Top RSPS of Summer 2025: Best Servers by Category
Summer has brought a surge of activity to the RuneScape Private Server scene. Based on community reputation, feature depth, update cadence, and active player counts, RuneList.io has ranked the top three servers in seven distinct categories. Use the links below to explore each world for yourself.
π·οΈ Economy-Based Servers
Alora β Veteran server averaging 500-600 players online, offering every OSRS boss, raid and skill in a balanc
Project Zanaris Paused Indefinitely β What It Means for Old School & the RSPS Scene
Jagex has announced that Project Zanaris, the long-teased βcommunity serversβ initiative for Old School RuneScape, is on hold with no set return date. The decision, published in an official news post on June 3 2025, cites mixed community sentiment and a renewed focus on core game infrastructure.
ποΈ Timeline of Key Events
September 2024 β Reveal at RuneFest. Jagex unveils Project Zanaris as
Jagex Targets Boom-Scape.com & AnarchyScape.net in Latest UDRP Wave
Two more RuneScape Private Server (RSPS) domainsβBoom-Scape.com and AnarchyScape.netβhave entered the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) system, marking the most recent step in Jagex Ltd.βs ongoing trademark-enforcement campaign against private servers that trade on the popular β-scapeβ branding.
ποΈ Timeline of Key Events
Early May 2025 β Filings logged. The Czech Arbitration Court (CAC)
Impact.GG Security Scan - Community Concerns Validated by Open-Source Analysis
For weeks, players have hesitated to launch Impact.GG, fearing that its client might pilfer browser cookies or worse. RuneList.io obtained a third-party Falcon Sandbox report on Impact.jar; the publicly available forensic data paints a worrying picture. This forensic scan can be read in full here.
π Key Concerning Behaviours
OS Credential Dumping API. The client invokes NtQueryInformationToken (MITR
SpawnPK Wipes Clean β Two-Month Fresh-World Report
A catastrophic hard-drive failure on 9 April 2025 forced SpawnPKβs developers to erase every profile and reboot the game as a brand-new βFresh World.β Two months later the verdict is in: daily votes have cooled from launch-week highs, yet active player numbers remain comfortably above pre-reset levels β proof that the gamble paid off.
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ποΈ Timeline of key events
9 Apr 2025 β Hardware
π° RuneWildβs David Distances Himself from Impact.GG
Summary: Davidβthe long-time owner of RuneWildβhas publicly denied any involvement with the upcoming server Impact.GG. His statement ends weeks of speculation that he might be a silent partner in the project.
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π¬ What David Said
In a brief Discord announcement, David wrote:
The message was concise but firm, aiming to quell rumours that had circulated in the past week. The tone of
β‘ Quick Take
β’ Launch and Rollback β Reason RSPS rolled out its long-awaited revision update on May 1, 2025, and swiftly addressed critical bugs by rolling back and patching within hours.
β’ Transparent Updates β Throughout the process, lead developer Lexi provided frequent Discord updates, openly communicating every issue, fix, and restart to keep the community informed.
β’ Rapid Response β The team worked around the clock, disabling non-essential features and even bringing on an extra d
π New RSPS technology - August becomes the first RSPS with multiple inter-connected Game Worlds
β’ True Multi-World Pioneered β August RSPS introduces cross-world play, a first in RSPS history.
β’ Global Regions, Low Latency β Seamless game worlds in North America, Europe, and Australia minimize lag for players worldwide.
β’ Synced Systems β Public chat, Yell, private messages, Clan chat, Grand Exchange, parties & Group Ironman (GIM) banks are unified across all worlds.
β’ Ghost Playe
π΅οΈβ Impact.GG Quick Take
β’ RSPS toplist top-spot buy-in β Stuart drops five figures for the #1 banner before a single player logs in.
β’ Smear-campaign shenanigans β Using his own toplist (https://rspstoplist.com/) he publishes hit pieces on rival toplists; community isn't buying it.
β’ Identity shuffle β Re-branding as βJaxβ to outrun a decade of malware-ridden launches and wallet drains.
β’ Security red flags β Past clients shipped with trojans hijacking OSRS accounts, PayPal balances,
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Letβs explore how GamingBanners.com can supercharge your RSPS promotions and make you
To get the Fire Cape, the second-best melee cape in Old School RuneScape, you must complete the TzHaar Fight Cave. In this article, weβll be going through all the suggested skill levels and equipment, waves of monsters, positioning, and the formidable Tztok-Jad, the final boss of the Fight Caves.
The Tzhaar Fight Cave is a combat minigame wherein you need to complete 63 waves of Tzhaar creatures to be able to succeed. Upon completion, youβll be rewarded with the OSRS Fire Cape, a symbol of
Oldschool Near-Reality Review
Near Reality (NR) is an OSRS RSPS with a focus on replicating content. Therefore, you can expect a lot of gameplay to be similar, but with a faster pace. One of the examples can be seen at the minigames and bosses that NR holds; Obor, Bryophyta, Zalcano, Tears of Guthix, Pyramid Plunder, etc. With an already high player count that is steadily growing, NR is home to all kinds of adventurers that enjoy OSRS but with a breath of fresh air.
Interview
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Toplists are mostly used by players to find new/different servers to play. Server owners can setup their server on a toplist. The reason that they're doing that is because then players can vote for their server. The more votes, the higher the server ranks on the list. The higher on the list, the more impressions an server gets.
It is very easy to setup your server on RuneList's toplist. Follow the next steps:
1) Register an account on https://runelist.io
2) Navigate to RuneList's
Zeah RSPS Review
Zeah is a 718 RSPS that has OSRS Content. With that being said, you can expect the best of both worlds. It has content ranging from before the Evolution of Combat all the way to the latest OSRS implementations. In addition, Zeah also has a unique take on new content, and have implemented their own task system which goes hand-in-hand with relics that empower your game. Playing Zeah is a unique experience as you take advantage of new content on your road to becoming maxed, fi
It is one of the biggest dreams of every RuneScape Private Server player.. Owning your very own server. But that seems easier than it is. With creating your brand, hiring developers (or learning how to develop a server yourself), and marketing your server, you'll also need to find a trusted hosting company that will host your server with zero downtime.
Today we will inform you about hosting your RuneScape Private Server. We're going to explain what you need to know to get your server onlin
Advertising your Runescape private server is one of the keys points to a server's success. In fact, it is perhaps the most important aspect of attracting players to your RSPS. Together with having unique / bug-free content and a motivated team, your server can become a great success.
There are many great methods which you can utilize to advertise your RSPS. All options are good, but the best practice is to combine a variety of advertising strategies β donβt put all of your eggs in one baske
Simplicity Review
Simplicity is a feature-rich pre-EoC Runescape private server filled with a variety of semi-custom content and other notable Oldschool Runescape content. This server is staffed by a team of 28 individuals and played by as many as 250 players at a time (on average). This RSPS possesses a very entertaining mix of both familiar and unique content found through exploring skills such as Dungeoneering and Summoning, or by taking on a multitude of exciting bosses and minigames. P
When it comes to bringing in more players to your RSPS it is normally a bit of a struggle at first. So today I would like to take the time to explain the 3 most important steps you can take to boost your Runescape private servers player count. While everyone has their own idea of how to properly run their server it is always good to keep in mind that there is also a right and wrong way on how to broadcast your server to attract people. The information I am going to tell you is based on principle
Alora Review
Alora was released in November 2016 by Omicron and is now in its fifth year as a RSPS. During the years of its existence Alora has steadily climbed the ranks of Runescape Private Servers and is now known to be amongst one of the largest and most stable available on the market. With lots of content to offer and many active players; Alora seeks to entertain those who are seeking for a real adventure!
Interview
SilverNova: Please tell us something about the history of A
Roat Pkz Review
Roat Pkz is an OldSchool Runescape private server with a heavy focus on PvP and is packed with a variety of both exciting and innovative content appealing to multiple types of players, including PvM too. Founded by Gretar in 2011, Roat Pkz has been running smoothly ever since with over 400 active players online daily! Considering its many years of success and massive player base, it is clear Roat Pkz is one of the leading RSPS for a reason.
In this server review, we will b
Zaros Server Review
First Impressions Zaros offers several game modes to satisfy all types of players. Those who havenβt played a lot of ed a RSPS or took a long break can take a tour around Zaros which explains the sections rated in this review (PvM, Skilling, etc). There seems to be a lot of activity in more or less all areas of the game which is a nice change from smaller servers. While Zaros isnβt the perfect server you might ever want - It most certainly is close to being one.
A RSPS toplist is a list of the top Runescape Private Servers currently available to play. A RSPS list is organized by the most popular servers found at the top of the list, descending to the least popular servers. Several top RSPS list exist today that contain hundreds of unique servers for you to choose from. See a RSPS list
About RSPS Toplists
The popularity of a RSPS is determined by the number of votes it has received by players on a toplist. Players can vote for a RSPS every 12-2
A RuneScape Private Server, also known as RSPS, is a user-made gaming server based on the original game 'RuneScape'. Even though they may look the same as RuneScape - RuneScape Private Servers are actually not affilated with Jagex, the original creators of RuneScape. Instead they are managed by individuals or small online teams dedicated to re-creating their own version of the game. This means you cannot use your RuneScape account to login to a RSPS, and vise-versa.
The birth of RSPS
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