RuneScape: Dragonwilds, the new co-op survival twist on Jagex's iconic 24-year-old fantasy MMO, is out now in early access, and it's off to a "mostly positive" start on Steam.
Dragonwilds released in early access yesterday, April 15, and at the time of writing, 79% of its 1,900+ reviews are positive. That's not to be sniffed at – early reviews are praising its "very solid core game mechanics" and overall "potential" of the game, with one player saying that it's "shockingly well done and polished."
Not everyone is completely sold on the survival game, mind you. Others have criticized Dragonwilds for being a "little bit too undercooked at the moment," as well as "rough enough around the edges that it'll benefit a few patches before you should consider spending $30 and jumping in." Being an Early Access game, this isn't entirely unexpected – Jagex will be continually improving things going forward, but it's fair to say that if you want things perfect, you're probably not going to get that experience right now.
One Jagex senior community manager, Jake Blunt, previously spoke to PCGamesN about how the team is hoping that the game "isn't just us being like, 'it's Valheim, but…'" The devs are clearly aware that they're entering a "very competitive" genre, but "we want to embrace the fact that we have things that make us unique, rather than that we're doing something better than something that already exists."
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