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DarkStory Online
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Elite: Dangerous

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

Game Status

Status

Active

DarkStory Online status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~300

We estimate that DarkStory Online has currently around 300 players daily.

DarkStory Online is an indie fantasy MMORPG released in 2016 and developed by BraveWolf. As a small-scale indie MMO, it's likely to have a niche but dedicated community, with estimated daily players in the low hundreds. Older indie MMOs without major publisher backing typically maintain relatively small, loyal user bases after several years on the market.

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 DarkStory Online and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for DarkStory Online

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~1152.5%
August 2025~11817.5%
July 2025~1431.4%
February 2025~1412.2%
January 2025~138

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~1151.7%
August 2025~11710.4%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~99

Game Age

Age

9 years ago

DarkStory Online was released in November 2016 (9 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

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

Platforms

DarkStory Online is available on 1 platform.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

DarkStory Online offers 1 player perspective.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

DarkStory Online has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

DarkStory Online has 1 publisher.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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