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MapleStory
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Elite: Dangerous

Direct comparison between MapleStory and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

MapleStory status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~40 thousand

We estimate that MapleStory has currently around 40k players daily.

MapleStory is a classic 2D MMORPG released in 2003 by Nexon, still maintained with regular updates, events, and international servers. Despite its age, it retains a loyal fanbase and moderate popularity, particularly in South Korea and NA/EU. Current daily active players are estimated between 30,000–50,000 across all regions, reflecting long-term decline but ongoing niche appeal.

Estimated Daily Players

~15 thousand

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 MapleStory and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for MapleStory

MonthSocial ScoreChange
February 2026~2.1k23.7%
January 2026~2.8k5.5%
December 2025~2.9k9.2%
November 2025~3.2k1.2%
October 2025~3.3k

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
February 2026~0
January 2026~0
December 2025~0
November 2025~0
October 2025~0

Game Age

Age

23 years ago

MapleStory was released in April 2003 (23 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).

Platforms

MapleStory is available on 1 platform.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

MapleStory offers 1 player perspective.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

MapleStory has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

MapleStory has 4 publishers.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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