Elite Dangerous

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• space flight simulation game
• science fiction video game

• space trading and combat game
• massively multiplayer online game

• flight simulation video game^*

• role-playing video game^*

• sandbox game^*

• shooter game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• Elite

Engines

• Cobra Engine

Localized titles

• Elite: Dangerous

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Massively Multiplayer^*
• RPG^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• MMO^*
• Co-op^*
• VR Supported^*
• VR Support^*
• In-App Purchases^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

Community tags · historical

• Space Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  1,554^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  1,500^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  1,318^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  1,110^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  1,077^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  971^*

• Massively Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  958^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  802^*

• VR^*

  Votes · historical

  637^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  596^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  570^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  558^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  552^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  488^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  476^*

• Trading^*

  Votes · historical

  456^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  420^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  324^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  309^*

• TrackIR^*

  Votes · historical

  192^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OS X Yosemite (version 10.10.3)^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.3Ghz quad-core Intel Core i5 CPU^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GT 650M 1GB (or equivalent)^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  8 GB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 8/10 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Quad Core CPU (4 x 2Ghz)^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GTX 470/AMD R7 240^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i7-3770K Quad Core CPU or better / AMD FX 4350 Quad Core CPU or better^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GTX 770 / AMD Radeon R9 280X^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  988^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Frontier Developments

Publishers

• Frontier Developments

• 2014-12-16

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-12-16 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-12-16^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 2, 2015^*

Detailed specifications