Elite Dangerous
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:4/2/2015
- Developer:Frontier Developments
- Publisher:Frontier Developments
- Last Updated:5/7/2026
- 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 4,269 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 68% lower than its previous all-time peak of 13,326 players achieved on 3/2/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Elite Dangerous. It has received a total of 105,650 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 77 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Elite Dangerous. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Elite Dangerous and its growth over time. It currently has 312,129 followers on its community page.
About Elite Dangerous
Elite Dangerous is a Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Action, RPG, and Massively Multiplayer game developed by Frontier Developments. On 4/2/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Frontier Developments.
Players have rated Elite Dangerous as "Mostly Positive" out of 105,650 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 81,712 positive reviews and 23,938 negative reviews — an overall 77% positive review rating. Additionally, Elite Dangerous has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. It can also be purchased through Frontier 25th Anniversary Collection and Frontier Publisher which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes two DLC add-ons, Elite Dangerous: Commander Pack and Elite Dangerous: Odyssey available for purchase and download through Steam.
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 functionaliy 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:
- In-App Purchases
- VR Support
- Multi-player
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Co-op
- VR Supported
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Partial Controller Support
- MMO
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.
DLC & Related Apps
Elite Dangerous is referenced by 3 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Official Soundtrack | Music | 5/19/2021 | View |
 | Elite Dangerous: Commander Pack | DLC | 5/19/2016 | View |
 | Elite Dangerous: Odyssey | DLC | 5/19/2021 | View |
Related Bundles
Elite Dangerous is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Frontier 25th Anniversary Collection | 19 | 19 | $206.45 | View |
 | Frontier Publisher | 12 | 10 | $418.38 | 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Elite Dangerous data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 7). Elite Dangerous on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320
- Valve Corporation. (2026, May 7). Elite Dangerous. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/359320
- Metacritic. (2026, May 7). 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/