Head to head

Eve Online vs Steel Circus

Eve Online

Live

12k – 42k daily

Steel Circus

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago

August 2019 · 7 years ago

Daily players

12k – 42k

No population data

Estimated players

67.5k0.4%

224

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

—

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineSteel Circus

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~67.6k	Down 0.6%
September 2026	~67.9k	Up 1.7%
August 2026	~66.8k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~66.4k	—

Steel Circus

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~224
September 2026	~224
August 2026	~224
July 2026	~224	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Eve Online: 4.7kDown 14%
Steel Circus: —

Eve Online currently has 4,743 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Steel Circus.

Discord members

Eve Online: 52.1kUp 1.9%
Steel Circus: —

Eve Online currently has 52,120 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Steel Circus.

Reddit members

Eve Online: 223.8kUp 0.6%
Steel Circus: —

Eve Online currently has 223,773 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Steel Circus.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online: 653Down 91%
Steel Circus: —

Eve Online currently has 653 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Steel Circus.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online: 233kUp 1.7%
Steel Circus: —

Eve Online currently has 233,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Steel Circus.

How these estimates are made

Eve Online

Eve Online is estimated to have 12k – 42k 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.

Steel Circus

Steel Circus is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 56k – 140k 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.