Old School RuneScape puts twelve creators in a room and lets chat sabotage them
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Jagex, which is the studio behind Old School RuneScape, is running a live creator event in London on Saturday 5 September 2026, streamed from 14:00 to 19:30 UTC. Its own announcement is refreshingly clear that this aims at something more relaxed than a polished esports tournament. Twelve Old School RuneScape creators, four teams, in-game and real-world challenges, and viewers voting on how badly to sabotage them.
LANscape, which is what the studio calls the event, is its own in-person day where creators play in one room. The four teams are named after gods in the game's world: Saradomin, Zamorak, Bandos and Guthix.
The four teams, and what they face
| Team | Creators |
|---|---|
| Saradomin | Purpp, Potatohime, Mr Mammal |
| Zamorak | SoloMission, Tastylife, Sardaco |
| Bandos | Skill Specs, Katerena, Sick Nerd |
| Guthix | B0aty, Megan, MMORPG (a creator's handle here, not the genre) |
The in-game rounds run on a special event world, which is a separate copy of the game where Jagex can change rules it would never touch on the live one. There is a team tileman challenge scored on crossing as few tiles as possible. There is a boss relay of familiar bosses, one or two of which Jagex says may catch the teams off guard. There is a barrage race across Gielinor, the world the game is set in, with obstacles thrown in. There is hide and seek. And there is a final showdown where players fight each other, where Jagex says points earned earlier could help teams buy upgrades.
Away from the keyboard there are gnome gliders, giant Jenga, cup-stacking and carnival games. The announcement lists all of those as challenges Jagex is "looking at" rather than confirming. Soup and J1mmy host.
Our take: what it means for players
This is the right way to spend a Saturday on a game this old, and the reason is the part that sounds like a joke.
The event world is the news. Jagex is making rule changes it describes as deeply irresponsible anywhere near the main game, which is only possible because the studio is willing to build a throwaway ruleset for one afternoon. Most publishers would either run the event inside the live game with the handbrake on, or build a competitive format only the very best players recognise. A tileman race and a game of hide and seek make sense to anybody who has ever played this game, and that is exactly why they will draw an audience.
Giving the vote to Twitch chat is the other good decision. Handing viewers the power to split a teammate's mouse and keyboard, or take away somebody's F-keys at the worst possible second, makes the audience a participant rather than a metric. It also, quietly, makes the competition unfair on purpose, which removes any pressure to treat it as a ranking.
Credit is the whole point of the event, so we will pass it on. Purpp, Potatohime, Mr Mammal, SoloMission, Tastylife, Sardaco, Skill Specs, Katerena, Sick Nerd, B0aty, Megan and MMORPG are the twelve competing. Soup and J1mmy are hosting. Jagex thanks The Skulled for the announcement video. A game stays alive this long because those people keep showing up.
What's next
The stream runs 14:00 to 19:30 UTC on 5 September, on the Old School RuneScape Twitch channel. Jagex says some participating creators may also stream their own perspectives. The date is on the calendar with the day we last checked it against Jagex's page.
Common questions
When is Old School LANscape?
Saturday 5 September 2026, streamed from 14:00 UTC to 19:30 UTC on the Old School RuneScape Twitch channel. LANscape is the studio's own in-person event where creators play together in one room. Jagex says some of the twelve taking part may also stream their own perspectives.
Who is competing at LANscape?
Twelve Old School RuneScape creators in four teams at LANscape, Jagex's own in-person event, each team named after one of the game's gods. Saradomin: Purpp, Potatohime and Mr Mammal. Zamorak: SoloMission, Tastylife and Sardaco. Bandos: Skill Specs, Katerena and Sick Nerd. Guthix: B0aty, Megan and MMORPG. Jagex says the day is hosted by, and run in collaboration with, Soup and J1mmy.
What can Twitch viewers do during LANscape?
Vote on handicaps, sabotages and twists aimed at individual creators or whole teams. Jagex names splitting one mouse and keyboard between two teammates, forcing somebody onto their non-dominant hand, and removing the F-keys at an inconvenient moment.
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