Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs Realm of Simplicity
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 | ~90.1k | Down 0.2% |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Realm of Simplicity
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~240 | |
| July 2026 | ~240 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 4.7kUp 3.3%
- Realm of Simplicity
- 6Up 20%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 784× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Realm of Simplicity — 4,705 vs 6.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.3kUp 0.6%
- Realm of Simplicity
- 728Down 0.7%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 97× as many Discord members as Realm of Simplicity — 70,306 vs 728.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 387.2kUp 0.4%
- Realm of Simplicity
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 387,206 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Realm of Simplicity.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 334Up 142%
- Realm of Simplicity
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 334 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Realm of Simplicity.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- Realm of Simplicity
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 171,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Realm of Simplicity.
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.
Realm of Simplicity
Realm of Simplicity is estimated to have 13 – 44 players a day. Around 10k – 27k 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.