Head to head

Eve Online vs Maelstrom

Eve Online

Live

12k – 43k daily

Maelstrom

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago

September 2019 · 7 years ago

Daily players

12k – 43k

No population data

Estimated players

66.6k0.8%

4001.1%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineMaelstrom

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~68.4k	Up 2.4%
August 2026	~66.8k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~66.4k	—

Maelstrom

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~399	Up 1.0%
August 2026	~395	Up 0.3%
July 2026	~394	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Eve Online: 3.5kDown 28%
Maelstrom: 0Down 100%

Eve Online currently has 3,546 peak concurrent Steam players, while Maelstrom has 0.

Discord members

Eve Online: 51.3kUp 2.4%
Maelstrom: 465Down 1.1%

Eve Online currently has about 110× as many Discord members as Maelstrom — 51,271 vs 465.

Reddit members

Eve Online: 222.6kUp 0.7%
Maelstrom: —

Eve Online currently has 222,593 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online: 564Down 67%
Maelstrom: 0Down 100%

Eve Online currently has 564 live Twitch viewers, while Maelstrom has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online: 230kUp 1.8%
Maelstrom: —

Eve Online currently has 230,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Maelstrom.

How these estimates are made

Eve Online

Eve Online is estimated to have 12k – 43k players a day. Around 640k – 2m 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.

Maelstrom

Maelstrom is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 63k – 160k 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.