Games like Elite Dangerous
Steam players tag Elite Dangerous first as space sim, space and open world. By Frontier Developments, on Steam since 2015, with 107,770 Steam reviews, 77% positive.
Liked Elite Dangerous? Each game below says what it keeps from it and what it changes.
Steam data checked Sep 26, 2026 · How matches are scored
At a glance
- Closest match: EVE Online.
- Best rated: Universe Sandbox, 97% positive from 32,316 reviews.
- Free to play: EVE Online.
- Newest on Steam: Starfield, since 2023.
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What Elite Dangerous players compare it to
We read the 424 most helpful English Steam reviews of Elite Dangerous and counted those that name another game. Being named is not being alike: some reviews name a game to say this one plays differently.
- No Man's Skynamed in 21 reviews
- EVE Onlinenamed in 6 reviews
- Starfieldnamed in 5 reviews
Steam reviews read Sep 26, 2026
How Steam players describe Elite Dangerous
The tags below come from Steam, in the order players voted them. The first ones weigh most in the matches above.
- Space Sim
- Space
- Open World
- Exploration
- Sci-fi
- Simulation
- Massively Multiplayer
- Multiplayer
- VR
- First-Person
- Action
- Adventure
Matches for Elite Dangerous start from the tags Steam players vote on: a tag near the top counts more, and a rare tag counts more than one every game carries. Solo, co-op and competitive games are kept apart, and games from the same series are left out.
FAQ
Is this a Steam tag clone list?
It starts from Steam tags, weighted by how many players voted them and how rare they are, then drops games that play differently: a solo story is never offered to someone looking for a competitive game.
Why is a famous game missing?
Either Shypiard has not profiled it yet, or it shares too little with Elite Dangerous to be a fair match. The list is never padded to reach a round number.