Head to head

Old School RuneScape vs The Black Death

Old School RuneScape

Live

4k – 15k daily

The Black Death

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

February 2013 · 14 years ago

April 2016 · 11 years ago

Daily players

4k – 15k

No population data

Estimated players

268k0.5%

2210.7%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Android
iOS

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Old School RuneScapeThe Black Death

Old School RuneScape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~266.4k	Up 2.1%
September 2026	~260.8k	Up 0.7%
August 2026	~259k	Up 17%
July 2026	~220.9k	—

The Black Death

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~222
September 2026	~222
August 2026	~222
July 2026	~222	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Old School RuneScape: 1.7kUp 18%
The Black Death: 0Down 100%

Old School RuneScape currently has 1,654 peak concurrent Steam players, while The Black Death has 0.

Discord members

Old School RuneScape: 282.1kUp 1.3%
The Black Death: —

Old School RuneScape currently has 282,130 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for The Black Death.

Reddit members

Old School RuneScape: 1.4mUp 0.6%
The Black Death: —

Old School RuneScape currently has 1,424,243 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for The Black Death.

Twitch viewers

Old School RuneScape: 6.4kUp 4.6%
The Black Death: —

Old School RuneScape currently has 6,362 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for The Black Death.

YouTube subscribers

Old School RuneScape: 268kUp 0.8%
The Black Death: —

Old School RuneScape currently has 268,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for The Black Death.

How these estimates are made

Old School RuneScape

Old School RuneScape is estimated to have 4k – 15k players a day. Around 370k – 960k 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.

The Black Death

The Black Death is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 55k – 140k 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.