Head to head

Elite: Dangerous vs Growtopia

Elite: Dangerous

Live

11k – 38k daily

Growtopia

Live

620 – 2k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2014 · 12 years ago

January 2013 · 14 years ago

Daily players

11k – 38k

620 – 2k

Estimated players

88.9k0.7%

62.3k1.5%

Available on

Windows
macOS
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
macOS
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Platforms

Perspectives

Side View

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Elite: DangerousGrowtopia

Elite: Dangerous

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~90.7k	Up 0.5%
August 2026	~90.2k
July 2026	~90.3k	—

Growtopia

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~62.7k	Up 2.7%
August 2026	~61.1k	Up 1.0%
July 2026	~60.4k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Elite: Dangerous: 4.2kDown 13%
Growtopia: 244Up 14%

Elite: Dangerous currently has about 17× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Growtopia — 4,154 vs 244.

Discord members

Elite: Dangerous: 70.9kUp 0.6%
Growtopia: 209.9kUp 1.0%

Growtopia currently has about 3× as many Discord members as Elite: Dangerous — 209,869 vs 70,896.

Reddit members

Elite: Dangerous: 389.1kUp 0.4%
Growtopia: 25.2kUp 1.0%

Elite: Dangerous currently has about 15× as many subreddit members as Growtopia — 389,120 vs 25,238.

Twitch viewers

Elite: Dangerous: 263Down 69%
Growtopia: 50Down 22%

Elite: Dangerous currently has about 5.3× as many live Twitch viewers as Growtopia — 263 vs 50.

YouTube subscribers

Elite: Dangerous: 171k
Growtopia: 117k

Elite: Dangerous currently has about 1.5× as many YouTube subscribers as Growtopia — 171,000 vs 117,000.

How these estimates are made

Elite: Dangerous

Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 11k – 38k 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.

Growtopia

Growtopia is estimated to have 620 – 2k players a day. Around 61k – 160k 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.