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Elite Dangerous vs Space Travellers

Elite Dangerous and Space Travellers both land in Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Elite Dangerous is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Space Travellers has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Elite Dangerous

Choose Elite Dangerous if you want a Massively Multiplayer and RPG game with MMO and VR Supported. 52,491 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Space Travellers

Choose Space Travellers if you want an Indie and Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen Co-op.

Both Elite Dangerous and Space Travellers sit in Action, Strategy, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Elite Dangerous vs Space Travellers — Steam metadata comparison
Elite Dangerous — Steam game coverElite DangerousSpace Travellers — Steam game coverSpace Travellers
Released2015
GenresAction, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPGAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
Price19.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews76.7% positive (52,491 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Co-opMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op
DevelopersFrontier DevelopmentsLonely Man

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Elite Dangerous vs Space Travellers — FAQ

Are Elite Dangerous and Space Travellers similar?
They overlap on Action, Strategy, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Do both Elite Dangerous and Space Travellers have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Elite Dangerous ships Co-op; Space Travellers ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
Does Elite Dangerous run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Elite Dangerous is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Space Travellers doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
Elite Dangerous vs Space Travellers — Verdict (2026) · imho.run