It is expected that the RuneScape games will be Steamforged's 12th edition of a video game designed for tabletop RuneScape Gold. Previous adaptations include those of the Monster Hunter: World board game, which earned PS3.4 million through Kickstarter in 2021.

The exchange of virtual currency to real-world currency can cause problems for a variety of online games, causing disruption to in-game economies, causing unbalanced experiences for players and turning games into pay-to-win situations. In RuneScape the trading of the virtual gold is a major issue that has led to bots mining the resource, and claims that the capability to purchase in-game bonds in real money is akin to gambling.

In the present, Jagex has laid out strategies to address the issue. In a blog post that is attributed to "The RuneScape Team", Jagex declares that "gold bought through RWT is a major issue in any online game that uses an exchangeable currency" however, even though the "Anti-Cheating Team has been doing a lot to combat RWT sellers in as well out" but it is adopting more aggressive measures immediately. effective.

In a statement, Jagex claims to have the "growing team and better instruments", Jagex says it will not be merely focused on sellers of gold and resources via RWT but as well buyers Old School RS Gold. The goal is to reduce the demand, and also the supply.