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Realms of Despair
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Scum

Direct comparison between Realms of Despair and Scum. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

Realms of Despair status is active.

Status

Active

Scum status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~40

We estimate that Realms of Despair has currently around 40 players daily.

Realms of Despair is a text-based MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) that launched in 1994 and is one of the oldest online fantasy RPGs still in operation. These games have a small, resilient core player base but see very low daily activity by modern standards, especially given its age and niche appeal. MUD communities are typically in the dozens after nearly 30 years online.

Estimated Daily Players

~3 thousand

We estimate that Scum has currently around 3k players daily.

Scum is a multiplayer open-world survival game developed by Gamepires and originally entered Early Access in 2018. While it is not a full MMO, it supports servers with dozens of players (up to 64 per server). The game maintains a niche but dedicated following and is frequently updated; however, it has never reached large mainstream status. Based on long-term trends of similar survival games, its daily active player base is estimated to be in the low thousands, and this estimate would hold unless a major relaunch or expansion revitalized the player base.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between Realms of Despair and Scum. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for Realms of Despair

MonthSocial ScoreChange
No data
No data

Social score for Scum

MonthSocial ScoreChange
May 2026~7.6k17.7%
April 2026~6.5k0.5%
March 2026~6.5k29.0%
February 2026~5.1k18.5%
January 2026~6.2k

Game Age

Age

31 years ago

Realms of Despair was released in December 1994 (31 years ago).

Age

11 months ago

Scum was released in June 2025 (11 months ago).

Platforms

Realms of Despair is available on 3 platforms.

Scum is available on 1 platform.

Player Perspectives

Realms of Despair offers 1 player perspective.

Scum offers 2 player perspectives.

Developers

Scum has 1 developer.

Publishers

Scum has 1 publisher.

Categories

Realms of Despair has 2 categories.

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