Head to head

Once Human vs Runescape

Once Human

Live

36k – 130k daily

Runescape

Live

10k – 35k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2024 · 2 years ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

36k – 130k

10k – 35k

Estimated players

282k1.0%

106.5k2.0%

Available on

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Once HumanRunescape

Once Human

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~291.5k	Down 0.4%
July 2026	~292.5k	—

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

Once Human: 16.1kDown 2.3%
Runescape: 3.7kUp 36%

Once Human currently has about 4.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runescape — 16,060 vs 3,700.

Discord members

Once Human: 774.1kDown 0.6%
Runescape: 127.6kUp 2.2%

Once Human currently has about 6.1× as many Discord members as Runescape — 774,134 vs 127,622.

Reddit members

Once Human: 104.7kUp 2.0%
Runescape: 402.4kUp 0.7%

Runescape currently has about 3.8× as many subreddit members as Once Human — 402,436 vs 104,657.

Twitch viewers

Once Human: 2kDown 37%
Runescape: 1.8kUp 97%

Once Human and Runescape are nearly even on live Twitch viewers — 1,987 vs 1,844.

YouTube subscribers

Once Human: 325k
Runescape: 265kUp 0.4%

Once Human currently has about 1.2× as many YouTube subscribers as Runescape — 325,000 vs 265,000.

How these estimates are made

Once Human

Once Human is estimated to have 36k – 130k players a day. Around 2m – 6m 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.