
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
Themes across 636 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
Le jeu s'est amélioré avec le temps et sa version complète vaut le coût.
Game would be great if they greatly reduced the scale, make 100 good systems and let players actually interact with each other. Otherwise youre just flying through 10000's of copy pasted systems.
GRIND FEAST
Les vidéo de ce jeux m'ont fait rêver, mais bon sang, comment les devs peuvent vouloir s'acharner a rendre le jeu aussi difficile a prendre en main? On vous montre les 10/15 raccourci indispensables qu'une seule fois dans le tuto, les fonctions mal pensée, des bugs important pour le gameplay ou on croit ne pas faire ce qu'il faut alors que non, des defauts énorme comme 50 minutes pour essayer d'atterir pour decouvrir que le problème c'est que y'a pas l'option pour demander l'autorisation d'attérir. alors qu'elle devrai y etre, impossible de vérouiller une destination alors qu'on clique 10 fois dessus, les détails de mission minimaliste avec 3 lignes et aucun détails... des fois c'est entrée pour valider, des fois espace, même ça c'est pas uniformisé.. c'est tellement brouillon.. et pas réaliste du tout, alors que c'est ce que veulent les devs à la base.. alors oui c'est de passionnées qui font ça, mais avant de faire de mises a jours, mais bon sang, assainissez votre jeu. Je suis choqué la par autant de négligences surtout pour un jeu qui est sorti y'a plus de 10 ans.. faut vous remettre en question les devs la.
хрень полная ошибок море
waist of money
Want to have fun exploring the wide open space, well then this is your game. It just takes some time to travel from places
Gráficos bons, simulação detalhada, você faz a sua história
Space, Good.
The game is pretty good! I played Elite on the Commodore 64 and Frontier on the Amiga 2000. Those were days. ED reminds me a lot of my younger years and has been added so much more. The universe is VAST, probably the biggest gaming world in the whole franchise. I wish this was the case for X4, Star Citizen or Starfield. ED is much much larger. Planets with atmosphere are landable but certainly you will find most of the planets are shaped in the same way. There are no real cities or civilizations on the worlds such as in Star Citizen or Starfield. All planetary outpost and starbases feel the same. I wish there were more things different when it comes to planetary exploration. The ship selection is wide although not that wide as in Star Citizen. You also cannot walk inside ships as in Star Citizen. Star Citizen is still king when it comes to ship design und realism but it is also bug king. I would love to see an ship expansion in ED as well plus the addition of NPC crew. I would love to see the devs populate planets with NPC civilization and fauna. There is so much to say about this game but overall I would give it a solid 8/10 as of today in July 2026.
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Languages: English*, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil*languages with full audio support
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