Elite Dangerous — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Elite Dangerous is tracked daily for official Steam updates. 3,652 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC on 2026-10-15. Latest official patch in our feed: Elite Dangerous | Operations Update | Update 3 (Jul 9, 2026).
Latest official update
October Dev Log
Greetings Commanders, October's Dev Log is now available. This month we're digging into some of the key changes to Crime with the Law & Disorder Update, with a first look at the Anaconda Mk II's specs and the next Operation.
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- Daily official updates
- Players when sampled
- 3,652
- Sample date (UTC)
- 2026-10-15
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Latest updates & patch notes
4 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.
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News Steam · Official
October Dev Log
Greetings Commanders, October's Dev Log is now available. This month we're digging into some of the key changes to Crime with the Law & Disorder Update, with a first look at the Anaconda Mk II's specs and the next Operation.
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News Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | September Dev Log
In this month's Elite Dangerous Dev Log: Your first information on a major feature re-work planned for later this yearRevisiting an icon - how is our next vessel shaping up to make an impact on the galaxy? Step behind the scenes in this month's Elite Developer Log - Online Now!
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News Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | Rhino SRV Update
Greetings Commanders, The Rhino SRV Update is now live. Built for commanders who prefer extraction over exploration, this heavy-duty surface recon vehicle combines rugged performance with impressive mobility. Equipped with a planetary mineral scanner, deployable mining rigs and…
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News Steam · Official
Beneath the Surface: Your First Look at the Rhino
Greetings Commanders, You may have seen last week's cryptic tease of the next new vessel coming to Elite Dangerous. We're delighted to reveal that the Rhino will be arriving at shipyards later this month, bringing with it a brand-new way to extract planetary riches. Let's gear…
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Patch Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | Operations Update | Update 3
Greetings Commanders, The Operations Update 2 is now live. This update addresses a number of issues, including Operations rewards and lost exploration data. Please note that Missing Operations Rewards and on-Foot inventories will be returned at a later time. Quality of…
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News Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | Operations Update
Greetings Commanders! The moment has arrived! The Operations Update is here. Your Team. Your Tactics. Your Triumph. Operations brings a new layer of high-intensity, squad-focused gameplay to Elite Dangerous, centred around teamwork, coordination and tactical execution…
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News Steam · Official
Discover the Nomad
Greetings Commanders, As we work towards the upcoming Operations update on 30th June, we're delighted to share the first concepts of the next new vessel coming to Elite Dangerous, The Nomad. Today we'll take a first look at this small but mighty explorer, including some early…
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Patch Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | Lynx Highliner Update Notes
Greetings Commanders, The Lynx Highliner update is now available for Elite Dangerous! Take your guests out to the farthest reaches of the galaxy with the new Lynx Highliner ship crafted by the experts at Zorgon Peterson! This impressive medium-class vessel sets a new benchmark…
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News Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | An Update on Operations
Greetings Commanders, After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Operations, which will now be arriving in June. We know this news is disappointing, and would like to apologise to our amazing community for the further delay of this…
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News Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | Kestrel Mk. II Update
Greetings Commanders, The Kestrel Mk II Update is now live. Core Dynamics is changing the rules of engagement with their next generation combat vessel. Designed for pilots who value agility, precision, and relentless firepower this small-frame combat ship delivers performance…
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News Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous | Developer Log
Greetings Commanders! Join us for the February Developer Log, where we take you through everything happening across the galaxy! This month, we’re kicking things off with a look at what’s ahead, unveiling the year’s first new ship, looking back on a full year of System…
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Patch Steam · Official
Elite Dangerous: Caspian Explorer | Update 1
Greetings Commanders, The Caspian Explorer Update 1 is now available. This update enables the Mk II Ablative Mirrored Surface Composite and introduces a cap for engineering resistance, alongside other changes. Features of Note: Added a cap for engineering resistances to avoid…
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In the news (2)
Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.
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PCGamesN
Another long-standing multiplayer space sim just delayed its promising new mode at the last minute, and it's far from the first time
Turns out Star Citizen isn't the only multiplayer space adventure struggling to ship a first-person shooter mode. Elite Dangerous - the space game that erroneously convinced me that we'd all be gaming in VR every day nearly a decade ago - just delayed its new Operations mode…
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PC Gamer
An Elite Dangerous player discovered a way to write new stories into the margins of the 12-year-old space sandbox, and now thousands are testing it
Elite Dangerous , the massively multiplayer spacefaring game, is known for its many ambitious storylines. The team at Frontier Developments has thrown quite a lot at players in the 12 years since its release: cryptic puzzles about a precursor race, entirely new and disruptive…
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Game overview
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.
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
- Developer
- Frontier Developments
- Released
- Apr 2, 2015
- Price
- $5.99
- Metacritic
- 80
- Recommendations
- 83K
View Elite Dangerous on Steam →
Steam sources & verification dates
- Steam store data · verified
- Official Steam announcement feed · verified
- Steam player count · verified
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About Elite Dangerous
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…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: OS *: Windows 8/10 64-bit Processor: Quad Core CPU (4 x 2Ghz) Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 470/AMD R7 240 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required
- Languages
- English * , French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil * languages with full audio support
- DLC
- 2 available on Steam
- Official site
- www.elitedangerous.com/
Frequently asked questions
- Is Elite Dangerous free to play?
- Elite Dangerous is listed at $5.99 on Steam.
- What is the latest Elite Dangerous update?
- The most recent official update in our feed is "October Dev Log" (Oct 14, 2026), categorized as News. Greetings Commanders, October's Dev Log is now available. This month we're digging into some of the key changes to Crime with the Law & Disorder Update, with a first look at the Anaconda Mk II's specs and the next Operation.
- When was Elite Dangerous released?
- Elite Dangerous was released on Apr 2, 2015 by Frontier Developments.
- What kind of game is Elite Dangerous?
- Elite Dangerous is a Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy game, featuring single-player, multi-player, mmo.
24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 15, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. Elite Dangerous and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.