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Elite Dangerous

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App ID 359320
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Frontier Developments
Franchise Frontier Developments, FrontierDev
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Cobra Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 31442151
Last Record Update 2 October 2025 – 14:30:29 UTC ()
Release Date 2 April 2015 – 13:54:00 UTC ()
😏 76.51%
102k reviews
9,277
In-Game
🚀 Space Sim 🌠 Space 🌍 Open World 🗺 Exploration 🚀 Sci-fi

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.

Additional Information

Developer Frontier Developments
metacritic_name Elite: Dangerous
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 80
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/elite-dangerous?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Frontier Developments
eulas
0 ↴
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urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/359320_eula_0
version1
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Store Release Date 2 April 2015 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
OpenVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
xinput1
kbm1
PlayAreaVr
seated1
3rd-Party Account Frontier Account
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/EliteDangerousOfficial/
https://www.twitch.tv/frontierdevelopments
https://x.com/EliteDangerous
https://www.youtube.com/elitedangerous/
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Massively Multiplayer (29), RPG (3), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 2 April 2015 – 13:54:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 31 October 2024 – 11:05:02 UTC () (1730372702)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 77
Detected Technologies (?) Cobra Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, OpenVR SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • 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
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 18 January 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12899771
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav1
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
AllowMicroTxnFromRestrictedCountries No
MicroTxnRestrictedCountries RU,BY
Belarus, Russian Federation
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 23 March 2015 – 17:58:44 UTC (), in changelist #955216

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Russian Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes

Tags

🚀 Space Sim 🌠 Space 🌍 Open World 🗺 Exploration 🚀 Sci-fi 🖥️ Simulation 🫶 Massively Multiplayer 🕹️ Multiplayer 🥽 VR 🙌 First-Person 💥 Action 🗺️ Adventure 🧱 Sandbox 👥 Online Co-Op 👤 Singleplayer 💼 Trading 🎲 RPG 😓 Difficult 💡 Strategy 👣 TrackIR

Categories

Single-player MMO In-App Purchases Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

VR Supported Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp30 September 2025 – 15:28:47 UTC
Trailers
256738048 ↴
trailer_nameElite Dangerous 3.3 ESRB
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timestamp1698853627
2038135 ↴
trailer_nameElite: Dangerous Slow Motion Trailer ESRB
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2038137 ↴
trailer_nameElite: Dangerous Wings Trailer ESRB
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Launch Options

0. Elite Dangerous
Executable EDLaunch.exe
Arguments /Steam /novr
Launch Type Play %%description%% (option1)
Description Elite Dangerous
Operating System   windows
5. Unnamed launch option
Executable EDLaunch.exe
Arguments /Steam /VR
Launch Type Launch in Steam VR Mode
Operating System   windows

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir Elite Dangerous
steamcontrollertemplateindex 1
steamcontrollertouchtemplateindex 1
steamcontrollertouchconfigdetails
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use_action_blockfalse
steamcontrollerconfigdetails
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use_action_blockfalse
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