RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) operated by Jagex Ltd. It has approximately fifteen million active free accounts and is a browser-based game with some degree of 3D rendering.
Runescape also has over 136 million accounts created.
RuneScape was created by Andrew Gower, the creator of DeviousMUD, the forerunner to
RuneScape, in 1998. Rewritten and renamed, the first version of
RuneScape was released to the public on 4 January 2001 in beta form. It has a free-to-play option, and a simple interface that is accessible on most web browsers.