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Elite: Dangerous

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

Game Status

Status

Active

Star Citizen status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~45 thousand

We estimate that Star Citizen has currently around 45k players daily.

Star Citizen is a highly ambitious, persistent online sci-fi universe developed by Cloud Imperium Games and in development since 2013. The game maintains strong interest due to continuous updates and community engagement, though it's still in alpha. Its daily active players generally range from 30,000 to 60,000, despite being niche compared to mainstream MMOs, but with a loyal playerbase and steady developer communication.

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

Social score for Star Citizen

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~9.3k66.2%
July 2025~27.6k32.7%
February 2025~41k2.4%
January 2025~42.1k6.9%
December 2024~39.3k

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~1158.5%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~9954.2%
May 2024~216

Game Age

Age

12 years ago

Star Citizen was released in August 2013 (12 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

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

Platforms

Star Citizen is available on 2 platforms.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

Star Citizen offers 3 player perspectives.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

Star Citizen has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

Star Citizen has 1 publisher.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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