Human Head Studios first unveiled a brand new game set in the Rune universe in August 2017. At first, it was titled Rune: Ragnarok, but that title changed about half a year later to just Rune. The game made an appearance at E3 2018 and was actually poised to release via Steam Early Access on September 18. Unfortunately, the Early Access release was pushed back indefinitely and the developers were quiet about the game outside of beta testing since. Today, it finally resurfaced; that being said, it is now sporting the title Rune II and will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. Below, you can check out the new gameplay trailer published to

Those changes came after a publicized conversation that developer Pirate Software had with the team in which they provided comprehensive feedback to Starry. "Cosmetics currently are also per character, which feels very bad," the developer said. "I would much rather have these account-wide. Currently, I have no reason to buy a cosmetic as I would then have to rebuy it for each character I make. Why should I buy a cool hat multiple times just because I made multiple characters? Not interest

If you want to see Human Head Studios' Chris Rhinehart explain the name change and Epic Games Store exclusivity in more detail, you should watch the aforementioned video below. Rune II only has a vague "Summer" release window, though we do know it will be an Epic Games Store exclusive when it launches for

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Human Head has assured that Rune II is coming along well in development, but the biggest thing looming over players' heads right now is the Epic Games Store exclusivity. Unlike some developers of Epic Game Store exclusives, Human Head's CEO and Co-Founder Chris Rhinehart did take the time to explain the decision. Outside of Human Head's history of working with Epic Games on the original Rune, Chris Rhinehart explains t

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Later on during the season, full scale guild v guild combat can take place. These are full-on battles with dozens of players on each side fighting over territory control and important late-game resources.

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I know that may be a deal-breaker for some people. I know that there are some people that are really unhappy about that and I understand and I respect that. But this really was the best thing for the ga

Overall, it seems that Human Head Studios was happy with Epic's offer as they think it will make Rune II better. The developers have opened up a page where players who pre-ordered the game on Steam can get refunds. That being said, those who decide to keep their pre-order following this change will receive an extra copy of the game upon its lau

We also recognize that cosmetics being tied to individual characters can be frustrating. We plan to make all purchased cosmetics accessible across multiple characters within the same account by August. If you have already purchased the same cosmetic on different characters within the same account, we will refund the consumed Crystgin or other in-game currency for the additional purchases once the cosmetics are account-w

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While you may be peeved by the Epic Games Store exclusivity, it is worth noting that Rune II looks even better now than it did when we last saw it in 2018. That being said, it's still poised to be the open world successor to the original Rune with 4-player support that many are expecting. It is worth noting that Human Head Studios has confirmed that Rune II will be playable offline if multiplayer games aren't your thing. You can see the improved graphics in the brand new Rune II screenshots be