
City of HeroesVSRuneScape
Direct comparison between City of Heroes and RuneScape. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
City of Heroes status is active.
Status
RuneScape status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
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
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
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~10 | 11.1% |
July 2025 | ~9 | 80.0% |
November 2024 | ~5 | 28.6% |
September 2024 | ~7 | 30.0% |
May 2024 | ~10 |
Social score for RuneScape
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~209 | 1.5% |
July 2025 | ~206 | 16.3% |
November 2024 | ~246 | 29.5% |
September 2024 | ~190 | 3.1% |
May 2024 | ~196 |
Game Age
Age
City of Heroes was released in April 2004 (21 years ago).
Age
RuneScape was released in January 2001 (25 years ago).
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
RuneScape has 2 publishers.
Categories
RuneScape has 9 categories.
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