Elite Dangerous: Horizons is a stand alone expansion that does not require Elite: Dangerous to play but offers a huge expanse of new content on top of the already massive game world amidst an awesome science-fiction setting and player driven economy. Frontier Developments, the developers of both the games, also said that they will treat long-term players of the game with a massive 25% discount on Elite Dangerous: Horizons if they have already purchased and played the original Elite: Dangerous.

Elite Dangerous: Horizons acts as the second season of content for the award-winning, massively multiplayer space combat and exploration sim, introducing a vast and exciting list of new content and features. The beginning of season 2, marked by the launch of Elite Dangerous: Horizons, introduces the highly anticipated Planetary Landings feature. A brand new entry into the game that lets players explore unprecedented levels of freedom as they join seamlessly from space to any point on a planet or moon in exploration on a near ground level.

You can instantly transition from epic space exploration and combat to coasting over mountains or diving into deep canyons. If aerial combat and exploration isn't your thing you're free to pick up one of the new Scarab SRV's, a special ground vehicle that allows for players to explore every crook and crevice of a planet. Every world available for players to land on has been painstakingly created in an epic 1:1 scale offering beautiful vistas for players to explore, valuable resources to discover and epic base battles to attempt.

Elite Dangerous: Horizons is the gateway to the full season of content in the Elite: Dangerous universe. In the near future players can expect massive updates including loot and crafting systems, the ability to choose and customize your own character, and the opportunity to take multiple players on a single ship each fulfilling a different role.