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City of Heroes
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RuneScape

Direct comparison between City of Heroes and RuneScape. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

City of Heroes status is active.

Status

Active

RuneScape status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~2 thousand

We estimate that City of Heroes has currently around 2k players daily.

City of Heroes is a classic superhero MMORPG originally released in 2004 by NCsoft and developed by Cryptic Studios. While officially shut down in 2012, unauthorized private servers have remained active, maintaining a small but loyal player base. Current estimated active daily players across all private servers is around 2,000, reflecting its niche but dedicated following nearly two decades after release.

Estimated Daily Players

~60 thousand

We estimate that RuneScape has currently around 60k players daily.

RuneScape is a long-standing MMORPG released in 2001 by Jagex. It maintains a persistent world and large concurrent populations, meeting MMO criteria. Despite its age, RuneScape is still supported with regular updates and has a loyal user base across desktop and mobile platforms. Industry estimates and public player tracking suggest it remains popular, averaging tens of thousands of daily players.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between City of Heroes and RuneScape. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for City of Heroes

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~1011.1%
July 2025~980.0%
November 2024~528.6%
September 2024~730.0%
May 2024~10

Social score for RuneScape

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~2091.5%
July 2025~20616.3%
November 2024~24629.5%
September 2024~1903.1%
May 2024~196

Game Age

Age

21 years ago

City of Heroes was released in April 2004 (21 years ago).

Age

25 years ago

RuneScape was released in January 2001 (25 years ago).

Platforms

City of Heroes is available on 2 platforms.

RuneScape is available on 6 platforms.

Player Perspectives

City of Heroes offers 1 player perspective.

RuneScape offers 2 player perspectives.

Developers

City of Heroes has 2 developers.

RuneScape has 2 developers.

Publishers

City of Heroes has 2 publishers.

RuneScape has 2 publishers.

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