
Sky: Children of the LightVSElite: Dangerous
Direct comparison between Sky: Children of the Light and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
Sky: Children of the Light status is active.
Status
Elite: Dangerous status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Sky: Children of the Light has currently around 150k players daily.
Sky: Children of the Light is a cross-platform, socially-oriented adventure title from ThatGameCompany (creators of Journey) and published by NetEase. Launched in 2019 and consistently receiving seasonal content updates, it maintains a strong, dedicated mobile and console player base, especially in Asian markets. Its unique multiplayer instance system enables shared world experiences but does not reach the persistent, large-scale MMO threshold. Daily active players are estimated around 150,000 due to ongoing popularity and global releases.
Estimated Daily Players
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 Sky: Children of the Light and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Sky: Children of the Light
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~13k | 58.4% |
July 2025 | ~31.3k | 43.3% |
February 2025 | ~55.1k | 0.8% |
January 2025 | ~54.7k | 4.6% |
December 2024 | ~52.3k |
Social score for Elite: Dangerous
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~115 | 8.5% |
July 2025 | ~106 | 57.9% |
November 2024 | ~252 | 154.5% |
September 2024 | ~99 | 54.2% |
May 2024 | ~216 |
Game Age
Age
Sky: Children of the Light was released in July 2019 (6 years ago).
Age
Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).
Platforms
Sky: Children of the Light is available on 5 platforms.
Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Sky: Children of the Light offers 1 player perspective.
Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.
Developers
Sky: Children of the Light has 1 developer.
Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.
Publishers
Sky: Children of the Light has 2 publishers.
Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.
Categories
Elite: Dangerous has 10 categories.
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