Head to head

M.A.R.S. vs Runescape

M.A.R.S.

Live

78 – 270 daily

Runescape

Live

6k – 22k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

October 2021 · 5 years ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

78 – 270

6k – 22k

Estimated players

1.3k1.0%

106.6k0.2%

Available on

Windows

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

M.A.R.S.Runescape

M.A.R.S.

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~1.3k	Down 0.2%
September 2026	~1.3k	Down 0.4%
August 2026	~1.3k	Down 0.5%
July 2026	~1.3k	—

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

M.A.R.S.: 21Down 48%
Runescape: 2.4kUp 4.6%

Runescape currently has about 114× as many peak concurrent Steam players as M.A.R.S. — 2,386 vs 21.

Discord members

M.A.R.S.: 4.2kDown 0.7%
Runescape: 127.7kDown 0.5%

Runescape currently has about 31× as many Discord members as M.A.R.S. — 127,678 vs 4,179.

Twitch viewers

M.A.R.S.: 0
Runescape: 421Down 83%

M.A.R.S. currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Runescape has 421.

YouTube subscribers

M.A.R.S.: 2.5k
Runescape: 267kUp 0.8%

Runescape currently has about 106× as many YouTube subscribers as M.A.R.S. — 267,000 vs 2,520.

Reddit members

M.A.R.S.: —
Runescape: 409.9kUp 1.1%

Runescape currently has 409,899 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for M.A.R.S..

How these estimates are made

M.A.R.S.

M.A.R.S. is estimated to have 78 – 270 players a day. Around 32k – 82k 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 – 22k 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.