Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs IdleOn
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Browser
- Windows
- Android
- iOS
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~91.4k | Up 0.7% |
| September 2026 | ~90.7k | Up 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
IdleOn
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~83.1k | Down 1.0% |
| September 2026 | ~84k | Up 3.3% |
| August 2026 | ~81.3k | Up 0.7% |
| July 2026 | ~80.8k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 4.5kDown 10%
- IdleOn
- 11.8kDown 14%
IdleOn currently has about 2.6× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Elite: Dangerous — 11,790 vs 4,518.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 71.1kUp 0.3%
- IdleOn
- 197.8k
IdleOn currently has about 2.8× as many Discord members as Elite: Dangerous — 197,844 vs 71,054.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 390.1kUp 0.4%
- IdleOn
- 57kUp 0.8%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 6.8× as many subreddit members as IdleOn — 390,116 vs 57,028.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 304Down 55%
- IdleOn
- 63Down 48%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 4.8× as many live Twitch viewers as IdleOn — 304 vs 63.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- IdleOn
- 102kDown 1.0%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 1.7× as many YouTube subscribers as IdleOn — 171,000 vs 102,000.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 11k – 40k 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.
IdleOn
IdleOn is estimated to have 29k – 100k players a day. Around 510k – 1m 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.