7 Games like Elite Dangerous on Nintendo Switch that you should try

Same family as Elite Dangerous: open world exploration, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Elite Dangerous is open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: horror setting and base building.

The genre is the same as Elite Dangerous’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and co-op play. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus and skill tree progression.

Its point of contact with Elite Dangerous is deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and offline play.

On paper it is what Elite Dangerous is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and game mode — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and skill tree progression.

What carries over from Elite Dangerous is deep RPG systems, punishing difficulty and open world exploration. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and online features. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

On paper it is what Elite Dangerous is — exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: procedural generation and magic-based combat.