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AQ First Contact
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Elite: Dangerous

Direct comparison between AQ First Contact and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

AQ First Contact status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~500

We estimate that AQ First Contact has currently around 500 players daily.

AQ First Contact is a strategy game released in 2019 by indie developer Seven Point Red. As a multi-platform title with modest social presence and no major publisher, it likely peaked early and now maintains a small core audience. It does not have the hallmarks of an MMO (no evidence of persistent world or large-scale multiplayer).

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 AQ First Contact and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for AQ First Contact

MonthSocial ScoreChange
November 2024~433.3%
May 2024~650.0%
December 2023~40.0%
November 2023~40.0%
October 2023~4

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~9915.4%
August 2025~11710.4%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~99

Game Age

Age

6 years ago

AQ First Contact was released in September 2019 (6 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).

Platforms

AQ First Contact is available on 3 platforms.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

AQ First Contact offers 1 player perspective.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

AQ First Contact has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

AQ First Contact has 1 publisher.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

Categories

AQ First Contact has 1 category.

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