How many people are playing Elite Dangerous right now?

Elite Dangerous has 5,907 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 7,507 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.

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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$19.99

Packages2

PublisherFrontier Developments

SystemsWindows

Followers—

Depots9

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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

5,907

−1,644 vs. yesterday

21%of peak

All-time peak

27,568

May 2021

Full details

Everything about Elite Dangerous

Export CSVUpdated 6 Sep 2026, 08:07 UTC

Identity

Name

Elite Dangerous

App ID

359,320

Type

Game

Developer

Frontier Developments

Publisher

Frontier Developments

Franchise

—

Availability

Release date

2 Apr 2015

Last update

3 Sep 2026, 09:45 UTC · 5 days ago

Last changenumber

38,567,043

Early Access

Family sharing

Eligible

Store page

Yes

Prices

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