About Game Pulse
Live numbers where there are public sources, and a dated record of everything else.
Two games launched on the same day. This site tracks both from the first hour: who is playing, who leads, what was achieved first, and what a new player should decide before it cannot be undone.
At a glance
- Hardcore Worlds population from the official world list, sampled every 15 minutes
- Official hiscores and a player lookup, refreshed every ten minutes
- A timeline of records and events, each with its source
- Guides for the first week, updated as the games change
What this site is
Game Pulse started with two launches on the same day, 4 November 2026: World of Warcraft: Forever and Old School RuneScape’s Hardcore Worlds. It now follows eight games, each in its own section: the race to 60 in WoW: Forever (over since 7 November; its final standings and class firsts stay), the race to the top of the Hardcore Worlds hiscores, RuneScape 3’s roster and its activity, the races to level 100 in Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2, Hearthstone’s Legend ladders, Puzzle Pirates’ blockades and fame, and Brighter Shores’ players and leaderboard firsts. Every board says where its numbers come from and when they were read.
Where the numbers come from
Each game’s numbers come from its publisher’s own public pages where they exist: the Old School world list and hiscores, the RuneScape hiscores and RuneMetrics, the Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 ladders, Blizzard’s Hearthstone leaderboards, the Puzzle Pirates ocean pages, and Steam’s public player counts. WoW: Forever has no official ranking, so its board is kept by operators from public race coverage and approved submissions, and says so on every row. How it works lists every source per game, how often it is read and how it answered last.
Independent
This site is not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment, Jagex, Grinding Gear Games, Grey Havens or Fen Research. World of Warcraft and Hearthstone are trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment; RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are trademarks of Jagex; Path of Exile is a trademark of Grinding Gear Games; Puzzle Pirates belongs to Grey Havens; Brighter Shores to Fen Research. Corrections are welcome through the contact page.