ELI2D

ELI2D is a single player reimagining of the original 8-Bit Elite for the browser age. It is playable and a work in progress. It includes some new narrative and game elements taken from The Wheel of Time.

This is a 2026 fan project based on 8-bit Elite by Braben & Bell. Not affiliated with Frontier Developments.

So... wasn't there a 2D Elite already? Well... yeah nah. The ELITE 2 that was published was 2D but it might as well have been a different game. It was mission based and did not satisfy those who lost their souls to the original game.

Anyhow, this is my game design take on it...

Flying the ship:

• Launch from the station
• Double tap near your ship to set desired vector
• Pinch/Scroll to zoom
• Use buttons along the bottom of the screen to enable/disable tactical disk

Combat (controls are under active playtest and development):

• When hostiles are near your weapons are armed
• Click your ship to arm weapons / disarm weapons
• Single click or hold to fire lasers
• Triple tap/click to launch missiles, if equipped
• More to come

Working on Witchspace encounters, flight and combat controls, content, and equipment.