Head to head

Runescape vs Scum

Runescape

Live

5k – 18k daily

Scum

Live

24k – 83k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

January 2001 · 26 years ago

June 2025 · 1 year ago

Daily players

5k – 18k

24k – 83k

Estimated players

105k1.1%

40.8k1.2%

Available on

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RunescapeScum

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~107.2k	Down 0.9%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Scum

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~42.8k	Down 0.5%
August 2026	~43k	Up 1.4%
July 2026	~42.4k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Runescape: 2kDown 42%
Scum: 7.4kDown 41%

Scum currently has about 3.7× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runescape — 7,366 vs 1,980.

Discord members

Runescape: 128.2kUp 0.3%
Scum: 68k

Runescape currently has about 1.9× as many Discord members as Scum — 128,208 vs 67,966.

Reddit members

Runescape: 405.1kUp 0.5%
Scum: 53kUp 0.3%

Runescape currently has about 7.6× as many subreddit members as Scum — 405,060 vs 52,973.

Twitch viewers

Runescape: 263Down 78%
Scum: 342Down 58%

Scum currently has about 1.3× as many live Twitch viewers as Runescape — 342 vs 263.

YouTube subscribers

Runescape: 265k
Scum: —

Runescape currently has 265,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Scum.

How these estimates are made

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 5k – 18k players a day. Around 470k – 1m 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.

Scum

Scum is estimated to have 24k – 83k players a day. Around 2m – 4m 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.