Old School RuneScape hits all-time player peak after 12 years
Old SchoolRuneScapehas officially set a new all-time peak 12 years after release, with more than 240,000 players logging in.
Player tracking sitemisplaceditemsrecorded a total of 240,756 concurrent users on August 3. Later that evening, the official Old School RuneScape account confirmed the milestone on Twitter, writing that the game had “broken its peak player count,” much to the excitement of fans.
The previous record dates back to December 2024, when 231,000 concurrent players logged into play the classic MMO. However, this new spike comes at a time of renewed momentum for Old School RuneScape.
Old School RuneScape smashes player count peak
On July 23, Jagex launched Varlamore: The Final Dawn, the final chapter in the game’s latest major expansion. The update added three new explorable regions: Auburnal Valley, Custodia Pass, and Tlati Rainforest, along with a Master-level quest and a challenging new boss fight.
Players can also earn powerful rewards like the Eye of Ayak and Avernic Treads upgrades, giving PvE players new goals to grind toward.
Thank you all for playing Old School RuneScape.Today we broke our peak player count 🎉pic.twitter.com/wimaT9DbQW
New skilling content, risk-reward mechanics, and additional PvM encounters have also added even more variety to the game’s late-game progression.
The surge is also part of a wider trend in the MMO space. Frustration with other titles likeWorld of WarcraftandNew Worldhas led some players, including popular streamers, to revisit or switch to Old School RuneScape.
Twelve years after launch, OSRS continues to prove popular, and its latest record is proof that the classic MMO is still growing strong.
