Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs Engine Evolution 2023
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~90.5k | Down 0.2% |
| September 2026 | ~90.7k | Up 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Engine Evolution 2023
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~1.5k | Down 1.4% |
| September 2026 | ~1.5k | Up 1.7% |
| August 2026 | ~1.5k | Down 0.3% |
| July 2026 | ~1.5k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 4.3kDown 40%
- Engine Evolution 2023
- 2Down 50%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 2164× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Engine Evolution 2023 — 4,328 vs 2.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 71kUp 0.5%
- Engine Evolution 2023
- 6.2kDown 0.8%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 11× as many Discord members as Engine Evolution 2023 — 70,976 vs 6,246.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 389.6kUp 0.4%
- Engine Evolution 2023
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 389,595 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Engine Evolution 2023.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 343Down 3.1%
- Engine Evolution 2023
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 343 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Engine Evolution 2023.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- Engine Evolution 2023
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 171,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Engine Evolution 2023.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 14k – 51k 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.
Engine Evolution 2023
Engine Evolution 2023 is estimated to have 18 – 62 players a day. Around 22k – 57k 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.