Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs Karos Returns
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~90.6k | Up 0.4% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Karos Returns
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~49 | |
| August 2026 | ~49 | |
| July 2026 | ~49 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 3.4kDown 48%
- Karos Returns
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 3,378 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Karos Returns.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.9kUp 0.6%
- Karos Returns
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 70,939 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Karos Returns.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 389.3kUp 0.4%
- Karos Returns
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 389,308 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Karos Returns.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 235Down 45%
- Karos Returns
- 0
Elite: Dangerous currently has 235 live Twitch viewers, while Karos Returns has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- Karos Returns
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 171,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Karos Returns.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 12k – 44k 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.
Karos Returns
Karos Returns is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 15k – 39k 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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