Old School RuneScape

Old School RuneScape

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How to use RuneLite through steam like a true chad
By michael
No replacing files. Guide for Windows & Linux. Common problems and how to fix.
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Prerequisites
  • Have OSRS downloaded through steam.
  • Have RuneLite installed from the official website.
Guide
  1. In your library right-click on OSRS and select properties.
  2. Disable Steam Overlay and put the path to RuneLite into launch options.
Unless you've changed the path to RuneLite this should be:
For windows users ->
C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\RuneLite\Runelite.exe %command%

For linux users ->
/home/name/Applications/RuneLite.AppImage %command%

(obviously replace name with your actual name on your computer)
Note
To have your achievements show on steam:
  • Delete the code from launch options.
  • Launch the game from the steam client and log in.
  • The achievements you unlocked should pop up.
  • Close the game and just put the code in launch options again.
  • Do this everytime you completed an achievement you want to show on your profile.

If encounter an error with the command:
  • Make sure you entered the right path to your Runelite.exe (windows) or Runelite.AppImage (linux) file.
  • If it still doesn't work this is probably because you installed RuneLite in a folder that contains a space.
  • Just put the path you pasted in launch options in "quotes" to fix this.

You can now have all the benefits of using RuneLite and still have your OSRS play time and achievements show on your steam profile.
14 Comments
M4rk3h 10 Aug @ 10:31am 
@Bikun nailed it for me on linux
Bikun 2 Aug @ 12:17pm 
echo "%command%"; /home/complete-install-path/RuneLite.AppImage
Yasu 23 Jul @ 5:26am 
Use " quote around file location "pathway" :steamthumbsup:
Orange Cat Daddy 29 Apr @ 6:23am 
doesn't work at all.
Jack Hangover 28 Jan @ 1:41pm 
It crashes everytime trying to launch. After bootsrapper. What to do?
WhaaAt 24 Jan @ 4:49pm 
doesntt work
ykyiwnl 17 May, 2024 @ 1:10pm 
but how do you log in using steam it wants me to go make a jagex account
WarriorEllisツ 26 Feb, 2024 @ 10:11am 
It doesn't work for me on linux through steamdeck it says downloading bootstrapper, then verifying and then it closes
xcalyba 15 Jan, 2024 @ 4:32am 
If you don't use runelite you have smol pp.
KingAmppp 1 Dec, 2023 @ 5:56pm 
I've hit a problem with it, it works fine loading up. However it then asks me to sign in to which I use my details and then it says they're incorrect and I need to go to Jagex to log in? any advice?