76.6%Mostly Positive

Elite Dangerous

by Frontier Developments2 Apr, 2015$29.50

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

80,340

61,511 positive / 18,829 negative

Top 46%

Positive %

76.6%

Top 85%

30-Day Trend

-0.1%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

398

reviews/month

Top 54%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

activeLast update: 1 month ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 16 days

Recent Updates

3 updates in the last 90 days

Score Projection

Mostly Positive76.6%
Very Positive80%

13,806 more positive reviews needed to reach Very Positive (estimated 149 weeks)

Review Themes

value53 mentions
content51 mentions
pricing30 mentions
controls27 mentions
difficulty20 mentions
story18 mentions
multiplayer18 mentions
community18 mentions
graphics16 mentions
updates14 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 80,340 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.

How Elite Dangerous Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Elite Dangerous76.6%0%398
SPORE™92.5%0%500
7 Days to Die87.4%0%500
No Man's Sky83.3%0%500
Conan Exiles78.8%0%227
Green Hell85.3%0%500

Verdict

Rated Mostly Positive at 76.6% from 80.3K reviews, Elite Dangerous has a divided player base. Starting to respond to reviews would be a high-impact first step toward recovery. Sentiment has been consistent over the past month with no significant shifts.

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