War Thunder
~120k
daily players
War ThunderVSElite: Dangerous
Direct comparison between War Thunder and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
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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
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | ~0 | 100.0% |
| September 2025 | ~182 | 40.5% |
| August 2025 | ~306 | 2.7% |
| July 2025 | ~298 | 41.3% |
| November 2024 | ~508 |
Social score for Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | ~0 | 100.0% |
| September 2025 | ~59 | 49.6% |
| August 2025 | ~117 | 10.4% |
| July 2025 | ~106 | 57.9% |
| November 2024 | ~252 |
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
War Thunder is available on 7 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.
Categories
Elite: Dangerous has 10 categories.
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