Head to head
Ashes of Creation vs Elite: Dangerous
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Ashes of Creation
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~74.1k | Up 0.8% |
| August 2026 | ~73.6k | Down 1.2% |
| July 2026 | ~74.5k | — |
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~91.3k | Up 1.2% |
| 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
- Ashes of Creation
- 2Down 33%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 4.7kDown 1.2%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 2347× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Ashes of Creation — 4,693 vs 2.
Discord members
- Ashes of Creation
- 135.7kDown 2.2%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.6kUp 0.8%
Ashes of Creation currently has about 1.9× as many Discord members as Elite: Dangerous — 135,688 vs 70,614.
Reddit members
- Ashes of Creation
- 92.4kUp 0.2%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 388kUp 0.4%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 4.2× as many subreddit members as Ashes of Creation — 388,019 vs 92,411.
Twitch viewers
- Ashes of Creation
- 47
- Elite: Dangerous
- 287Down 35%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 6.1× as many live Twitch viewers as Ashes of Creation — 287 vs 47.
YouTube subscribers
- Ashes of Creation
- 188kDown 0.5%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
Ashes of Creation and Elite: Dangerous are nearly even on YouTube subscribers — 188,000 vs 171,000.
How these estimates are made
Ashes of Creation
Ashes of Creation is estimated to have 10 – 35 players a day. Around 340k – 880k 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 16k – 56k 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.