Steam Deck Playable · Simulation · 2015

Does Elite Dangerous work on Steam Deck?

Mostly. Valve rates it Steam Deck Playable, with a few caveats.

Status checked 9 November 2026 · Frontier Developments

Playable

Short answer: mostly. Elite Dangerous is rated Steam Deck Playable. It runs, but you may need to adjust settings or use the touchscreen or on-screen keyboard at times.

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Elite Dangerous on Steam Deck

Valve's Steam Deck test results

Valve's detailed notes for this game will appear here soon. You can see them now on the Steam store page.

Steam Deck status checked 9 November 2026.

About Elite Dangerous

Developer
Frontier Developments
Publisher
Frontier Developments
Release date
2 April 2015
Genre
Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy
Steam
Store page

Tags

  • Space Sim
  • Space
  • Open World
  • Exploration
  • Sci-fi
  • Multiplayer
  • VR
  • First-Person
  • Sandbox
  • Online Co-Op

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