Age of Empires: Online
~2k
daily players
Age of Empires: OnlineVSElite: Dangerous
Direct comparison between Age of Empires: Online and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Age of Empires: Online
Elite: Dangerous
Game Status
Status
Active
Age of Empires: Online status is active.
Status
Active
Elite: Dangerous status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
~1.5 thousand
We estimate that Age of Empires: Online has currently around 1.5k players daily.
Age of Empires: Online was originally released in 2011 and officially shut down in 2014, but the game lives on through the fan-run Project Celeste servers. As a niche fan revival, its daily player base is small—likely in the low thousands—sustained by a dedicated but limited community and not benefiting from mainstream publisher support. Its activity is well below peak original levels.
Estimated Daily Players
~15 thousand
We estimate that Elite: Dangerous has currently around 15k players daily.
Elite: Dangerous released in 2014 and is maintained by Frontier Developments. It's a persistent online space sim with a dedicated but niche audience, typical of older, complex simulators. Player numbers have declined from launch highs, but a strong core community remains; estimated daily players are around 15,000 based on current trends for similar titles, community activity, and public platform data.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Age of Empires: Online and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Age of Empires: Online
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | ~675 | 48.0% |
| August 2025 | ~456 | 49.7% |
| July 2025 | ~906 | 46.7% |
| February 2025 | ~1.7k | 3.1% |
| January 2025 | ~1.8k |
Social score for Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | ~99 | 15.4% |
| August 2025 | ~117 | 10.4% |
| July 2025 | ~106 | 57.9% |
| November 2024 | ~252 | 154.5% |
| September 2024 | ~99 |
Game Age
Age
14 years ago
Age of Empires: Online was released in August 2011 (14 years ago).
Age
11 years ago
Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).
Platforms
Age of Empires: Online is available on 1 platform.
Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Age of Empires: Online offers 1 player perspective.
Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.
Developers
Age of Empires: Online has 2 developers.
Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.
Publishers
Age of Empires: Online has 1 publisher.
Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.
Categories
Age of Empires: Online has 7 categories.
Elite: Dangerous has 10 categories.
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