Elite Dangerous

Elite Dangerous

Frontier Developments · April 2, 2015 · Space Sim, Space, Open World, Exploration, Sci-fi

Buy Elite Dangerous from Driffle INC at $4.34 — the cheapest of 26 stores we compare.

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Mostly Positive77% · 107,53780Metacritic4,629playing now
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$4.34-73%
lowest tracked $1.12
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Where to buy Elite Dangerous — official stores

PlanetPlay
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Standard Edition · Steam
-73%
$5.40
$19.99
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GreenManGaming
Standard Edition · Steam
-70%
$6.00
$19.99
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WinGameStore
WinGameStore
Standard Edition · Steam
-70%
$5.99
$19.99
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GameBillet
GameBillet
Standard Edition · Steam
-17%
$16.54
$19.99
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GamesPlanet
GamesPlanet
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$17.86
$19.85
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GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$17.99
$19.99
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$19.99
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AllYouPlay
Standard Edition · Ubisoft Connect
$19.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
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Standard Edition · Steam
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$29.99
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Cheapest Elite Dangerous keys — keyshops

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Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.34
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.38
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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.41
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Keycense
Standard Edition · Steam
-78%
$4.71
$21.45
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Loaded
Standard Edition · Steam
-86%
$4.79
$33.19
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YUPLAY
Standard Edition · Steam
-82%
$5.14
$28.43
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CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$5.29
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Playsum
Playsum
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$17.99
$19.99
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PlayerLand
PlayerLand
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$17.99
$19.99
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Elite Dangerous price by region

Elite Dangerous costs £3.28 in the United Kingdom, €3.75 in Europe (EUR), $4.34 in the United States, $5.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$7.80 in Canada, A$8.47 in Australia, NZ$10.59 in New Zealand, zł16.70 in Poland and R$18.00 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Elite Dangerous offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £3.28 −75% £3.69 £3.28 23
Europe (EUR) €3.75 −70% €5.28 €3.75 26
United Statesyour region $4.34 −73% $5.40 $4.34 26
Georgia (USD) $5.99 −70% $5.99 $17.99 19
Canada CA$7.80 −70% CA$7.80 CA$25.52 18
Australia A$8.47 −70% A$8.47 A$26.55 18
New Zealand NZ$10.59 −70% NZ$10.59 NZ$26.09 16
Poland zł16.70 −70% zł23.03 zł16.70 17
Brazil R$18.00 −70% R$18.00 R$22.70 20

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Elite Dangerous

✦ AI summary

Pilot your own starship across a recreation of the entire Milky Way to explore, trade, fight, and mine in a massive multiplayer sandbox where your actions directly shape the galaxy's evolving narrative. Choose your own path from combat and exploration to trading and colonization, customize dozens of ships to match your playstyle, and compete or cooperate with other players in a living universe where community events and faction warfare permanently alter the world.

Discover the next chapter of the legendary Elite saga. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original 1984 open world adventure to the modern generation with a seamless, connected galaxy, a player‑shaped evolving narrative, and the entire Milky Way recreated at full galactic scale. Against this vast backdrop, take to the stars in your own starship and do whatever it takes to survive in an ever-changing futuristic galactic sandbox. Acquire wealth and power, develop your skills and knowledge, and earn the right to stand tall among the ranks of the iconic Elite. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, your story influences the connected experience and handcrafted evolving narrative. From discovering new worlds, to exhilarating space combat and a fully-realised economy for trade, the galaxy is waiting. The 400-billion star systems of the Milky Way form the vast and dynamic stage for Elite Dangerous' open-ended gameplay. Constructed using real astronomical data, the stars, planets, moons, asteroid belts, and black holes of our galaxy are rendered at true galactic scale. Chart a course through star systems never before visited by other Commanders and explore the surface of strange and unfamiliar worlds with a Surface Recon Vehicle. Over 35 distinct spacecraft are ready for you to command, from lightweight exploration vessels to gigantic behemoths ready for battle. Build a diverse collection of ships and outfit them to match your playstyle. Customise every component, weapon and optional module to enhance and alter your ships’ capabilities.  Hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle and trade across the galaxy. Forge your path solo or with up to three friends in a Wing. Join a Squadron full of like-minded Commanders and share the highs and lows of your interstellar adventures together. With the System Colonisation mechanic, the power to claim and expand your very own star systems is in your hands. Whether creating a thriving new economy, a bustling trade hub, or a new port of operations, the galaxy awaits your vision. The Elite Dangerous galaxy revolves around players’ actions. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s personal story influences the space simulation and handcrafted, evolving narrative. Co-operate with fellow Commanders in pivotal Community Goal events that can permanently alter the state of the galaxy, earning exclusive rewards and recognition for your contribution in the process.  Align with a galactic superpower and alter the interstellar landscape with Powerplay. Support your power or undermine a rival through a variety of means, from hacking starport advertisements to attacking gigantic Stronghold Carriers. Every contribution matters. Experience unpredictable encounters with other players in a vast, massively multiplayer space. Experience the connected galaxy alone in Solo mode or with players across the world in Open Play, where every pilot you face could become a trusted ally or your deadliest enemy.  The universe of Elite Dangerous continues to grow and expand with new features and content. Regular major updates provide new opportunities and gameplay for you to discover and change the way you play.

Elite Dangerous — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Co-op
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

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DLC & expansions

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Sep 8, 2026
2600+ hours in, still coming back — but the game's got real gaps that need saying out loud. Combat is an inch deep and ten miles wide. You can dogfight for a decade and it never gets more complex than gimbals/turrets and pips. Worse, group PvP right now looks like a zoomer joust: three vets all slamming into each other chasing the same single target because there's no real coordination layer, no capital-scale fights, nothing that rewards a team acting like a team instead of a pile of ships dogpiling one poor sap. PvP is basically dead because there's nothing epic to fight FOR or WITH. What needs fixing: - NPC crew should be able to actually man the guns, not just fly the fighter. More crew slots too. - Panther Clipper carrier variant — trade some cargo for a fighter bay/launch slots. Same hull, easy add. - Let System Architects name their own colonized systems and actually DO something with them after they're built, instead of the ownership experience just ending at "it's built." - Let your extra owned ships patrol your systems or run trade routes for you automatically. - Stop balancing around "players have too much money." A decade-old PvE/PvP game having veteran players sittin…
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Not recommended Sep 8, 2026
Palladium nerfed, screw Frontier Dev then.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 8, 2026
Can't believe you'll nerf Palladium Price just to ♥♥♥♥ over people at the tail end who just got into the CG. What's the point of doing a limited time community goal event if you're just going to waste my effort and time to hop on and grind? Are you that allergic to people enjoying the game?
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
Got exploded first run to Ega trading palladium, then ran the kessel run in under 12 parsecs 11/10 game
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
This game is visually stunning.
Recommended Sep 7, 2026
This game was recommended to me, and I was skeptical at first, but after I bought the deluxe version, (Much better value!!!) I fell in love! 100% totally recommend!!!

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