Head to head

Eve Online vs The Skies

Eve Online

Live

12k – 42k daily

The Skies

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago

April 2016 · 10 years ago

Daily players

12k – 42k

No population data

Estimated players

67k2.1%

390

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineThe Skies

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~67.9k	Up 1.6%
August 2026	~66.8k	Up 0.7%
July 2026	~66.4k	—

The Skies

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~391
August 2026	~391
July 2026	~391	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Eve Online: 3.8kDown 21%
The Skies: 0

Eve Online currently has 3,841 peak concurrent Steam players, while The Skies has 0.

Discord members

Eve Online: 51.8kUp 2.7%
The Skies: —

Eve Online currently has 51,801 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for The Skies.

Reddit members

Eve Online: 223.2kUp 0.6%
The Skies: —

Eve Online currently has 223,245 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for The Skies.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online: 754Down 44%
The Skies: —

Eve Online currently has 754 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for The Skies.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online: 232kUp 1.8%
The Skies: —

Eve Online currently has 232,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for The Skies.

How these estimates are made

Eve Online

Eve Online is estimated to have 12k – 42k players a day. Around 640k – 2m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

The Skies

The Skies is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 90k – 230k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.