Elite Dangerous
Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy.
Nominated for:
Evolving Game
Our Milky Way
400 billion star systems at an incredible 1:1 scale, with a full galactic and technological simulation based on real scientific principles.
Play your way
Experience infinite freedom as you earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to stand among the ranks of the Elite.
Epic multiplayer
Blaze your own trail and experience an evolving, player-driven narrative in a 34th century galaxy of warring galactic superpowers.
A living game
Elite Dangerous is always growing. Ongoing seasons of major gameplay expansions add new features and content all the time. Season Two available now.
The Commanders.
Suit Up, Team Up, Blaze Your Own Trail.
Fight, trade, explore and survive in Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.3, The Commanders. Available now for PC and Xbox One.
Find out moreYour actions shape the galaxy
The Galaxy Shapes your Experience.
In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player's story influences the connected gaming experience and evolving narrative. Governments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity's frontier is reshaped, all by players' actions.
Find out morePlay your way
400 Billion Star Systems. Infinite Freedom. Blaze Your Own Trail.
Upgrade your ship and customize every component as you hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle, trade and survive in the cutthroat galaxy of the 34th century. Do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to stand among the ranks of the Elite.
Find out moreCommunity
Connect with the Elite Dangerous community and explore the dedicated community site.
The community takes Elite Dangerous to greater heights. Take part in Community Goals, where players cooperate en masse to reshape the galaxy. Create or join one (or more) of the thriving Community groups, where you and like-minded Commanders can play how you choose.
Find out moreMade for VR
Designed from the ground up to support Virtual Reality and 4K UltraHD display technology.
SteamVR support brings the Milky Way to life before your eyes. With real-world physics and a galaxy re-created down to the smallest detail, Elite Dangerous in virtual reality is the closest you can get to exploring far-off star systems and the surfaces of other worlds.
Find out moreStay up to date
Register now for updates on Elite Dangerous.
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8/10
Edge Magazine
"Satisfying handling that sets a new standard for any cockpit-based genre."
4/5
The Guardian
"Vast, Beautiful and Intimidating."
86%
PC Gamer
"Capable of delivering some of the best stories about spaceships you've ever taken part in."
8/10
Eurogamer
"I fell in love with Elite all over again."
Core system requirements
Windows PC
Minimum system
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 64 bit
- CPU
- Quad Core CPU (4x 2GHz)
- RAM
- 4GB RAM
- VIDEO
- Nvidia GTX 470 / ATI 7240HD
- HDD
- 7GB Available Space
Recommended system
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 - 3770K or better / AMD FX 4350 or better
- RAM
- 8GB RAM
- VIDEO
- Nvidia GTX 770 / ATI Radeon R9 280X
- HDD
- 7GB Available Space
Mac
Minimum system
- OS
- OS X Yosemite (version 10.10.3)
- CPU
- 2.3Ghz quad-core Intel Core i5 CPU
- RAM
- 4GB RAM
- VIDEO
- Nvidia GT 650M 1GB (or equivalent)
- HDD
- 8GB Available Space
Recommended system
- OS
- OS X Yosemite (version 10.10.3)
- CPU
- 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU
- RAM
- 8GB RAM
- VIDEO
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 775M / AMD Radeon R9 M290X
- HDD
- 8GB Available Space