What is Elite: Dangerous?
Take control of your own starship in a cut-throat galaxy.
Elite: Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic. With a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions.
Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, players do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to survive in a futuristic cutthroat galaxy and to stand among the ranks of the Elite.
In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s story influences the unique connected gaming experience and evolving narrative. Governments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity’s frontier is reshaped, all by players’ actions.
400 Billion Star Systems. Infinite Freedom. Blaze Your Own Trail.
Game Features
A Galaxy of Wonders
The 400 billion star systems of the Milky Way are the stage for Elite: Dangerous' open-ended gameplay. The real stars, planets, moons, asteroid fields and black holes of our own galaxy are built to their true epic proportions in the largest designed playspace in videogame history.
THE ORIGINAL OPEN WORLD ADVENTURE
Elite: Dangerous is the third sequel to 1984's genre-defining Elite, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure into the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entire Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions.
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 year 3301. Do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to stand among the ranks of the Elite.
MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER
Experience unpredictable encounters with players from around the world in Elite: Dangerous’ vast massively multiplayer space. Fly alone or with friends in a connected galaxy where every pilot you face could become a trusted ally or your deadliest enemy.
A UNIQUE CONNECTED GAMING EXPERIENCE
Governments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity’s frontier is reshaped, all by players’ actions. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s personal story influences the connected galaxy and evolving narrative.
A LIVING GAME
Ongoing content updates have already brought massive-scale shared objectives and game-changing cooperative play to PC in February and March. Elite: Dangerous is always in development, growing and expanding with new features and content on PC, Mac and Xbox One. Now with Powerplay, a new way to play Elite: Dangerous.
Shipyard
TAKE TO THE STARS
With real-world physics and credible futuristic engineering, Elite: Dangerous’ ships are built to feel real. Pick a spaceship and customize it with hundreds of modular components to complement your play style in a game where your ship and your skills are all that stands between you and the cutthroat galaxy.
Community
Connect with Elite: Dangerous and explore the dedicated community site.
The Galaxy
THE REAL MILKY WAY
In an age of galactic colonization and expansion the real stars and planets of our Milky Way are home to interstellar superpowers, formidable local factions and freelance starship commanders. Real time passes, real news hits the in-game feeds, and hundreds of thousands of real pilots reshape human space as they trade, fight and explore the living galaxy.
Powerplay
Allegiance. Reward. Power.
Powerplay is an ongoing battle for interstellar conquest and control that touches and enhances every aspect of the Elite: Dangerous experience. Ally yourself with a galactic Power, guide their strategy, earn valuable perks and bonuses, and dominate human-occupied space together. Every player’s choices and actions can impact the balance of galactic power.
System Requirements
CPU: Quad Core CPU (4x 2GHz)
RAM: 4GB RAM
VIDEO: Nvidia GTX 260 / ATI 4870HD
HDD: 7GB Available Space
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

