RuneScape VS Ultima Online

Compare RuneScape and Ultima Online side by side. See how they compare in terms of player count, popularity, active users, and community size.


Game status

Active

The RuneScape game status is active.

Active

The Ultima Online game status is active.

Estimated daily players

Estimated Daily Players

~100 thousand

We estimate that RuneScape has currently around 100k players daily.

RuneScape is a long-running, classic MMORPG developed by Jagex. Despite its age (launched in 2001), it maintains a strong population due to continuous updates, nostalgia, and expansions like Old School RuneScape. Estimate is based on its enduring popularity, multiple versions, and regular mentions in MMO community charts.

Estimated Daily Players

~2 thousand

We estimate that Ultima Online has currently around 2k players daily.

Ultima Online is one of the earliest and most influential MMORPGs, released in 1997. As a very old title, its player base has steadily declined over the decades, but it still retains a small, loyal community. Official servers are active but have low population compared to modern MMOs, with estimated daily players in the low thousands.

Game age

25 years ago

RuneScape was released on January 2001 and is now 25 years old.

28 years ago

Ultima Online was released on September 1997 and is now 28 years old.

Platforms

RuneScape runs on 6 platforms.

Ultima Online runs on 1 platform.

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