Action Strategy RPG Adventure Simulation Massively Multiplayer

Elite Dangerous

by Frontier Developments

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 24, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment77

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

68,924en

105,566 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 24, 2026

Released

Apr 2, 2015

Price

$19.99

Velocity

12.5/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 1, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

≈3.3M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

≈$87.0M

Based on 105,566 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,176 post-launch reviews

16%295 rev

<2h

23%266 rev

2-10h

57%1,333 rev

10-50h

77%2,101 rev

50-200h

81%2,373 rev

200h+

83%3,808 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+58pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 170 similar games in the Action genre released in 2015.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 46%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 3%

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