Choose Elite Dangerous
Choose Elite Dangerous if you want an Action, Strategy, and Adventure game with MMO. 52,491 Steam reviews back the pick.
Elite Dangerous vs Star Trek™: Bridge Crew
Elite Dangerous and Star Trek™: Bridge Crew both land in Simulation, RPG 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 Simulation, RPG on Steam. Elite Dangerous (2015) is 2 years older than Star Trek™: Bridge Crew (2017). Elite Dangerous scores higher on Steam reviews (76.7% positive) than Star Trek™: Bridge Crew (75.5% positive). 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 Star Trek™: Bridge Crew
Choose Star Trek™: Bridge Crew if you want a Casual game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. 2,035 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Elite Dangerous and Star Trek™: Bridge Crew sit in Simulation and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, VR Supported, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (76.7% vs 75.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Elite Dangerous |  Star Trek™: Bridge Crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (52,491 reviews) | 75.5% positive (2,035 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Frontier Developments | Ubisoft |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Elite Dangerous (2015) is 2 years older than Star Trek™: Bridge Crew (2017).
- Elite Dangerous scores higher on Steam reviews (76.7% positive) than Star Trek™: Bridge Crew (75.5% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Elite Dangerous vs Star Trek™: Bridge Crew — FAQ
- Which is better, Elite Dangerous or Star Trek™: Bridge Crew?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Elite Dangerous sits at 76.7% positive (52,491 reviews), Star Trek™: Bridge Crew at 75.5% (2,035). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Elite Dangerous or Star Trek™: Bridge Crew first?
- If you want chronology, Elite Dangerous (2015) came out before Star Trek™: Bridge Crew (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Elite Dangerous and Star Trek™: Bridge Crew similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, RPG 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 Star Trek™: Bridge Crew have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Elite Dangerous ships Co-op; Star Trek™: Bridge Crew ships Online Co-op, Co-op.