Head to head
Dark Origins 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
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Dark Origins
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~2.7k | Down 0.3% |
| July 2026 | ~2.7k | — |
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~90.1k | Down 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Discord members
- Dark Origins
- 12.7kUp 0.1%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.3kUp 0.6%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 5.5× as many Discord members as Dark Origins — 70,306 vs 12,705.
Steam concurrent players
- Dark Origins
- —
- Elite: Dangerous
- 4.7kUp 3.3%
Elite: Dangerous currently has 4,705 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.
Reddit members
- Dark Origins
- —
- Elite: Dangerous
- 387.2kUp 0.4%
Elite: Dangerous currently has 387,206 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.
Twitch viewers
- Dark Origins
- —
- Elite: Dangerous
- 334Up 142%
Elite: Dangerous currently has 334 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.
YouTube subscribers
- Dark Origins
- —
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
Elite: Dangerous currently has 171,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Origins.
How these estimates are made
Dark Origins
Dark Origins is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 950 – 2k 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 12k – 44k 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.