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Runes of Magic
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Elite: Dangerous

Direct comparison between Runes of Magic and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

Runes of Magic status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~2 thousand

We estimate that Runes of Magic has currently around 2k players daily.

Runes of Magic is a free-to-play MMORPG launched in 2009 by Gameforge and developed by Runewaker. Though once popular, it has aged considerably, and population has declined over time. As an older niche MMO with no major recent relaunches or expansions, it likely retains a small, dedicated player base, estimated at around 2,000 daily active players in 2024.

Estimated Daily Players

~15 thousand

We estimate that Elite: Dangerous has currently around 15k players daily.

Elite: Dangerous released in 2014 and is maintained by Frontier Developments. It's a persistent online space sim with a dedicated but niche audience, typical of older, complex simulators. Player numbers have declined from launch highs, but a strong core community remains; estimated daily players are around 15,000 based on current trends for similar titles, community activity, and public platform data.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between Runes of Magic and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for Runes of Magic

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~40.0%
August 2025~40.0%
July 2025~4100.0%
November 2024~250.0%
September 2024~4

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~1078.5%
August 2025~11710.4%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~99

Game Age

Age

16 years ago

Runes of Magic was released in March 2009 (16 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).

Platforms

Runes of Magic is available on 1 platform.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

Runes of Magic offers 1 player perspective.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

Runes of Magic has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

Runes of Magic has 2 publishers.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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