Head to head

Runescape vs Under the Red Sky

Runescape

Live

7k – 25k daily

Under the Red Sky

Live

3 – 9 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

January 2001 · 26 years ago

August 2024 · 2 years ago

Daily players

7k – 25k

3 – 9

Estimated players

108k1.9%

1881.9%

Available on

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Browser
Windows
macOS
Linux

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RunescapeUnder the Red Sky

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~107.9k	Down 0.1%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Under the Red Sky

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~188	Up 2.7%
August 2026	~183	Up 4.0%
July 2026	~176	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Runescape: 3kDown 32%
Under the Red Sky: 1

Runescape currently has about 2985× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Under the Red Sky — 2,985 vs 1.

Discord members

Runescape: 128.1kUp 1.1%
Under the Red Sky: 648Up 7.1%

Runescape currently has about 198× as many Discord members as Under the Red Sky — 128,064 vs 648.

Reddit members

Runescape: 404kUp 0.6%
Under the Red Sky: 9

Runescape currently has about 44885× as many subreddit members as Under the Red Sky — 403,961 vs 9.

Twitch viewers

Runescape: 500Down 90%
Under the Red Sky: 0

Runescape currently has 500 live Twitch viewers, while Under the Red Sky has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Runescape: 265k
Under the Red Sky: 351Up 0.9%

Runescape currently has about 755× as many YouTube subscribers as Under the Red Sky — 265,000 vs 351.

How these estimates are made

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 7k – 25k 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.

Under the Red Sky

Under the Red Sky is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 1k – 4k 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.