Head to head

Eve Online vs Runescape

Eve Online

Live

12k – 44k daily

Runescape

Live

6k – 20k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

12k – 44k

6k – 20k

Estimated players

67.5k0.7%

106.3k1.1%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineRunescape

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~67.9k	Up 1.6%
August 2026	~66.8k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~66.4k	—

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

Eve Online: 3.5kDown 33%
Runescape: 1.6kDown 50%

Eve Online currently has about 2.2× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runescape — 3,525 vs 1,578.

Discord members

Eve Online: 52kUp 1.9%
Runescape: 128.3kUp 0.3%

Runescape currently has about 2.5× as many Discord members as Eve Online — 128,282 vs 52,012.

Reddit members

Eve Online: 223.6kUp 0.6%
Runescape: 405.4kUp 0.6%

Runescape currently has about 1.8× as many subreddit members as Eve Online — 405,439 vs 223,551.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online: 845Down 42%
Runescape: 1.7kUp 74%

Runescape currently has about 2× as many live Twitch viewers as Eve Online — 1,718 vs 845.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online: 232kUp 1.3%
Runescape: 265k

Eve Online and Runescape are nearly even on YouTube subscribers — 232,000 vs 265,000.

How these estimates are made

Eve Online

Eve Online is estimated to have 12k – 44k players a day. Around 640k – 2m 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 6k – 20k 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.