Head to head

Eve Online vs Windward

Eve Online

Live

12k – 42k daily

Windward

Live

18 – 62 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago

April 2015 · 12 years ago

Daily players

12k – 42k

18 – 62

Estimated players

67.5k0.4%

3670.1%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Windows
macOS
Linux

Platforms

Perspectives

Isometric

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineWindward

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~67.5k	Down 0.6%
September 2026	~67.9k	Up 1.7%
August 2026	~66.8k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~66.4k	—

Windward

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~368
September 2026	~368
August 2026	~368
July 2026	~368	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Eve Online: 3.6kDown 39%
Windward: 9Up 13%

Eve Online currently has about 395× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Windward — 3,551 vs 9.

Discord members

Eve Online: 52.2kUp 1.8%
Windward: —

Eve Online currently has 52,155 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Windward.

Reddit members

Eve Online: 223.8kUp 0.6%
Windward: —

Eve Online currently has 223,790 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Windward.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online: 2.5kDown 66%
Windward: 0

Eve Online currently has 2,477 live Twitch viewers, while Windward has 0.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online: 233kUp 1.7%
Windward: —

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

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.

Windward

Windward is estimated to have 18 – 62 players a day. Around 84k – 220k 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.