Head to head

Albion Online vs Runes of Magic

Albion Online

Live

23k – 81k daily

Runes of Magic

Live

340 – 1k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2017 · 9 years ago

March 2009 · 18 years ago

Daily players

23k – 81k

340 – 1k

Estimated players

99.7k5.6%

1.7k0.6%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Isometric

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Albion OnlineRunes of Magic

Albion Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~104.5k	Up 4.0%
August 2026	~100.5k	Up 1.0%
July 2026	~99.6k	—

Runes of Magic

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~1.7k	Up 3.3%
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

Albion Online: 9kDown 18%
Runes of Magic: 131Down 9.7%

Albion Online currently has about 69× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runes of Magic — 9,031 vs 131.

Discord members

Albion Online: 220.1kUp 1.9%
Runes of Magic: 3.8k

Albion Online currently has about 57× as many Discord members as Runes of Magic — 220,066 vs 3,841.

Reddit members

Albion Online: 139.1kUp 1.3%
Runes of Magic: 642Up 1.9%

Albion Online currently has about 217× as many subreddit members as Runes of Magic — 139,147 vs 642.

Twitch viewers

Albion Online: 7.9kUp 13%
Runes of Magic: 0Down 100%

Albion Online currently has 7,898 live Twitch viewers, while Runes of Magic has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Albion Online: 140k
Runes of Magic: 4.8k

Albion Online currently has about 29× as many YouTube subscribers as Runes of Magic — 140,000 vs 4,850.

How these estimates are made

Albion Online

Albion Online is estimated to have 23k – 81k players a day. Around 1m – 3m 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 340 – 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.