Head to head

Dark Origins vs Runescape

Dark Origins

Live

Runescape

Live

5k – 19k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2025 · 1 year ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

No population data

5k – 19k

Estimated players

2.7k2.2%

106k1.8%

Available on

Windows

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Dark OriginsRunescape

Dark Origins

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~2.7k	Up 0.3%
September 2026	~2.7k	Up 0.6%
August 2026	~2.7k
July 2026	~2.7k	—

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~108k	Up 0.6%
September 2026	~107.3k	Down 0.8%
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.

Discord members

Dark Origins: 12.7k
Runescape: 129.6kUp 1.3%

Runescape currently has about 10× as many Discord members as Dark Origins — 129,578 vs 12,722.

Steam concurrent players

Dark Origins: —
Runescape: 2.1kDown 32%

Runescape currently has 2,098 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.

Reddit members

Dark Origins: —
Runescape: 406.7kUp 0.8%

Runescape currently has 406,747 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.

Twitch viewers

Dark Origins: —
Runescape: 734Down 8.9%

Runescape currently has 734 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.

YouTube subscribers

Dark Origins: —
Runescape: 266kUp 0.4%

Runescape currently has 266,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.

How these estimates are made

Dark Origins

Dark Origins is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 1k – 3k 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 – 19k 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.