Elite Dangerous: Horizons Now Free

Posted on 27 Oct 2020

Frontier Developments have made the massive Horizons season of content and features available for all players of Elite: Dangerous on PC and consoles. The Horizons expansion included many major new features including landing on planets and moons, multi-crew, and weapon crafting. Any players who already own Horizons will be given an exclusive Azure paint job that is compatible with all 41 playable ships.


Official Press Release

Elite Dangerous: Horizons Available Now for Free to All Commanders

The ground-breaking expansion is free from today for all Elite Dangerous players, with existing Horizons owners set to receive an exclusive Azure paint job for all ships in game

Cambridge, UK – 27 October 2020. Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV) announced today that Elite Dangerous: Horizons, the major expansion for the long running space epic, Elite Dangerous, is now available for free for all owners of Elite Dangerous for download on PC, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox One all-in-one games and entertainment system.

All the season content included in Horizons is now part of the Elite Dangerous base game including planetary landings and surface recon vehicles, allowing players to seamlessly travel from space to the surface of accurately simulated planets and moons throughout Elite Dangerous’ full-scale Milky Way galaxy.

Horizons also features multicrew joint operations, weapon crafting, ship-launched fighters, permission to land at many surface star ports and other locations, as well as access to the coveted services of the elusive Engineers, offering countless new gameplay opportunities for all Commanders. Elite Dangerous players who previously purchased Horizons will receive an exclusive Azure paint job compatible with all 41 ships currently in game.

For more information on Elite Dangerous, including the contents of the now free Elite Dangerous: Horizons expansion, and Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, the upcoming major expansion launching in early 2021, follow the game on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, or visit the Elite Dangerous official website at elitedangerous.com.

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