76.6%Mostly Positive

Elite Dangerous

by Frontier DevelopmentsApr 2, 2015$19.99

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.

Space Sim, Space, Open World games average 86% Elite Dangerous scores 9 points below average

Total Reviews

80,798

61,877 positive / 18,921 negative

Top 46%

Positive %

76.6%

Top 85%

30-Day Trend

+7.9%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

386

reviews/month

Top 47%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

activeLast update: 14 days ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 19 days

Recent Updates

6 updates in the last 90 days

Score Projection

Mostly Positive76.6%
Very Positive80%

13,808 more positive reviews needed to reach Very Positive (estimated 154 weeks)

Review Themes

value60 mentions
content57 mentions
pricing31 mentions
controls30 mentions
difficulty28 mentions
multiplayer26 mentions
community22 mentions
graphics19 mentions
story15 mentions
updates15 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 80,798 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.

How Elite Dangerous Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Elite Dangerous76.6%0%386
SPORE™92.5%0%496
7 Days to Die87.4%0%500
No Man's Sky83.5%0%500
Conan Exiles Enhanced79%0%303
Green Hell85.3%0%500

Verdict

Rated Mostly Positive at 76.6% from 80.8K reviews, Elite Dangerous has a divided player base. Starting to respond to reviews would be a high-impact first step toward recovery. A 7.9% upward trend in the past month points to a game on the mend.

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