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MechWarrior Online
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Elite: Dangerous

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

Game Status

Status

Active

MechWarrior Online status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~1.5 thousand

We estimate that MechWarrior Online has currently around 1.5k players daily.

MechWarrior Online, released in 2013, is a tactical mech combat game by Piranha Games. It had strong IP recognition at launch but the player base has declined over the years due to niche appeal and sparse major updates. As a persistent online PvP title, it maintains a small but dedicated fan base. Estimated current daily players are roughly 1,000–2,000 based on industry knowledge and its age.

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

Social score for MechWarrior Online

MonthSocial ScoreChange
November 2025~4.3k86.6%
October 2025~2.3k11.9%
September 2025~2.1k80.2%
August 2025~1.2k48.1%
July 2025~2.2k

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
November 2025~0
October 2025~0100.0%
September 2025~5949.6%
August 2025~11710.4%
July 2025~106

Game Age

Age

12 years ago

MechWarrior Online was released in September 2013 (12 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

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

Platforms

MechWarrior Online is available on 1 platform.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

MechWarrior Online offers 1 player perspective.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

MechWarrior Online has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

MechWarrior Online has 1 publisher.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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