Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs Paint Warfare
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 | ~91.6k | Up 1.0% |
| September 2026 | ~90.7k | Up 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Paint Warfare
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~527 | Up 0.6% |
| September 2026 | ~524 | Down 58% |
| August 2026 | ~1.2k | Down 7.7% |
| July 2026 | ~1.3k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 5.3kDown 7.8%
- Paint Warfare
- 7Down 30%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 760× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Paint Warfare — 5,322 vs 7.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 71.2kUp 0.4%
- Paint Warfare
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 71,180 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Paint Warfare.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 390.7kUp 0.4%
- Paint Warfare
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 390,686 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Paint Warfare.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 351Down 7.9%
- Paint Warfare
- 0
Elite: Dangerous currently has 351 live Twitch viewers, while Paint Warfare has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- Paint Warfare
- 3.2kUp 0.3%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 53× as many YouTube subscribers as Paint Warfare — 171,000 vs 3,220.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 21k – 74k 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.
Paint Warfare
Paint Warfare is estimated to have 35 – 120 players a day. Around 51k – 130k 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.