Head to head

Runescape vs Starbase

Runescape

Live

8k – 27k daily

Starbase

Live

20 – 71 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

January 2001 · 26 years ago

June 2021 · 5 years ago

Daily players

8k – 27k

20 – 71

Estimated players

110.1k1.1%

13.1k2.6%

Available on

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RunescapeStarbase

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~108.9k	Up 0.8%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Starbase

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~12.7k	Up 3.2%
August 2026	~12.3k	Up 2.0%
July 2026	~12.1k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Runescape: 2.7kUp 8.6%
Starbase: 11Up 22%

Runescape currently has about 242× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Starbase — 2,665 vs 11.

Discord members

Runescape: 128kUp 1.8%
Starbase: 24.5kDown 0.7%

Runescape currently has about 5.2× as many Discord members as Starbase — 127,969 vs 24,533.

Reddit members

Runescape: 403.5kUp 0.7%
Starbase: 12.9k

Runescape currently has about 31× as many subreddit members as Starbase — 403,519 vs 12,902.

Twitch viewers

Runescape: 779Down 77%
Starbase: 0

Runescape currently has 779 live Twitch viewers, while Starbase has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Runescape: 265k
Starbase: 25.9kDown 0.4%

Runescape currently has about 10× as many YouTube subscribers as Starbase — 265,000 vs 25,900.

How these estimates are made

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 8k – 27k 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.

Starbase

Starbase is estimated to have 20 – 71 players a day. Around 140k – 370k 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.