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Elite Dangerous
Frontier Developments · released Apr 2, 2015 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
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.
Released Apr 2, 2015
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 76% positive of 82,684 Steam reviews | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 316,353 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 408 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #186 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #190 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| New & Trending rank | #241 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 464 | 145 |
| Dec 2025 | 327 | 141 |
| Jan 2026 | 303 | 135 |
| Feb 2026 | 246 | 92 |
| Mar 2026 | 291 | 96 |
| Apr 2026 | 301 | 127 |
| May 2026 | 308 | 108 |
| Jun 2026 | 293 | 131 |
| Jul 2026 | 314 | 167 |
| Aug 2026 | 219 | 99 |
| Sep 2026 | 258 | 120 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 2.4M – 6.6M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $26M – $89M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 82,684 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 30–79 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Space Sim | 1 in 91 games |
| Massively Multiplayer | 1 in 54 games |
| VR | 1 in 26 games |
| Space | 1 in 20 games |
| Online Co-Op | 1 in 18 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
| Sci-fi | 1 in 9 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
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