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Runes of Magic cover art

Runes of Magic

Runewaker Entertainment · Gameforge 4D GmbH‬ · 2018-08-29

Steam

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 22, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Start your heroic saga today in a world full of magic and excitement: Choose your race, build a home and discover the fantastic world of Taborea in the classic free-to-play MMO!

Runes of Magic is a free-to-play Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game released in 2018, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 1551 reviews).

116
playing now
69%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
49/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

116 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogster had also opened servers for France, Spain, Poland, Italy, and Australia as well as servers dedicated to the European Union. After going through an open beta phase, the game was launched on March 19, 2009. The game client is free to download, and no monthly subscription fee is required because the service is funded by real money transactions (RMT) in the Runes of Magic Item Shop.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 116 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
585820182026Week of 2018-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

188422026-09-14 22:00 — 81 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 61 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 112 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 93 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 51 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 105 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 117 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 42 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 88 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 150 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 44 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 89 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 167 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 51 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 114 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 188 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 52 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 74 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 123 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 74 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 90 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 116 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 94 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 116 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31386Sep 2018Aug 2026Sep 2018 — avg 313 · peak 608Dec 2018 — avg 175 · peak 322Mar 2019 — avg 146 · peak 288Jun 2019 — avg 117 · peak 254Sep 2019 — avg 115 · peak 223Dec 2019 — avg 120 · peak 255Mar 2020 — avg 182 · peak 452Jun 2020 — avg 178 · peak 339Sep 2020 — avg 160 · peak 321Dec 2020 — avg 172 · peak 350Mar 2021 — avg 198 · peak 434Jun 2021 — avg 131 · peak 292Sep 2021 — avg 132 · peak 268Dec 2021 — avg 116 · peak 234Mar 2022 — avg 130 · peak 262Jun 2022 — avg 110 · peak 218Sep 2022 — avg 103 · peak 202Dec 2022 — avg 131 · peak 260Mar 2023 — avg 137 · peak 282Jun 2023 — avg 112 · peak 229Sep 2023 — avg 111 · peak 222Dec 2023 — avg 134 · peak 260Mar 2024 — avg 134 · peak 282Jun 2024 — avg 128 · peak 281Sep 2024 — avg 104 · peak 218Dec 2024 — avg 116 · peak 226Mar 2025 — avg 123 · peak 263Jun 2025 — avg 111 · peak 222Sep 2025 — avg 107 · peak 223Dec 2025 — avg 111 · peak 246Mar 2026 — avg 124 · peak 266Jun 2026 — avg 95 · peak 196Aug 2026 — avg 86 · peak 393
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Attention

41102026-06-01 — 25 pageviews2026-06-05 — 32 pageviews2026-06-09 — 25 pageviews2026-06-13 — 15 pageviews2026-06-17 — 13 pageviews2026-06-21 — 15 pageviews2026-06-25 — 13 pageviews2026-06-29 — 14 pageviews2026-07-03 — 16 pageviews2026-07-07 — 13 pageviews2026-07-11 — 21 pageviews2026-07-15 — 19 pageviews2026-07-19 — 28 pageviews2026-07-23 — 19 pageviews2026-07-27 — 23 pageviews2026-07-31 — 11 pageviews2026-08-04 — 21 pageviews2026-08-08 — 16 pageviews2026-08-12 — 20 pageviews2026-08-16 — 17 pageviews2026-08-20 — 17 pageviews2026-08-24 — 19 pageviews2026-08-28 — 15 pageviews2026-09-01 — 21 pageviews2026-09-05 — 15 pageviews2026-09-09 — 29 pageviews2026-09-13 — 23 pageviews2026-09-17 — 29 pageviews2026-09-21 — 23 pageviews2026-09-25 — 20 pageviews2026-09-29 — 26 pageviews2026-10-03 — 20 pageviews2026-10-07 — 24 pageviews2026-10-10 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing3 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2018-08-29 (Steam store data)

Player tags

PvEPvPRPGMagicActionMMORPGFantasyAdventureAction RPGOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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