On the streaming platform TwitchTV, shooters and PvP games dominate the rankings. But what are actually the most popular MMORPGs on Twitch? We from MeinMMO will tell you.
What’s it about? In this article, we would like to introduce you to the most popular MMORPGs on Twitch. For this, we looked at the average viewer count over the last 30 days and created a ranking (via Sullygnome).
Rank 5 – Oldschool Runescape
Setting: Fantasy | Developer: Jagex | Platform: PC, Android, iOS | Release Date: January 4, 2001 | Model: Free2Play
What kind of game is this? Oldschool Runescape is an alternative version of Runescape, based on the state of the MMORPG in 2007. It is now more successful than the “real” Runescape and is still played by many people 23 years after its release.
In the MMORPG, you level up a character and its skills, living from its sandbox idea, where you can always set new goals for yourself. To this day, stories from the game keep coming to light, highlighting particularly dedicated heroes. Even when someone spends 149 hours gathering fruits to get a raccoon.
Also popular, especially on Twitch, is the so-called Hardcore-Iron-Man mode of the MMORPG. In this mode, your character is deleted if it dies. Additionally, you are completely on your own and are not allowed to trade with other players.
Oldschool Runescape experienced a significant upturn in recent times and can still attract more than 50,000 simultaneous players today, which is an impressive number for such an old MMORPG.
How does it stand on Twitch? In the last 30 days, Oldschool Runescape had:
- On average 5,382 viewers (Rank 58 of all games)
- 3,875,395 watched hours
- On average 142 active streamers
The numbers for Oldschool Runescape are comparatively stable. In November 2023, the game experienced a brief peak but otherwise remains around the mentioned numbers, regularly achieving ranks between 40 and 60 on Twitch.
What’s worth watching? RuneScape streamers often start crazy challenges to captivate viewers. For example, a “speedrun” in just 711 hours, in which the maximum skill level was reached. But daily life and grinding are also often showcased on Twitch.
Whether anything will change soon regarding the good numbers of Oldschool Runescape is currently on the minds of some fans, as the studio Jagex, which is behind the MMORPG, was sold again in February 2024.
