RuneScape
~60k
daily players
RuneScapeVSSecond Life
Direct comparison between RuneScape and Second Life. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
RuneScape
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Game Status
Status
Active
RuneScape status is active.
Status
Active
Second Life 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
~30 thousand
We estimate that Second Life has currently around 30k players daily.
Second Life is a long-running sandbox virtual world released in 2003 by Linden Research. Its mainstream popularity peaked in the late 2000s, but it retains a loyal user base thanks to its unique user-created content and social interaction. It is still supported and receives regular updates, but its daily player base is much smaller than during its peak years. Current estimates place its daily active users in the tens of thousands.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between RuneScape and Second Life. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for RuneScape
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | ~215 | 5.9% |
| August 2025 | ~203 | 1.5% |
| July 2025 | ~206 | 16.3% |
| November 2024 | ~246 | 29.5% |
| September 2024 | ~190 |
Social score for Second Life
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | ~13 | 7.1% |
| August 2025 | ~14 | 16.7% |
| July 2025 | ~12 | 9.1% |
| November 2024 | ~11 | 83.3% |
| September 2024 | ~6 |
Game Age
Age
25 years ago
RuneScape was released in January 2001 (25 years ago).
Age
22 years ago
Second Life was released in June 2003 (22 years ago).
Platforms
Player Perspectives
RuneScape offers 2 player perspectives.
Developers
RuneScape has 2 developers.
Second Life has 1 developer.
Publishers
RuneScape has 2 publishers.
Second Life has 1 publisher.
Categories
RuneScape has 9 categories.
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