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

Game Status

Status

Active

Rust status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~85 thousand

We estimate that Rust has currently around 85k players daily.

Rust is a popular multiplayer survival game released in 2018 by Facepunch Studios. Despite its age, it continues to maintain a strong player base due to frequent updates, viral streaming presence, and a devoted community. SteamCharts and third-party tracking consistently show around 80,000-90,000 daily active users on PC, with some console presence as well. The game thrives on large, persistent servers, but individual servers typically support 100-300 players, not the thousands seen in true MMOs.

Estimated Daily Players

~13 thousand

We estimate that Elite: Dangerous has currently around 13k players daily.

Elite: Dangerous, released in 2014 by Frontier Developments, is a space simulation MMO with a persistent shared galaxy, but its player base has declined since launch. The game maintains a niche but dedicated audience, especially after major updates; however, numbers have notably trended downward in recent years. Current estimated daily active players are likely around 13,000, reflecting its aging status, modest ongoing support, and competition from other space games.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between Rust and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for Rust

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~8499.9%
July 2025~80.4k40.3%
February 2025~134.8k0.3%
January 2025~134.5k11.1%
December 2024~121k

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~1125.7%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~9954.2%
May 2024~216

Game Age

Age

7 years ago

Rust was released in February 2018 (7 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

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

Platforms

Rust is available on 5 platforms.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

Rust offers 1 player perspective.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

Rust has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

Rust has 2 publishers.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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