Plains of Pain
~800
daily players
Plains of PainVSElite: Dangerous
Direct comparison between Plains of Pain and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
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Game Status
Status
Active
Plains of Pain status is active.
Status
Active
Elite: Dangerous status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
~800
We estimate that Plains of Pain has currently around 800 players daily.
Based on SteamDB data, Plains of Pain has an all-time peak of 121 concurrent players as of September 1, 2025.
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 Plains of Pain and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Plains of Pain
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | ~186 | 14.3% |
| October 2025 | ~217 | 6.4% |
| September 2025 | ~204 | 17.9% |
| August 2025 | ~173 | 7.0% |
| July 2025 | ~186 |
Social score for Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | ~0 | |
| October 2025 | ~0 | 100.0% |
| September 2025 | ~59 | 49.6% |
| August 2025 | ~117 | 10.4% |
| July 2025 | ~106 |
Game Age
Age
3 years ago
Plains of Pain was released in February 2023 (3 years ago).
Age
11 years ago
Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).
Platforms
Plains of Pain is available on 1 platform.
Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Plains of Pain offers 1 player perspective.
Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.
Developers
Plains of Pain has 1 developer.
Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.
Publishers
Plains of Pain has 1 publisher.
Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.
Categories
Elite: Dangerous has 10 categories.
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