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Elite Dangerous

Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic.
Review76.86%  72044  21686
GenresAction, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
DeveloperFrontier Developments
PublisherFrontier Developments
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Multi-player
  • MMO
  • Co-op
  • VR Supported
  • VR Support
  • In-App Purchases
  • Partial Controller Support
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Family Sharing
Release dateApr 2, 2015
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text

Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard

Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish*, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

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    User noticeFrontier Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
    Game tags
    Space Sim1511Space1463Open World1278Exploration1084Sci-fi1053Simulation956Massively Multiplayer938Multiplayer774VR602First-Person578Action560Adventure547Sandbox537Online Co-Op472Singleplayer451Trading445RPG408Difficult316Strategy303TrackIR185

    Last update: 2024-06-25 (General data), 2024-06-25 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-06-28 (Review data)

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