Head to head

Albion Online vs Runescape

Albion Online

Live

23k – 80k daily

Runescape

Live

5k – 18k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2017 · 9 years ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

23k – 80k

5k – 18k

Estimated players

99.8k7.0%

105.1k3.3%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Isometric

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Albion OnlineRunescape

Albion Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~104.2k	Up 3.7%
August 2026	~100.5k	Up 1.0%
July 2026	~99.6k	—

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~107.1k	Down 0.9%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Albion Online: 6.2kDown 38%
Runescape: 1.9kDown 48%

Albion Online currently has about 3.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runescape — 6,187 vs 1,901.

Discord members

Albion Online: 220.1kUp 1.9%
Runescape: 128.2kUp 0.4%

Albion Online currently has about 1.7× as many Discord members as Runescape — 220,066 vs 128,180.

Reddit members

Albion Online: 139.2kUp 1.3%
Runescape: 404.9kUp 0.5%

Runescape currently has about 2.9× as many subreddit members as Albion Online — 404,883 vs 139,168.

Twitch viewers

Albion Online: 4.7kDown 24%
Runescape: 195Down 90%

Albion Online currently has about 24× as many live Twitch viewers as Runescape — 4,723 vs 195.

YouTube subscribers

Albion Online: 140k
Runescape: 265k

Runescape currently has about 1.9× as many YouTube subscribers as Albion Online — 265,000 vs 140,000.

How these estimates are made

Albion Online

Albion Online is estimated to have 23k – 80k players a day. Around 1m – 3m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 5k – 18k players a day. Around 470k – 1m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.