Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / Simulation games.
Fishing Planet is currently the more played game: 5,146 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,900 for Elite Dangerous — a similar number of players. Fishing Planet also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 77%. Fishing Planet is free to play, while Elite Dangerous costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, Elite Dangerous leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Elite Dangerous | Fishing Planet |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,900 | 5,146 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,856 | 5,420 |
| 7-day average | 4,647 | 3,831 |
| 30-day average | 4,647 | 3,826 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 6,958 | 5,776 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 87% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,863 | 76,068 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 2, 2015 | Aug 28, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Elite Dangerous | Fishing Planet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 3,295 | 4,417 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 4,673 | 6,958 | 3,861 | 5,776 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Fishing Planet currently has more players: 5,146 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,900 for Elite Dangerous — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Elite Dangerous averaged 4,647 concurrent players and Fishing Planet averaged 3,826. By that measure Elite Dangerous is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Fishing Planet rates higher: 87% positive across 76,068 reviews vs 77% across 106,863 for Elite Dangerous. Fishing Planet has the larger player base right now (5,146 vs 4,900 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.