full release will also come to Epic Games Store, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.