
Realms of DespairVSScum
Direct comparison between Realms of Despair and Scum. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
Realms of Despair status is active.
Status
Scum status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
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
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
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
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Social score for Scum
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | ~7.6k | 17.7% |
| April 2026 | ~6.5k | 0.5% |
| March 2026 | ~6.5k | 29.0% |
| February 2026 | ~5.1k | 18.5% |
| January 2026 | ~6.2k |
Game Age
Age
Realms of Despair was released in December 1994 (31 years ago).
Age
Scum was released in June 2025 (11 months ago).
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
Scum has 6 categories.
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