Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Massively Multiplayer games.
Elite Dangerous is currently the more played game: 4,277 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,470 for EVE Online — about 23% more players. Elite Dangerous also has the better Steam reviews: 77% positive vs 73%. EVE Online is free to play, while Elite Dangerous costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Elite Dangerous leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Elite Dangerous | EVE Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,277 | 3,470 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,856 | 5,001 |
| 7-day average | 4,878 | 4,179 |
| 30-day average | 4,878 | 4,179 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 6,958 | 5,456 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 73% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,863 | 39,061 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 2, 2015 | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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Elite Dangerous currently has more players: 4,277 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,470 for EVE Online — about 23% more players.
Over the last 30 days Elite Dangerous averaged 4,878 concurrent players and EVE Online averaged 4,179. By that measure Elite Dangerous is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Elite Dangerous rates higher: 77% positive across 106,863 reviews vs 73% across 39,061 for EVE Online. Elite Dangerous has the larger player base right now (4,277 vs 3,470 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.