Head to head

Riders of Icarus vs Runes of Magic

Riders of Icarus

Live

Runes of Magic

Live

300 – 1k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2016 · 10 years ago

March 2009 · 18 years ago

Daily players

No population data

300 – 1k

Estimated players

1.7k0.3%

1.6k0.2%

Available on

Windows

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Riders of IcarusRunes of Magic

Riders of Icarus

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~1.7k
August 2026	~1.7k
July 2026	~1.7k	—

Runes of Magic

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~1.7k	Up 2.8%
August 2026	~1.7k	Up 2.0%
July 2026	~1.6k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Riders of Icarus: 0Down 100%
Runes of Magic: 132Up 5.6%

Riders of Icarus currently has 0 peak concurrent Steam players, while Runes of Magic has 132.

Reddit members

Riders of Icarus: 1.6kUp 0.3%
Runes of Magic: 643Up 1.7%

Riders of Icarus currently has about 2.6× as many subreddit members as Runes of Magic — 1,649 vs 643.

Twitch viewers

Riders of Icarus: 0Down 100%
Runes of Magic: 0Down 100%

Riders of Icarus currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Runes of Magic has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Riders of Icarus: 4.3k
Runes of Magic: 4.8k

Riders of Icarus and Runes of Magic are nearly even on YouTube subscribers — 4,350 vs 4,850.

Discord members

Riders of Icarus: —
Runes of Magic: 3.8kDown 0.1%

Runes of Magic currently has 3,845 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Riders of Icarus.

How these estimates are made

Riders of Icarus

Riders of Icarus is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 210k – 540k 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.

Runes of Magic

Runes of Magic is estimated to have 300 – 1k players a day. Around 41k – 100k 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.