Head to head

Runescape vs Soul Guardians

Runescape

Live

7k – 23k daily

Soul Guardians

Live

20 – 71 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

January 2001 · 26 years ago

February 2023 · 4 years ago

Daily players

7k – 23k

20 – 71

Estimated players

107.3k1.5%

900.6%

Available on

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RunescapeSoul Guardians

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~107.2k	Down 0.8%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Soul Guardians

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~90	Up 1.1%
August 2026	~89	Down 3.3%
July 2026	~92	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Runescape: 2.3kDown 34%
Soul Guardians: 9Down 18%

Runescape currently has about 254× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Soul Guardians — 2,282 vs 9.

Discord members

Runescape: 128.2kUp 0.3%
Soul Guardians: 228

Runescape currently has about 562× as many Discord members as Soul Guardians — 128,209 vs 228.

Reddit members

Runescape: 405.3kUp 0.6%
Soul Guardians: —

Runescape currently has 405,278 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Soul Guardians.

Twitch viewers

Runescape: 1.3kUp 44%
Soul Guardians: —

Runescape currently has 1,260 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Soul Guardians.

YouTube subscribers

Runescape: 265k
Soul Guardians: 7

Runescape currently has about 37857× as many YouTube subscribers as Soul Guardians — 265,000 vs 7.

How these estimates are made

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 7k – 23k 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.

Soul Guardians

Soul Guardians is estimated to have 20 – 71 players a day. Around 11k – 28k 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.