Head to head

Maelstrom vs Runescape

Maelstrom

Live

3 – 9 daily

Runescape

Live

10k – 35k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

September 2019 · 7 years ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

3 – 9

10k – 35k

Estimated players

3872.1%

106.2k2.5%

Available on

Windows

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

MaelstromRunescape

Maelstrom

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~395	Up 0.3%
July 2026	~394	—

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~107.9k	Up 1.1%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Maelstrom: 1
Runescape: 4kUp 46%

Runescape currently has about 3980× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Maelstrom — 3,980 vs 1.

Discord members

Maelstrom: 468Down 0.8%
Runescape: 127.4kUp 2.1%

Runescape currently has about 272× as many Discord members as Maelstrom — 127,447 vs 468.

Reddit members

Maelstrom: —
Runescape: 402.3kUp 0.7%

Runescape currently has 402,258 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.

Twitch viewers

Maelstrom: —
Runescape: 2.6kUp 174%

Runescape currently has 2,557 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.

YouTube subscribers

Maelstrom: —
Runescape: 265kUp 0.4%

Runescape currently has 265,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.

How these estimates are made

Maelstrom

Maelstrom is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 63k – 160k 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 10k – 35k 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.