Elite: Dangerous

Released: 4/2/2015

Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite: Dangerous brings gaming’s original open world adventure into the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

76.5

Critic Average

65 reviews

Steam User Score

107,347 reviews

Metacritic User Score

1,917 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-0.8

Metacritic Disparity

+7.5

Combined Disparity

+3.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

24 early (37%)0 launch window (0%)41 late (63%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 30, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 65)

Lloyd CoombesviaDaily Star
Jul 6, 2020Late review
80/100View review
Steam 77.3/100 · +2.7 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +11.0 pts
Thom ComptonviaCubed3
Dec 12, 2017Late review
60/100View review
Steam 77.3/100 · -17.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · -9.0 pts
Walter BoleyviaGaming Tree House
Aug 1, 2017Late review
55/100View review
Steam 77.3/100 · -22.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · -14.0 pts
Robert RisdonviaChalgyr's Game Room
Jul 20, 2017Late review
93/100View review
Steam 77.3/100 · +15.7 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +24.0 pts
James ColesviaImpulsegamer
Jul 19, 2017Late review
88/100View review
Steam 77.3/100 · +10.7 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +19.0 pts