How many people are playing Elite Dangerous right now?

Elite Dangerous has 7,769 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 8,037 and an all-time peak of 27,568 on May 2021.

What is the all-time peak player count of Elite Dangerous?

27,568 concurrent players on May 2021.

When was Elite Dangerous released on Steam?

Elite Dangerous was released on Steam on 2 Apr 2015.

Status

SteamPeaks

Elite Dangerous Configuration · SteamPeaks

Elite Dangerous

GameApp ID 359,320by Frontier DevelopmentsReleased 2 Apr 2015

WindowsEngine —

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App ID359,320

Release date2 Apr 2015

Engine—

Install size70.5 GB

TypeGame

Last update3 Sep 2026

Steam DeckPlayable

DLC1

DeveloperFrontier Developments

Changenumber38,567,043

Price$5.99

Packages0

PublisherFrontier Developments

SystemsWindows

Followers—

Depots9

Elite Dangerous

Frontier Developments
Released 2 Apr 2015·App 359320

Steam user reviews

Mostly Positive

77.3%· 107.5K reviews

Recent Mixed · 67%

SteamPeaks Rating

76.2 Positive

Recent 30 days 61.9

How it works

Playing now

7,769

−268 vs. yesterday

28%of peak

All-time peak

27,568

May 2021

PICS config · launch options

Configuration

2 launch options

#	Executable	Arguments	Type	OS	Description
0	EDLaunch.exe	/Steam /novr	option1	windows	Elite Dangerous
5	EDLaunch.exe	/Steam /VR	vr	windows	—

Key	Value
installdir	Elite Dangerous
contenttype	3
steamcontrollerconfigdetails.756154829.controller_type	controller_steamcontroller_gordon
steamcontrollerconfigdetails.756154829.enabled_branches	default
steamcontrollerconfigdetails.756154829.use_action_block	false
steamcontrollertemplateindex	1
steamcontrollertouchconfigdetails.2131656271.controller_type