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Rune Classic

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4.4/5

( 76 Reviews )

4.4

76 Reviews

English & 5 more
9.999.99
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Rune Classic
Description
The classic Viking third-person hack-and-slash melee action game is now available on GOG! This release, known as Rune Classic, contains the original Rune content, plus the multiplayer expansion pack Halls of Valhalla. Play the epic single player campaign with new monsters imported from Rune Viking W...
Genre:
Action - Combat - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Fantasy, Classic, Third Person, Multiplayer, show 5 more... Gore, Hack and Slash, Combat, Mythology, Vikings
User reviews

4.4/5

( 76 Reviews )

4.4

76 Reviews

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Product details
2000, Human Head Studios, ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7, Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz / AMD AthlonXP 2200+, 2 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 660...
Time to beat
9 hMain
11 h Main + Sides
12.5 h Completionist
9.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
The classic Viking third-person hack-and-slash melee action game is now available on GOG! This release, known as Rune Classic, contains the original Rune content, plus the multiplayer expansion pack Halls of Valhalla. Play the epic single player campaign with new monsters imported from Rune Viking Warlord or jump online to challenge your friends in 4 challenging multi player modes.
  • Includes Rune and the Halls of Valhalla expansion.
  • Experience multiplayer in vicious, fun "up close and personal" melee action with swords, maces, hammers, and axes (or your opponent's head or arm).
  • Includes Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Arena and Headball.
  • New enemies added- Frost Giants, Skeletons and Hell Hounds from Rune Viking Warlord.

© 2000-2012 Human Head Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Rune and Character names and likenesses are registered trademarks of Human Head Studios, Inc.

Goodies
soundtrack (WAV) soundtrack (OGG) manual Rune Role Playing Game Rune Gold (original version)
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
9 hMain
11 h Main + Sides
12.5 h Completionist
9.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Action - Combat - Fantasy
Tags:
Action, Fantasy, Classic, Third Person, Multiplayer, show 5 more... Gore, Hack and Slash, Combat, Mythology, Vikings
Works on:
Windows (7, 10, 11)
Release date:
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Company:
Human Head Studios / Nine Realms
Size:
1.4 GB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Mature 17+ (Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence)
Game features
Multi-player
Single-player
Languages
English
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text
Deutsch
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text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
italiano
audio
text
русский
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User reviews

Posted on: October 24, 2025

biofaust

Verified owner

Games: 124 Reviews: 6

It remained as good as I remembered it.

I played Rune when it first came out and it was a blast at the time. It reeked charisma from every wound on the protagonist and fine touches such as the possibility to hit your enemies with their own severed limbs never got old. There is a lot of attention to things such as the stances of the protagonist and surely a lot of love got into sequences such as the cavalcade on the giant wasp. If you are a gamer who can put away his or her own modern quality threshold for games, you will be able to enjoy a product that was simply as cool as it could be at the time. The game is very easy on Easy, so please mind that. Run perfectly at 4K on Linux Mint using Heroic Launcher.

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Posted on: May 31, 2025

Saberking007

Verified owner

Games: 82 Reviews: 16

Crashes upon opening the Server Browser.

Despite having change Rune.ini file and running the game in compatibility mode the game crashes constantly ( Win 11 AMD Gfx card and processor ). Been looking for solutions online but nothing seems to work for me. So sad...

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Posted on: July 11, 2025

whatsthatsmell

Verified owner

Games: 111 Reviews: 2

Just as good as I remember

This game actually holds up well for how old it is. It plays well and can play in fullscreen and windowed. Good throwback

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Posted on: November 17, 2014

jgh97

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 1

Underrated masterpiece !

Do yourself a favour and buy this game, it's a great classic :)

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Posted on: June 15, 2015

darksx

Verified owner

Games: 155 Reviews: 1

Rune Coop Mod

Hey everyone, if you really like the game, then let me know. I can send you my Coop mod we created for the game years ago when this game first came out. You can play with up to 4 players Coop. Here are the fixed mod files, just replace your coop.int and coop.u under the RuneSystem folder: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74196244/Coo..._Easy_Mode.rar http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74196244/Coo...edium_Mode.rar http://dl.dropbox.com/u/74196244/Coo..._Hard_Mode.rar Enjoy, Dark

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