Head to head

Heroes of Shadow Guard vs Runescape

Heroes of Shadow Guard

Live

Runescape

Live

7k – 24k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2016 · 10 years ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

No population data

7k – 24k

Estimated players

110.2k1.9%

Available on

Windows

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

—

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Heroes of Shadow GuardRunescape

Heroes of Shadow Guard

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~7
September 2026	~7
August 2026	~7
July 2026	~7	—

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~109.2k	Up 1.8%
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.

Steam concurrent players

Heroes of Shadow Guard: 0
Runescape: 2.4kUp 12%

Heroes of Shadow Guard currently has 0 peak concurrent Steam players, while Runescape has 2,371.

Discord members

Heroes of Shadow Guard: —
Runescape: 130.5kUp 1.8%

Runescape currently has 130,516 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Shadow Guard.

Reddit members

Heroes of Shadow Guard: —
Runescape: 409.6kUp 1.1%

Runescape currently has 409,582 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Shadow Guard.

Twitch viewers

Heroes of Shadow Guard: —
Runescape: 378Down 37%

Runescape currently has 378 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Shadow Guard.

YouTube subscribers

Heroes of Shadow Guard: —
Runescape: 267kUp 0.8%

Runescape currently has 267,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Heroes of Shadow Guard.

How these estimates are made

Heroes of Shadow Guard

Heroes of Shadow Guard is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 3k – 7k 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 7k – 24k 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.