
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.
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Discover the next chapter of the legendary Elite saga. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original 1984 open world adventure to the modern generation with a seamless, connected galaxy, a player‑shaped evolving narrative, and the entire Milky Way recreated at full galactic scale.
Against this vast backdrop, take to the stars in your own starship and do whatever it takes to survive in an ever-changing futuristic galactic sandbox. Acquire wealth and power, develop your skills and knowledge, and earn the right to stand tall among the ranks of the iconic Elite.
In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, your story influences the connected experience and handcrafted evolving narrative. From discovering new worlds, to exhilarating space combat and a fully-realised economy for trade, the galaxy is waiting.

The 400-billion star systems of the Milky Way form the vast and dynamic stage for Elite Dangerous' open-ended gameplay. Constructed using real astronomical data, the stars, planets, moons, asteroid belts, and black holes of our galaxy are rendered at true galactic scale. Chart a course through star systems never before visited by other Commanders and explore the surface of strange and unfamiliar worlds with a Surface Recon Vehicle.

Over 35 distinct spacecraft are ready for you to command, from lightweight exploration vessels to gigantic behemoths ready for battle. Build a diverse collection of ships and outfit them to match your playstyle. Customise every component, weapon and optional module to enhance and alter your ships’ capabilities.

Hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle and trade across the galaxy. Forge your path solo or with up to three friends in a Wing. Join a Squadron full of like-minded Commanders and share the highs and lows of your interstellar adventures together.
With the System Colonisation mechanic, the power to claim and expand your very own star systems is in your hands. Whether creating a thriving new economy, a bustling trade hub, or a new port of operations, the galaxy awaits your vision.

The Elite Dangerous galaxy revolves around players’ actions. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s personal story influences the space simulation and handcrafted, evolving narrative.
Co-operate with fellow Commanders in pivotal Community Goal events that can permanently alter the state of the galaxy, earning exclusive rewards and recognition for your contribution in the process.
Align with a galactic superpower and alter the interstellar landscape with Powerplay. Support your power or undermine a rival through a variety of means, from hacking starport advertisements to attacking gigantic Stronghold Carriers. Every contribution matters.

Experience unpredictable encounters with other players in a vast, massively multiplayer space. Experience the connected galaxy alone in Solo mode or with players across the world in Open Play, where every pilot you face could become a trusted ally or your deadliest enemy.

The universe of Elite Dangerous continues to grow and expand with new features and content. Regular major updates provide new opportunities and gameplay for you to discover and change the way you play.
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Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 638 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Absolute requirements in addition to the technical aspects (in order of importance): 1. Love to read 2. Love to read 3. Able to live comfortably with a job that's only taking 2 hours per day at most 4. Hundreds of hours of spare time to kill each month 5. Has the ability to see the irony in learning from failure 6. A good companion(s) who can tolerate all sides of you 7. Has no vices. 8. Love of space 9. Love of math 10. A sense of self-humor This game has a steep learning curve, if there's even one that we can call a "curve". Mechanics are stressfully hard, systems are complex, unfulfilling outcomes, meaningless grinding...this game is a good example of what you should avoid if you're looking for a "game". Think of this as a real life simulation, along with everything that comes with "real life" including the stressful tolls on your mind and body. While satisfaction, as with real life, is often underwhelming and disappointing. While this is "one of the games" out there, I'd suggest to not be too invested in it as it will definitely take a substantial part of your life that you might regret a decade later. Tread with caution, Commander 7o7
jogo nem abre, 30 min de jogo em puro suco de tela preta.... Reembolsei
Для сетевой игры не подходит вообще. Часть группы дркг друга видят, часть не видт. Доступ к кораблю союзника, то есть, то нет. Вы можете быть вместе в одной системе, вместе прыгнуть в другую - все пати нет. Все пропали. Высадки на повехность. НИХЕРА не видно даже с фонарем. От Слова вообще. Прицельная стрельба- не, невидимая текстура в метре от ящика шлет тебя нафиг и жрет твой выстрел. Застревания в текстурах и невозможность выбраться. Ты зачистил везь аванпост. Подходишь к терминалу за кодами сундуков - Ты застреваешь без возможности выбраться. Перезаход - зачищай все по новой.
Da erstellt man sich bei Frontier einen Account um es spielen zu können und dann klappt die Verknüpfung mit dem Steam Account nicht. Ohne Verknüpfung besitzt man das Spiel bei Frontier aber nicht. Und ohen Frontier-Account kann man es nicht spielen. 30 Minuten jetzt gesucht und versucht zu verknüpfen. Keine Chance. Rückerstattung angefordert
Absolutely love this game! There are so many different activities to do whether its combat, trade routes, passenger missions or mining. The variety is endless in what you can do and the universe it huge it would be hard to stop at the same place twice unless you want to. See you in the black commanders
Worst POS ever the control system is complete trash. They tried to reinvent flying and manage to make it un-flyable DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. A tiny mouse movement to the left or right and your spinning uncontrolably but try to pitch up and it takes 2 days. Don't bother trying to drive and target at the same time because the forward and reverse are on the w and s but to target you have to use a and d along with the mouse while avoiding w and s so not to go out of the 3 inches they provide for a training area which the drone goes directly out of while your forced to reset when it takes control of your ship. 0/10 I want a REFUND.
the game.. is good as it is created... but its reliance on establishment structures such as actual engineers, call for lack of alpha-0 supportgs... such as autonomous development and deployment of features... which is often seen in published games other than... where evolution is common place and life of force change form on intervariable basis... a conformity that recreates to fight the infested mutations that is... but then, the change of power in the humanoid and the ship itself? ain't it a tharglott?
I've had this game in my inventory untouched for probably close to a decade. I finally got around to playing it and in my opinion, it has a better, more complete game feel than Star Citizen. The community feels very alive and the recent operations update is great.
The Devs can permanently shut your access to the game down for using cheats in singleplayer. You can't fly a capital ship not one. What do the different ships even do at this point theres a few archetypes but the models are exactly the same. You can't even walk around your ship in 2026. When this game came out there was nothing else to play like it. Now that same thing is still true however with one caviat, theres no space sim with less player freedom then Elite Dangerous.
just don't recommend for those who want to play, it's a very geeky simulator
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Languages: English*, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil*languages with full audio support
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