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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.
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Skip · RPG · 2015
Steam Deck PlayableSKIP IT.
Skip it at $4.99. The value isn't there.
about 113.6h$4.99 (~)
Recent reviews trending down (67% last 30 days vs 77% all-time)
Better value than 74% of RPG games
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Elite Dangerous scores 45/100 on the BANG Score (a skip). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/359320/elite-dangerous<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/359320/elite-dangerous"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/359320" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/359320/elite-dangerous)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 2h ago.
Low $1.99High $19.99Now $4.9975% off high
PricePrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
Peak 4,845Low 4,845Latest 4,845
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
The lowest price on record is $1.99, set in September 2025. It has been discounted 101 times in the 11 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 26 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Jurassic World Evolution 2 ($59.99, scores 67) beats it on value, while it beats F1® Manager 2024 ($34.99, scores 39).
Players rate it 77 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 67 percent. Something recent has soured the room. It sells extras on top of the sticker price (currency, free-to-grind); the score docks it lightly for that.