Head to head

Runescape vs Sky: Children of the Light

Runescape

Live

5k – 18k daily

Sky: Children of the Light

Live

12k – 43k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

January 2001 · 26 years ago

July 2019 · 7 years ago

Daily players

5k – 18k

12k – 43k

Estimated players

105.1k3.3%

202.8k1.1%

Available on

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Nintendo

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RunescapeSky: Children of the Light

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~107.1k	Down 0.9%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Sky: Children of the Light

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~203.7k	Up 0.3%
August 2026	~203.1k	Up 16%
July 2026	~175.2k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Runescape: 1.9kDown 48%
Sky: Children of the Light: 2.6kDown 46%

Sky: Children of the Light currently has about 1.4× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runescape — 2,633 vs 1,901.

Discord members

Runescape: 128.2kUp 0.4%
Sky: Children of the Light: 652.3kUp 0.2%

Sky: Children of the Light currently has about 5.1× as many Discord members as Runescape — 652,293 vs 128,180.

Reddit members

Runescape: 404.9kUp 0.5%
Sky: Children of the Light: 68.2kUp 1.4%

Runescape currently has about 5.9× as many subreddit members as Sky: Children of the Light — 404,883 vs 68,193.

Twitch viewers

Runescape: 195Down 90%
Sky: Children of the Light: 69Down 42%

Runescape currently has about 2.8× as many live Twitch viewers as Sky: Children of the Light — 195 vs 69.

YouTube subscribers

Runescape: 265k
Sky: Children of the Light: 258kUp 0.4%

Runescape and Sky: Children of the Light are nearly even on YouTube subscribers — 265,000 vs 258,000.

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.

Sky: Children of the Light

Sky: Children of the Light is estimated to have 12k – 43k players a day. Around 440k – 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.