Elite Dangerous
Take control of your own starship in a cut-throat galaxy.
Our Milky Way galaxy
400Bn star systems of incredible 1:1 scale galactic, planetary and technological simulation based on real scientific principles.
Play your way
Infinite freedom to earn skill, knowledge, wealth and power as you strive to stand among the ranks of the Elite.
Definitive multiplayer epic
Blaze your own trail through the unique evolving, player-driven narrative in a cutthroat 34th century galaxy of warring galactic superpowers.
Two seasons
Ongoing seasons of major gameplay expansions - season two available now.
Your Actions Shape the Galaxy
The Galaxy Shapes your Experience
Blaze your own trail through the unique evolving, player-driven narrative. The cut-throat Milky Way of warring galactic superpowers provides boundless opportunity. All players actions cause Governments to fall, battles to be lost and won, and humanity's frontier reshaped.
Find out morePlay your way
400 Billion Star Systems. Infinite Freedom. Blaze Your Own Trail.
As a new member of the Pilots Federation, do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to stand among the ranks of the Elite. Travel through the galaxy between giant starport trading hubs, where you can keep ships, trade, get missions and upgrade / re-equip.
Find out moreA new season of expansions
Enriching the Elite Dangerous experience with new activities and new ways to play
Elite Dangerous: Horizons is a new season of major expansions for the incredible, connected, player-driven Elite Dangerous galaxy. Blaze a new trail starting now with Planetary Landings - Loot & Crafting, Multi-crew, Commander Creation and more to come.
Find out moreCommunity
Connect with Elite Dangerous and explore the dedicated community site
Our highly engaged community takes an already great game to unique heights. Take part in weekly Community goals, where players work en mass towards or against a specific objective to re-shape the galaxy. Create or join one (or more) of the huge number of thriving Community groups, where you and like-minded Commanders can play how you want.
Find out moreMade for VR
Designed from the ground up to support Virtual Reality and 4K UltraHD display technology.
Elite Dangerous is richly detailed and epic in scope. VR adds incredible immersion and further depth to combat and exploration as you take the controls of your own spaceship and blaze your own trail through our cut-throat galaxy, whichever side of the law you're operating on.
Find out more8/10
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, Windows 8
- CPU
- Quad Core CPU (4x 2GHz)
- RAM
- 4GB RAM
- VIDEO
- Nvidia GTX 260 / ATI 4870HD
- HDD
- 7GB Available Space
Recommended system
- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8
- 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