Head to head

Runes of Magic vs The Elder Scrolls Online

Runes of Magic

Released

~770 daily · 550 – 1.1k

Last measured Nov 7, 2026

The Elder Scrolls Online

Released

~220k daily · 130k – 370k

Last measured Nov 7, 2026

VerdictThe Elder Scrolls Online has ~286× Runes of Magic's daily players (~220k vs ~770, as of Nov 7, 2026).

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

March 2009 · 18 years ago

April 2014 · 13 years ago

Est. daily players

~770550 – 1.1kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 7, 2026

~220k130k – 370kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 7, 2026

Available on

Windows

macOS
PlayStation
Stadia
Windows
Xbox

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Runes of MagicThe Elder Scrolls Online

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Steam concurrent players

Runes of Magic: 69
The Elder Scrolls Online: 8.4k

The Elder Scrolls Online currently has about 122× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runes of Magic — 8,427 vs 69.

Discord members

Runes of Magic: 3.8k
The Elder Scrolls Online: 63.1k

The Elder Scrolls Online currently has about 16× as many Discord members as Runes of Magic — 63,143 vs 3,833.

Reddit members

Runes of Magic: 660
The Elder Scrolls Online: 510.1k

The Elder Scrolls Online currently has about 773× as many subreddit members as Runes of Magic — 510,103 vs 660.

Twitch viewers

Runes of Magic: 1
The Elder Scrolls Online: 504

The Elder Scrolls Online currently has about 504× as many live Twitch viewers as Runes of Magic — 504 vs 1.

YouTube subscribers

Runes of Magic: 4.8k
The Elder Scrolls Online: —

Runes of Magic currently has 4,850 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for The Elder Scrolls Online.

How these estimates are made

Runes of Magic

We estimate that about 770 people play Runes of Magic on a typical day (most likely between 550 and 1,100), based on data from Nov 7, 2026. Around 66,000 accounts (between 51,000 and 84,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

The Elder Scrolls Online

We estimate that about 220,000 people play The Elder Scrolls Online on a typical day (most likely between 130,000 and 370,000), based on data from Nov 7, 2026. Around 9,400,000 accounts (between 6,200,000 and 14,000,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate