Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Massively Multiplayer games.
Elite Dangerous is currently the more played game: 6,371 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,061 for World of Warships — a similar number of players. World of Warships is free to play, while Elite Dangerous costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, World of Warships leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Elite Dangerous | World of Warships |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,371 | 6,061 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,423 | 11,460 |
| 7-day average | 4,184 | 7,158 |
| 30-day average | 4,492 | 7,085 |
| 30-day trend | — | −68% |
| Peak (tracked) | 6,958 | 62,328 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 68% positive |
| Total reviews | 106,952 | 155,723 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 2, 2015 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Elite Dangerous | World of Warships | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 11,851 | 40,557 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 19,960 | 62,328 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 4,439 | 6,958 | 7,166 | 13,164 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Elite Dangerous currently has more players: 6,371 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,061 for World of Warships — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Elite Dangerous averaged 4,492 concurrent players and World of Warships averaged 7,085. By that measure World of Warships is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Elite Dangerous rates higher: 77% positive across 106,952 reviews vs 76% across 155,723 for World of Warships. Elite Dangerous has the larger player base right now (6,371 vs 6,061 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
World of Warships averaged 7,085 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 68% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 62,328.