Head to head

Black Desert Online vs Runes of Magic

Black Desert Online

Released

~330k daily · 200k – 560k

Last measured Nov 7, 2026

Runes of Magic

Released

~770 daily · 550 – 1.1k

Last measured Nov 7, 2026

VerdictBlack Desert Online has ~429× Runes of Magic's daily players (~330k vs ~770, as of Nov 7, 2026).

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

July 2015 · 11 years ago

March 2009 · 18 years ago

Est. daily players

~330k200k – 560kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 7, 2026

~770550 – 1.1kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 7, 2026

Available on

PlayStation
Windows
Xbox

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Black Desert OnlineRunes of Magic

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Steam concurrent players

Black Desert Online: 15.1k
Runes of Magic: 69

Black Desert Online currently has about 218× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runes of Magic — 15,072 vs 69.

Discord members

Black Desert Online: 95k
Runes of Magic: 3.8k

Black Desert Online currently has about 25× as many Discord members as Runes of Magic — 95,034 vs 3,833.

Reddit members

Black Desert Online: 270.3k
Runes of Magic: 660

Black Desert Online currently has about 410× as many subreddit members as Runes of Magic — 270,291 vs 660.

Twitch viewers

Black Desert Online: 6.6k
Runes of Magic: 1

Black Desert Online currently has about 6617× as many live Twitch viewers as Runes of Magic — 6,617 vs 1.

YouTube subscribers

Black Desert Online: 44k
Runes of Magic: 4.8k

Black Desert Online currently has about 9.1× as many YouTube subscribers as Runes of Magic — 44,000 vs 4,850.

How these estimates are made

Black Desert Online

We estimate that about 330,000 people play Black Desert Online on a typical day (most likely between 200,000 and 560,000), based on data from Nov 7, 2026. Around 5,000,000 accounts (between 3,300,000 and 7,600,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

Runes of Magic

We estimate that about 770 people play Runes of Magic on a typical day (most likely between 550 and 1,100), based on data from Nov 7, 2026. Around 66,000 accounts (between 51,000 and 84,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate