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science fiction video game
Elite Dangerous
By Frontier Developments, released 1 Jan 2014
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- Xbox Series X and Series S
- massively multiplayer online game
- space flight simulation game
- space trading and combat game
What it is
Elite Dangerous is a space-flight simulation and trading-and-combat game from Frontier Developments, released in 2014. You pilot a starship through an open-ended galaxy, choosing how to make your way: combat, mining, trade, or journeys into unexplored systems. Its setting spans a Milky Way recreated at a 1:1 scale, with star systems, planets, moons, asteroid belts and black holes. Players can chart routes and explore unfamiliar worlds, including their surfaces with a Surface Recon Vehicle. More than 35 spacecraft are available, ranging from exploration ships to large battle-ready vessels, and ships can be collected and outfitted. The game supports single-player, multiplayer, MMO and co-op play, as well as VR. Its Steam listing also includes in-app purchases, partial controller support, tablet Remote Play and Family Sharing. Windows is listed for Steam, while the broader platform list also names macOS and Xbox Series X|S.
What players like, and what they don't
- Galaxy spans a 1:1 scale Milky Way
- More than 35 spacecraft to command
- Combat, mining, trade and exploration
- Supports co-op, MMO and VR
- Steam lists partial controller support
- Steam version is listed for Windows
Who it suits
It suits players who want to pilot ships, trade, mine or fight in a large-scale galaxy. It also offers co-op, MMO and VR options for players seeking those modes.
Elite Dangerous combines ship piloting with trade, combat and exploration across a vast galaxy. Check its platform and controller details if those affect how you play.
