Head to head

Eve Online vs Starward

Eve Online

Live

12k – 43k daily

Starward

Live

5k – 17k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago

April 2024 · 3 years ago

Daily players

12k – 43k

5k – 17k

Estimated players

69k1.9%

4.9k1.0%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineStarward

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~68.8k	Up 1.3%
September 2026	~67.9k	Up 1.7%
August 2026	~66.8k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~66.4k	—

Starward

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~5k	Up 2.4%
September 2026	~4.9k
August 2026	~4.9k	Up 7.7%
July 2026	~4.5k	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Eve Online: 4.9kDown 12%
Starward: 2kDown 7.1%

Eve Online currently has about 2.4× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Starward — 4,860 vs 2,004.

Discord members

Eve Online: 52.4kUp 1.4%
Starward: —

Eve Online currently has 52,440 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Starward.

Reddit members

Eve Online: 224.2kUp 0.5%
Starward: —

Eve Online currently has 224,246 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Starward.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online: 2.1kUp 101%
Starward: 89Up 25%

Eve Online currently has about 23× as many live Twitch viewers as Starward — 2,069 vs 89.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online: 235kUp 2.2%
Starward: 34.6kUp 1.8%

Eve Online currently has about 6.8× as many YouTube subscribers as Starward — 235,000 vs 34,600.

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.

Starward

Starward is estimated to have 5k – 17k players a day. Around 90k – 230k 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.