Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs Infestation: The New Z
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~90k | Down 0.3% |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Infestation: The New Z
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~10.8k | Down 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~10.8k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 3.3kDown 27%
- Infestation: The New Z
- 115Down 50%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 29× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Infestation: The New Z — 3,322 vs 115.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.3kUp 0.6%
- Infestation: The New Z
- 32.6kUp 0.4%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 2.2× as many Discord members as Infestation: The New Z — 70,312 vs 32,607.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 387.2kUp 0.4%
- Infestation: The New Z
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 387,234 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Infestation: The New Z.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 276Up 100%
- Infestation: The New Z
- 29Down 82%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 9.5× as many live Twitch viewers as Infestation: The New Z — 276 vs 29.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- Infestation: The New Z
- 1.6kDown 0.6%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 109× as many YouTube subscribers as Infestation: The New Z — 171,000 vs 1,570.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 12k – 42k 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.
Infestation: The New Z
Infestation: The New Z is estimated to have 470 – 2k players a day. Around 560k – 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.
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