Live Championship
Sydney Rune Cup 2025
Our first LAN event filled a 400-seat venue in Chippendale. 64 qualified players competed over two days for an AUD $18,000 prize pool, streamed live to 210,000 concurrent viewers across the in-app broadcast.
Android & iOS · Real-Time PvP
Draft your runes. Own the arena.
RuneArenaShow.live is a fast-paced 1v1 and 3v3 fantasy arena where every match is decided in under six minutes. Build a rune deck, out-read your rival, and climb from Bronze to the Live Championship ladder.
2.4M+
Players worldwide
5m 40s
Average match length
140+
Collectible runes
4.8★
App & Play Store rating
Play the 90-second gameplay reelMade in Surry Hills
A studio-built arena, tuned by the players who live in it
RuneArenaShow.live is developed by a nine-person team working out of a warehouse studio on Reservoir Street in Surry Hills, Sydney. We ship a balance patch every second Thursday, read every rank-up report, and playtest against our own community on Friday nights. No pay-to-win, no energy timers — just clean, competitive rune drafting on your phone.
- Cross-play matchmaking between Android and iOS
- Offline practice mode against adaptive AI
- Season resets every 8 weeks with fresh rune pools
Inside the game
Everything packed into one 180 MB download
Nine competitive tiers with weekly soft resets. Matches are strictly skill-based; your rune collection never buys an advantage. Reach Diamond before the season ends to earn an animated banner and entry into the monthly qualifier.
Pick eight runes from a rotating pool of 140+ before each match. Counter-draft your opponent in real time, then commit your loadout. New runes are added every season and are all earnable through play — never behind a paywall.
Team objective mode built for cross-play voice parties. Coordinate rune synergies, contest the central Rune Font, and push the enemy nexus. Includes casual and ranked queues plus a spectator seat for two.
Fifty tiers of cosmetic rewards: arena skins, victory emotes, and profile borders. Purely visual, fully optional, and every season includes a free track. Unspent premium currency rolls over between seasons.
Watch curated ranked and tournament matches from inside the app, with in-client casting and prediction rewards. Broadcasts run Saturdays 7pm AEST, restreamed for European and North American time zones.
Esports & community
Tournaments that started in our Surry Hills studio
Community
The Reservoir Ladder
A grassroots weekly ladder run by our Discord moderators. Over 11,000 matches were logged in the first quarter, with the top eight invited to playtest unreleased runes at the studio.
Creator Program
Rune Creators Season 3
120 partnered streamers received early balance notes and custom lobby tools. Community-made rune concepts were voted on in-app, and two winning designs shipped in the following season.
Charity
Arena for a Cause
A 24-hour charity marathon that raised AUD $32,500 for youth digital-literacy programs across NSW. Players unlocked a limited charity banner by completing five ranked matches during the event.
From the players
What the arena says about us
Climbed from Bronze to Diamond in one season without spending a cent. The draft mode rewards actually thinking, not grinding. It is the first mobile game I have stuck with past a month.
Mia T.
Newtown, NSW · Diamond II
The 3v3 squad queue is what my group plays every night now. Cross-play means my mates on iPhone and I on my Pixel finally share the same lobby. Matches are quick and never feel unfair.
Daniel K.
Brisbane, QLD · Platinum I
A patch every two weeks and they actually read feedback. A rune I complained about on Discord got tuned in the next update. That responsiveness is rare on mobile.
Priya R.
Melbourne, VIC · Champion
Six-minute matches fit perfectly into my train commute. I love that the battle pass is cosmetic-only — I bought it to support the studio, not to win.
Jarrah W.
Perth, WA · Gold III
Watched the Sydney Rune Cup from inside the app and won a banner from a prediction. The in-client broadcast is genuinely well produced for a small studio.
Elena S.
Adelaide, SA · Platinum III
The offline practice AI adapts to how you play, so ranked never feels like a cold start. Great for learning a new rune before taking it live.
Tom H.
Surry Hills, NSW · Diamond IV
Get in touch
Questions, press, or partnership ideas?
Our studio team answers support tickets and press enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am–5:30pm AEST. Drop us a line and we usually reply within one business day.
Phone
+61 2 8080 9234Email
[email protected]Studio
58 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Support hours
Mon–Fri, 9:00am – 5:30pm AEST