Head to head

Runescape vs The Cycle: Frontier

Runescape

Live

8k – 26k daily

The Cycle: Frontier

Live

5 – 18 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

January 2001 · 26 years ago

June 2022 · 4 years ago

Daily players

8k – 26k

5 – 18

Estimated players

108k1.9%

37.1k3.4%

Available on

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

First Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RunescapeThe Cycle: Frontier

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~107.7k	Down 0.3%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

The Cycle: Frontier

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~36.8k	Down 0.5%
August 2026	~37k
July 2026	~37k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Runescape: 2.6kDown 44%
The Cycle: Frontier: 1Down 50%

Runescape currently has about 2588× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Cycle: Frontier — 2,588 vs 1.

Discord members

Runescape: 128.1kUp 0.9%
The Cycle: Frontier: 106.5kDown 0.7%

Runescape currently has about 1.2× as many Discord members as The Cycle: Frontier — 128,067 vs 106,479.

Reddit members

Runescape: 404kUp 0.6%
The Cycle: Frontier: 17.7k

Runescape currently has about 23× as many subreddit members as The Cycle: Frontier — 404,047 vs 17,673.

Twitch viewers

Runescape: 562Down 89%
The Cycle: Frontier: 118Down 67%

Runescape currently has about 4.8× as many live Twitch viewers as The Cycle: Frontier — 562 vs 118.

YouTube subscribers

Runescape: 265k
The Cycle: Frontier: 17.3k

Runescape currently has about 15× as many YouTube subscribers as The Cycle: Frontier — 265,000 vs 17,300.

How these estimates are made

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 8k – 26k 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.

The Cycle: Frontier

The Cycle: Frontier is estimated to have 5 – 18 players a day. Around 720k – 2m 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.