Head to head
AFK Journey vs Elite: Dangerous
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
AFK Journey
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~94.9k | Up 0.7% |
| September 2026 | ~94.3k | Up 66% |
| August 2026 | ~57k | Up 19% |
| July 2026 | ~47.8k | — |
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~91.2k | Up 0.6% |
| September 2026 | ~90.7k | Up 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- AFK Journey
- 404Down 27%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 3.2kDown 36%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 7.9× as many peak concurrent Steam players as AFK Journey — 3,194 vs 404.
Discord members
- AFK Journey
- 179.1kDown 0.3%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 71.1kUp 0.3%
AFK Journey currently has about 2.5× as many Discord members as Elite: Dangerous — 179,102 vs 71,067.
Reddit members
- AFK Journey
- 106.5kUp 0.8%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 390.1kUp 0.4%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 3.7× as many subreddit members as AFK Journey — 390,126 vs 106,481.
Twitch viewers
- AFK Journey
- 1Down 88%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 179Down 96%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 179× as many live Twitch viewers as AFK Journey — 179 vs 1.
YouTube subscribers
- AFK Journey
- 333k
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
AFK Journey currently has about 1.9× as many YouTube subscribers as Elite: Dangerous — 333,000 vs 171,000.
How these estimates are made
AFK Journey
AFK Journey is estimated to have 1k – 5k players a day. Around 25k – 64k 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.
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 11k – 40k players a day. Around 2m – 4m 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.