The launch was earlier in the month as well as the Early Access version proved this formula was well-received by RPG gamers OSRS Gold For Sale, having been downloaded over 600,000 times through Steam as well as the two main mobile app stores. This went above and beyond what Malcolm's expectations were when he first started out. Naturally, he was hoping that his strategy would succeed but he didn't have an 'endgame that he was thinking of.

"Luckily the enjoyment that fueled the early years was with me for the last couple of years of development, and being able to work with Jagex directly on this project is an absolute dream come true," he says. "I did not think I would ever receive the support of the very studio that inspired me in the beginning.

Making the jump from hobby to fan-driven project was definitely scary But looking at my current situation, as well as the support I've received since establishing Games by Malcs as an new studio, it's certainly worked out for the best."

Despite the strong ties with Melvor Idle and RuneScape, and the involvement direct of Jagex however, the publisher decided to keep the game an original IP instead of create an officially-licensed RuneScape spin-off. This was in part recognition of the fact that Malcolm had succeeded where Jagex was unable to do so.

"We have actually thought about creating an idle RuneScape game several years ago, with RuneScape: Idle Adventures," Pfeiffer elaborates runescape 3 gold. "In Alpha, we stopped development and focused our efforts on the main RuneScape games.