RuneScape: Dragonwilds, developed by Jagex, has officially reached version 1.0 after more than a year in early access. The game has retained what was already working from its initial release while significantly improving the systems that were missing, transforming its base into a solid survival-RPG. The adventure is now more coherent and consistent than ever before, with new regions, skills pushed up to level 99, new activities, and better integration of ranged combat and magic. The game also provides a real conclusion to the adventure around Kuldra, the Dragon Queen. The game transports players into a heroic fantasy universe where a handful of brave people answer the call of adventure to discover the territory of Ashenfall. Their expedition sets sail with the objective of setting foot on this lost land of legend in the middle of the oceans. However, the journey ends short when dragons attack their boat from the skies. The survivors of the shipwreck disperse, learn to live in this hostile nature, and search for a way to call for reinforcements. It is here that the player's avatar enters the scene, with a mission to survive, understand what happened, and get back to Kuldra. Returning to RuneScape: Dragonwilds a year and a half after the launch of its early access generates a particular feeling. From the very first minutes, players find themselves at home, with the continuity noticeable even in the most elementary gestures of gameplay. For example, cutting down a tree retains a small particularity that had already marked players, contributing to immersion. RuneScape: Dragonwilds integrates its progression philosophy directly into everything players do, whether it is melee attacks, ranged combat with a bow, magic, mining, cutting wood, etc. The first levels arrive quickly and regularly bring something, giving the constant impression of evolving the character, even in the most ordinary tasks. Simply walking in the forest around a small makeshift camp gives agility, which unlocks real bonuses at certain levels. The recipe discovery system retains its original operation, with finding or making a new resource naturally opening up new possibilities for craftsmanship. For example, creating a coarse thread unlocks the recipe for the bow and new pieces of armor. Fishing a shrimp in a small lake also unlocks new recipes using this crustacean. Magic and ranged combat have seen improvements since the early access. Killing goblins unlocks new abilities, faster shots, or charged shots much more powerful. Runic stones scattered in the environment provide the resources necessary for spells, now useful for exploration and combat as well as for harvesting. It is possible to jump much further, slow down the fall, or reduce certain chores, notably by knocking down trees thanks to magic. Combat remains one of the areas where Dragonwilds still convinces the least easily. Between the locking, the attacks, the blocking, the dodging, the parrying, and the endurance management, there is a solid base, slightly refined during the early access to make the confrontations smoother. However, the combat system is still far from the precision of a real action-RPG. Locking sometimes lacks comfort when several enemies surround the character, and some animations retain a little inertia. The richness gained since 2025 is mainly measured by leaving the very first regions. Brynmoor and Ghornfell no longer constitute the essential part of the journey. Today, players have to count on Fellhollow, Dowdun Reach, Umbral Sands, but especially Scorned Wilderness, which extend the journey in Ashenfall with new environments, resources, enemies, and progression stages. The Umbral Sands desert introduces constraints related to heat and the sun, while Scorned Wilderness closes the main narrative arc by leading players to dragons even more dangerous and, ultimately, their queen Kuldra. The game remains a survival open game but gives players a goal, a destination, and uses its story to push them to explore Ashenfall from top to bottom. The progressive arrival of agriculture, fishing, as well as mounts and agility enriches everything related to exploration. Taken separately, none of these systems overturn the genre. However, when assembling all the bricks proposed by Dragonwilds, there are much fewer empty spaces in the progression, giving birth especially to a better tied adventure where each mechanic naturally interlocks. Even survival now finds a better balance. Food can directly restore health points while giving certain bonuses, while exploration contributes to the sustainable improvement of the character. It is always necessary to well prepare expeditions, to transport the right resources, what to live, eat, and heal. These constraints accompany the adventure more than they artificially slow it down. If this balance does not suit, there is the possibility to create a part with a completely personalized world allowing to widely adapt the experience: endurance, health, damage inflicted or taken, management of hunger and thirst, experience gains, inventory weight, costs and speed of crafting, or even power of different enemy categories. The creative mode goes even further by freeing construction and removing the main constraints. Like the creative mode in Minecraft, RuneScape: Dragonwilds then becomes a real sandbox allowing almost total freedom. However, this formula does not eliminate all its lengths. Changing equipment tier and improving the character still requires a certain investment, sometimes pushing players to farm in quantity. Skills and spells gradually improve collection, making this repetition more acceptable, but Dragonwilds remains built around the grind no matter what. On PlayStation 5, this loop generally works well with the controller, without reaching an impeccable ergonomics. Movement and combat are quickly mastered, but the interface betrays in a few cases an initial design intended for PC (although already compatible with the pad at the launch of the EA). Nothing blocking, but these small inconsistencies are noticeable over time and it still happens from time to time to make the wrong command due to these differences. The console version offers two usual modes: Quality and Performance. Prioritizing the latter, the experience remains mostly fluid despite some drops encountered in very specific and punctual moments. The Quality mode displays a slightly superior rendering, but at the expense of much less fluidity. A few text bubbles still appear in English despite a game configured in French, but nothing too impactful. The soundtrack effectively accompanies the whole, especially with themes reinterpreting part of RuneScape's musical heritage. It is always a pleasure to walk through the first forest with this enchanting theme that easily stays in mind. RuneScape: Dragonwilds succeeds in its passage to version 1.0 with flair, without renouncing the foundations laid during its early access. The progression by skills, crafting, and discovery remain at the center of a particularly rewarding gameplay loop. The formula was already solid and Jagex has enriched it patch by patch, update by update, to give us today a complete journey that finds its conclusion facing the queen Kuldra. Indeed, combat is still perfectible, some interface sluggishness persists, and the grind remains quite present, but the journey retains all its charm. For all fans of survival, but also of RPG, RuneScape: Dragonwilds easily finds its place in your library.