Head to head

Puzzle Pirates vs Runescape

Puzzle Pirates

Live

610 – 2k daily

Runescape

Live

7k – 24k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2003 · 23 years ago

January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

610 – 2k

7k – 24k

Estimated players

2k4.1%

105.7k2.7%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Puzzle PiratesRunescape

Puzzle Pirates

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~2.1k	Up 2.6%
August 2026	~2k	Up 1.7%
July 2026	~2k	—

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~108.4k	Up 0.2%
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

Puzzle Pirates: 245Down 22%
Runescape: 2.7kDown 8.3%

Runescape currently has about 11× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Puzzle Pirates — 2,747 vs 245.

Discord members

Puzzle Pirates: 4.6kUp 3.6%
Runescape: 128kUp 1.6%

Runescape currently has about 28× as many Discord members as Puzzle Pirates — 128,024 vs 4,599.

Reddit members

Puzzle Pirates: 3.6kUp 1.7%
Runescape: 403.7kUp 0.7%

Runescape currently has about 111× as many subreddit members as Puzzle Pirates — 403,706 vs 3,647.

Twitch viewers

Puzzle Pirates: 0Down 100%
Runescape: 463Down 97%

Puzzle Pirates currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Runescape has 463.

YouTube subscribers

Puzzle Pirates: —
Runescape: 265k

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

How these estimates are made

Puzzle Pirates

Puzzle Pirates is estimated to have 610 – 2k players a day. Around 56k – 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.

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.