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RuneScape
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Guild Wars 2

Direct comparison between RuneScape and Guild Wars 2. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

RuneScape status is active.

Status

Active

Guild Wars 2 status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~60 thousand

We estimate that RuneScape has currently around 60k players daily.

RuneScape is a long-standing MMORPG released in 2001 by Jagex. It maintains a persistent world and large concurrent populations, meeting MMO criteria. Despite its age, RuneScape is still supported with regular updates and has a loyal user base across desktop and mobile platforms. Industry estimates and public player tracking suggest it remains popular, averaging tens of thousands of daily players.

Estimated Daily Players

~80 thousand

We estimate that Guild Wars 2 has currently around 80k players daily.

Guild Wars 2 is a major MMORPG released in 2012 by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft, known for retaining a strong, loyal player base due to frequent expansions and updates. Despite its age, it continues to be one of the more active Western MMOs, likely maintaining around 80,000 daily players based on industry trends for similar titles.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between RuneScape and Guild Wars 2. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for RuneScape

MonthSocial ScoreChange
January 2026~0
December 2025~0
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~129

Social score for Guild Wars 2

MonthSocial ScoreChange
January 2026~0
December 2025~0
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~181

Game Age

Age

25 years ago

RuneScape was released in January 2001 (25 years ago).

Age

13 years ago

Guild Wars 2 was released in August 2012 (13 years ago).

Platforms

RuneScape is available on 6 platforms.

Guild Wars 2 is available on 2 platforms.

Player Perspectives

RuneScape offers 2 player perspectives.

Guild Wars 2 offers 2 player perspectives.

Developers

RuneScape has 2 developers.

Guild Wars 2 has 1 developer.

Publishers

RuneScape has 2 publishers.

Guild Wars 2 has 2 publishers.

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