
Eve OnlineVSElite: Dangerous
Direct comparison between Eve Online and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
Eve Online status is active.
Status
Elite: Dangerous status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
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
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
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | ~5.2k | 18.0% |
| November 2025 | ~6.4k | 5.2% |
| October 2025 | ~6.1k | 24.8% |
| September 2025 | ~4.9k | 54.9% |
| August 2025 | ~3.1k |
Social score for Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | ~0 | |
| November 2025 | ~0 | |
| October 2025 | ~0 | 100.0% |
| September 2025 | ~59 | 49.6% |
| August 2025 | ~117 |
Game Age
Age
Eve Online was released in May 2003 (23 years ago).
Age
Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).
Platforms
Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Eve Online offers 3 player perspectives.
Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.
Developers
Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.
Publishers
Eve Online has 6 publishers.
Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.
Categories
Eve Online has 7 categories.
Elite: Dangerous has 10 categories.
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