Elite Dangerous
Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic.
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:4/2/2015
- Developer:Frontier Developments
- Publisher:Frontier Developments
- Last Updated:12/23/2024
- Steam App Id:359320
Elite Dangerous
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Elite Dangerous has 7,496 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 29% lower than its previous all-time peak of 10,622 players achieved on 11/3/2024.
Elite Dangerous Review
Elite Dangerous has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 77 / 100. This score is calculated from 96,563 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 74,573 positive reviews, 21,990 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Elite Dangerous has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for Elite Dangerous using the chart below.
Elite Dangerous Price
Elite Dangerous costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 12/23/2024 which is a 75% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Frontier 25th Anniversary Collection which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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Elite Dangerous DLC
Elite Dangerous has 2 downloadable add-ons available for purchase on Steam which are Elite Dangerous: Commander Pack or Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elite Dangerous: Commander Pack | DLC | 5/19/2016 | View |
 | Elite Dangerous: Odyssey | DLC | 5/19/2021 | View |
Elite Dangerous has 1 related app available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Official Soundtrack | Music | 5/19/2021 | View |
About Elite Dangerous
Elite Dangerous is a RPG, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and Strategy game developed by Frontier Developments. On 4/2/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Frontier Developments.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Elite Dangerous on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Elite Dangerous supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- VR Support
- Partial Controller Support
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Single-player
- MMO
- VR Supported
- In-App Purchases
From the Steam community, Elite Dangerous has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- TrackIR
- Multiplayer
- Massively Multiplayer
- Sandbox
- VR
- RPG
- First-Person
- Trading
- Simulation
- Space Sim
- Sci-fi
- Open World
- Strategy
- Online Co-Op
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Space
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Elite Dangerous and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Elite Dangerous is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Frontier 25th Anniversary Collection | 19 | 19 | $53.03 | View |
Related Packages
Elite Dangerous is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Dangerous: Deluxe Edition | $24.99 | View |
| Elite Dangerous: Commander Premium Edition | $22.74 | View |
| Elite: Dangerous | $7.49 | View |
Supported Languages
Elite Dangerous is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
More Steam Charts
Track historical trends for Elite Dangerous community hub members and its growth over time. It currently has 303,857 followers in its community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Elite Dangerous data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 23). Elite Dangerous on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 23). Elite Dangerous. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/359320
- Metacritic. (2024, December 23). Elite Dangerous for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/elite-dangerous
- Frontier Developments. (2023, July 8). Elite Dangerous. Elite Dangerous. http://www.elitedangerous.com/