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War Thunder
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Elite: Dangerous

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

Game Status

Status

Active

War Thunder status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~120 thousand

We estimate that War Thunder has currently around 120k players daily.

War Thunder is a well-established, cross-platform vehicular combat game released in 2013 by Gaijin Entertainment. It maintains a strong, loyal player base thanks to constant updates, frequent events, and a wide appeal among fans of military simulation. Its age means player numbers have declined from their peak, but it still reliably draws a large daily audience, likely in the low hundreds of thousands.

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

Social score for War Thunder

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~3031.0%
August 2025~3062.7%
July 2025~29841.3%
November 2024~508117.1%
September 2024~234

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~9915.4%
August 2025~11710.4%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~99

Game Age

Age

13 years ago

War Thunder was released in January 2013 (13 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

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

Platforms

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

War Thunder offers 3 player perspectives.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

War Thunder has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

War Thunder has 1 publisher.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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