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Eve Online
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Elite: Dangerous

Direct comparison between Eve Online and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

Eve Online status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~25 thousand

We estimate that Eve Online has currently around 25k players daily.

Eve Online is a long-running, persistent-world MMORPG released in 2003. Despite its age, it retains a dedicated community due to its unique sandbox gameplay, player-driven economy, and continual updates by CCP Games. The daily active player count has declined from its peak but is still estimated to be around 20,000–30,000, with occasional peaks during major in-game events or wars.

Estimated Daily Players

~15 thousand

We estimate that Elite: Dangerous has currently around 15k players daily.

Elite: Dangerous released in 2014 and is maintained by Frontier Developments. It's a persistent online space sim with a dedicated but niche audience, typical of older, complex simulators. Player numbers have declined from launch highs, but a strong core community remains; estimated daily players are around 15,000 based on current trends for similar titles, community activity, and public platform data.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between Eve Online and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for Eve Online

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~4.1k29.8%
August 2025~3.1k49.6%
July 2025~6.2k36.1%
February 2025~9.8k2.6%
January 2025~10k

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~1115.1%
August 2025~11710.4%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~99

Game Age

Age

22 years ago

Eve Online was released in May 2003 (22 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).

Platforms

Eve Online is available on 3 platforms.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

Eve Online offers 3 player perspectives.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

Eve Online has 2 developers.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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