Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Elite Dangerous is currently the more played game: 5,244 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,989 for Kerbal Space Program — about 31% more players. Kerbal Space Program counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 77%. Across all tracked metrics, Elite Dangerous leads 5 of 8.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Elite Dangerous | Kerbal Space Program |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,244 | 3,989 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,958 | 5,282 |
| 7-day average | 4,933 | 3,961 |
| 30-day average | 4,933 | 3,961 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 6,958 | 5,282 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,863 | 144,582 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 2, 2015 | Apr 27, 2015 |
| Price | $19.99 | $39.99 |
Full stats: Elite Dangerous · Kerbal Space Program · add more games to this comparison →
Elite Dangerous currently has more players: 5,244 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,989 for Kerbal Space Program — about 31% more players.
Over the last 30 days Elite Dangerous averaged 4,933 concurrent players and Kerbal Space Program averaged 3,961. By that measure Elite Dangerous is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Kerbal Space Program rates higher: 96% positive across 144,582 reviews vs 77% across 106,863 for Elite Dangerous. Elite Dangerous has the larger player base right now (5,244 vs 3,989 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.