Head to head
Atlas vs Elite: Dangerous
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Xbox
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Atlas
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~14.5k | Up 1.0% |
| September 2026 | ~14.3k | Down 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~14.4k | Down 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~14.5k | — |
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~91.7k | Up 1.1% |
| 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
- Atlas
- 223
- Elite: Dangerous
- 4.1kDown 13%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 18× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Atlas — 4,095 vs 223.
Discord members
- Atlas
- 21.5kDown 1.8%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.2kDown 1.1%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 3.3× as many Discord members as Atlas — 70,182 vs 21,503.
Reddit members
- Atlas
- 24k
- Elite: Dangerous
- 391kUp 0.4%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 16× as many subreddit members as Atlas — 390,977 vs 24,002.
Twitch viewers
- Atlas
- 0
- Elite: Dangerous
- 268Down 58%
Atlas currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Elite: Dangerous has 268.
YouTube subscribers
- Atlas
- 11k
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 16× as many YouTube subscribers as Atlas — 171,000 vs 11,000.
How these estimates are made
Atlas
Atlas is estimated to have 840 – 3k players a day. Around 690k – 2m 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 13k – 46k 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.
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