EVE Online Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

EVE Online is tagged as Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG. It is published by Fenris Creations and released on 15 Dec, 2010. PureGameStats tracks EVE Online's live Steam player count, all-time peak, review sentiment, estimated sales and price history. EVE Online currently has 5,746 players on Steam. Its recorded all-time peak is 10,229 concurrent players on 01 November 2020. Current activity is 43.8% below peak. PureGameStats estimates 2,183,555 Steam players. Steam reviews are 73% positive across 39,701 responses. Platforms: Mac, Windows.

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EVE Online Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.

Developer: Fenris Creations
Publisher: Fenris Creations
Platforms: Mac, Windows
Release Date: 15 Dec, 2010

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Est. Players

2,183,555

PGS estimate Estimate confidence

Current Players

5,746

Live Steam data Peak 10,229

Current Steam Price

$0.00

Store data -100%

Metacritic Critics higher

Steam users: 73.34%

Generally Favourable See ranked list

Estimates are modelled by PureGameStats using multiple data signals. Direct data is sourced from Steam. View methodology →

EVE Online Concurrent Players Updated hourly

Daily Monthly Yearly

Date	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
24 Oct 2026	4,406	5,603	3,334
23 Oct 2026	4,008	5,220	2,880
22 Oct 2026	3,878	5,038	2,882
21 Oct 2026	3,885	5,157	2,915
20 Oct 2026	3,728	5,093	0
19 Oct 2026	3,905	5,201	2,904
18 Oct 2026	4,554	5,731	3,492
17 Oct 2026	4,440	5,590	3,450
16 Oct 2026	4,013	5,152	2,945
15 Oct 2026	3,904	5,029	2,898
14 Oct 2026	3,953	5,172	2,962
13 Oct 2026	4,068	5,292	3,040
12 Oct 2026	4,185	5,620	3,029
11 Oct 2026	4,628	5,874	3,498
10 Oct 2026	4,684	6,283	3,359
09 Oct 2026	4,322	5,825	3,435
08 Oct 2026	4,041	5,490	2,975
07 Oct 2026	3,984	5,170	3,016
06 Oct 2026	3,826	5,151	2,785
05 Oct 2026	3,759	4,957	2,862
04 Oct 2026	4,370	5,654	3,339
03 Oct 2026	4,251	5,283	3,242
02 Oct 2026	3,828	4,841	2,940
01 Oct 2026	3,726	5,016	2,772
30 Sept 2026	3,690	4,769	2,790
29 Sept 2026	3,789	5,022	2,834
28 Sept 2026	3,883	5,110	2,895
27 Sept 2026	4,426	5,587	3,441
26 Sept 2026	4,289	5,341	3,279
25 Sept 2026	3,853	4,938	2,891

Month	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
Sept 2026	3,974	5,886	0
Aug 2026	4,046	5,836	2,846
Jul 2026	3,977	5,472	0
Jun 2026	4,427	6,360	3,002
May 2026	4,334	6,073	0
Apr 2026	4,122	6,060	0
Mar 2026	3,989	5,723	0
Feb 2026	4,036	5,997	0
Jan 2026	4,136	6,159	2,716
Dec 2025	4,020	5,669	0
Nov 2025	3,804	5,960	0
Oct 2025	3,243	4,820	0
Sept 2025	3,145	4,559	0
Aug 2025	3,281	4,758	0
Jul 2025	3,511	5,008	2,436
Jun 2025	3,950	6,673	0
May 2025	3,724	5,336	0
Apr 2025	3,493	5,261	0
Mar 2025	3,372	4,860	0
Feb 2025	3,407	5,152	0
Jan 2025	3,265	4,733	0
Dec 2024	3,331	4,694	0
Nov 2024	3,502	5,178	0
Oct 2024	3,240	4,710	0

Year	Avg Players	Max Players
2025	3,518	6,673
2024	3,147	6,901
2023	3,834	8,141
2022	3,432	5,889
2021	3,674	6,432
2020	4,507	10,229
2019	3,146	8,015
2018	2,897	4,636
2017	2,566	5,029
2016	1,289	6,703

All-Time Peak

10,229

7-Day Peak

5,603

Yesterday Peak

5,603

In Sept 2026, EVE Online averaged 3,974 concurrent players with a monthly peak of 5,886. Roughly steady versus 4,122 average players in Apr 2026.

Developer: Fenris Creations

Publisher: Fenris Creations

Platforms: Mac, Windows

Release Date: 15 Dec, 2010

Est. players: 2,183,555 Estimate confidence

Retailer	Price (US)	Discount
Epic Games Store	$0.00	100%

Pricing History & Best Deals

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Historical pricing on Steam (US).

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Twitch Viewers & Live Streamers

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Twitch activity for EVE Online.

1,168

Current viewers

Watching now

401

Largest live stream

All time

150,066

Hours watched (7d)

Total

754,624

Hours watched (30d)

Total

EVE Online Discord Community

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51,432

Members

Total

11,356

EVE Online Steam Reviews

Total reviews 39,701 Positive 29,115 Negative 10,586 Positive % 73.3%Rating Mostly Positive

Review Cloud

Reviewers praise

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Reviewers criticise

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What players are discussing

Praise and criticism mentions per topic, split by whether the reviewer recommended the game overall. Based on 500 recent English reviews (ingested 4 Sept 2026).

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Topic

Criticism mentions Praise

Mentions

Performance

Gameplay

Story

Graphics

Audio

Controls

Bugs

Value

135

Multiplayer

Replay value

PC System Requirements

Minimum and recommended hardware needed to run EVE Online.

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Minimum:

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz, AMD Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz)
Memory: 4 GB or higher
Video: AMD Radeon 5450 or NVIDIA GeForce 420 or better with at least 1024 MB VRAM

Recommended:

OS: Windows 11
Processor: Intel i7-7700 or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.6 GHz or greater
Memory: 16 GB or greater
Video: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 580 or better with at least 4 GB VRAM

Frequently Asked Questions

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How many people are playing EVE Online right now?

EVE Online has 5,746 concurrent players on Steam right now.

What is the all-time peak player count for EVE Online?

EVE Online reached an all-time peak of 10,229 concurrent players on 01 November 2020.

How many copies has EVE Online sold on Steam?

PureGameStats estimates EVE Online has sold approximately 2,183,555 copies on Steam, with low confidence. The estimate is derived from Steam reviews, concurrent player peaks and achievement completion rates.

How is EVE Online rated on Steam?

EVE Online has 39,701 Steam reviews with a 73.3% positive rating (Mostly Positive).

When was EVE Online released?

EVE Online was released on 15 Dec, 2010. It was developed by Fenris Creations.

Coverage & Updates

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Official Announcements

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News & Media Coverage

EVE Online studio Fenris follows through on yearslong promise to make its in-house game engine fully open source - PC Gamer PC Gamer · 03 Jul 2026

CCP Games is no more: EVE Online studio changes its name as it goes independent and enters an AI research partnership with Google DeepMind - PC Gamer PC Gamer · 06 May 2026

EVE Online dev pays out $80,000 to mod contest winners for its experimental survival MMO - PC Gamer PC Gamer · 30 Apr 2026

After 23 years, CCP is about to do the unthinkable: add a non-PvP zone to EVE Online - PC Gamer PC Gamer · 18 Apr 2026

EVE Online rolls out 'AI-powered assistance feature' for new players, promises it 'does not produce game content, create art, or replace creative work' - PC Gamer PC Gamer · 17 Feb 2026

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Developer	Fenris Creations
Publisher	Fenris Creations
Steam release date	16 December 2010
Type	game
Architecture	64-bit
Steam Deck	Playable · not configured by developer
Community	Hub visible · stats private
Metacritic	88 · Read reviews
Primary genre ID	29
Store genres	1, 29, 3, 2, 37
Top store tags	16598, 3834, 1695, 21, 4026, 1755, 599, 4202
Content packaging	3 depots · 64 DLCs · 0 packages
Branches	public
EULAs	EVE Online EULA · v1
Homepage	http://www.eveonline.com
Last refreshed	19 September 2026

EVE Online Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

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