Head to head

Runescape vs Windward

Runescape

Live

5k – 19k daily

Windward

Live

18 – 62 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

January 2001 · 26 years ago

April 2015 · 12 years ago

Daily players

5k – 19k

18 – 62

Estimated players

106k1.8%

3670.1%

Available on

Browser
Windows
Android
macOS
Linux
iOS

Windows
macOS
Linux

Platforms

Perspectives

Isometric

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

RunescapeWindward

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~107.6k	Up 0.4%
September 2026	~107.3k	Down 0.8%
August 2026	~108.1k	Up 1.2%
July 2026	~106.8k	—

Windward

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~368
September 2026	~368
August 2026	~368
July 2026	~368	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Runescape: 2.1kDown 35%
Windward: 9Up 13%

Runescape currently has about 229× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Windward — 2,063 vs 9.

Discord members

Runescape: 129.6kUp 1.3%
Windward: —

Runescape currently has 129,578 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Windward.

Reddit members

Runescape: 406.9kUp 0.8%
Windward: —

Runescape currently has 406,918 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Windward.

Twitch viewers

Runescape: 894Up 15%
Windward: 0

Runescape currently has 894 live Twitch viewers, while Windward has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Runescape: 266kUp 0.4%
Windward: —

Runescape currently has 266,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Windward.

How these estimates are made

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 5k – 19k 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.

Windward

Windward is estimated to have 18 – 62 players a day. Around 84k – 220k 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.