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X4: Foundations

X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the successful X series, brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Fly every ship, EXPLORE space or manage an empire; TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD and THINK carefully, while you embark on an epic journey.

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In X4, you can start your journey from a number of different gamestarts and as a number of different characters, each with their own role, set of relationships and different ships and technologies to start with. No matter how you start, you are always free to develop in any other direction. Focus on exploration, make money with illegal trading and theft, command large battle fleets or become the greatest entrepreneur ever. It's all up to you to decide.

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23,283 Steam reviews

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Steam User 1855STEAMRecommended

игра конечно интересная но очень не дружелюбная к новичкам два часа пыталась попасть из скафандра обратно в корабль завалила миссию из за этого, очень не хватает мелких подсказок или каких то интерактивных предметов типа подлетела к люку и там менюшка зайти в корабль!

Mar 27, 2026·9h·Verified

Steam User 3957STEAMRecommended

沙盒一开，战舰一调，作弊一开，战斗，爽，你只管塔塔开，剩下的别管

Mar 27, 2026·23h·Verified

Steam User 1558STEAMRecommended

Mar 27, 2026·8h·Verified

Steam User 9869STEAMNot recommended

Another piece of ♥♥♥♥

Mar 27, 2026·5h·Verified

Steam User 5660STEAMNot recommended

Irreal.

Mar 27, 2026·1225h·1·Verified

Steam User 7337STEAMRecommended

Eines muss man Egosoft lassen ... da kommen regelmässig Updates.

Ich fange dann zum 101mal wieder neu an und schaffe es dann trotzdem nicht bis zum Ende .... also ... ich weiss gar nicht was das Ende eigentlich ist --- Herr des Universums oder so ---

Aber der Stationsbau ist nicht so meiner und diese Galaxymap ist auch schon komisch ...

Aber ... in Zeiten mit Gamesflaute kann man immer wieder mal auf X4 zurückkommen ...

... vielleicht schaffe ich es ja dieses mal irgendwie so einen coolen Tokyo-Class Träger mit allem drum und drann zu bekommen, um meinem Ziel der Herr des Universums zu werden , einen Schritt näher zu kommen... oder auch nicht ...

(und ich hab schon viiiiiel mehr Spielstunden in X4 --- hab's zuerst auf GOG gekauft damals)

Mar 26, 2026·45h·Verified

Steam User 3967STEAMRecommended

После X3 долго привыкал, но пойдет)

Mar 26, 2026·21h·Verified

Steam User 8048STEAMRecommended

git

Mar 26, 2026·21h

Steam User 1387STEAMNot recommended

The X-Franchise has been a very niche corner, for dedicated, longterm nerds that love a highly complex simulation that has a lot of depth to it.
I am around since X2, since over 2 decades. In this Franchise, I belong to the Archetype of Systemic Architect. I love to tinker and fiddle, perform iterative troubleshooting, and just generally avoid cheese mechanics because that ruins the puzzle of the game.

If you read/heard ppl talk about the complexity and depth of this game, and this is why you are here, STAY AWAY.
The current March 2026 Beta adds a new wildcard resource "Allographyne" that singlehandedly removes a lot of complexity and depth in the simulation. It is designed to cater to the masses, that will stop playing this game without even knowing they haven't even scratched the surface yet. It allows bad choices done by the player, to be less meaningful in the grand sheme of the universe. The fundamental issue is, so the AI Factions also do use it, thus making your choices about "starving a faction"/"supporting a faction" a lot less impactful, and more.
It may appear like it adds another choice to the player, but it fundamentally diminishes the already existing, high-impact choices.
Example:
-Player afk-farms over night/while work (which sadly became not only the standard, but is actively advocated for in Discord/guides)
-Player returns, thinks they're wealthy, drops a ginormous megacomplex right out of the gate.
-Player dry-vacuums the Universe of Hullparts and Claytronics to build their station
-Player realizes Xenon (the universal Antagonist) are overrunning factions
-Player complains about a broken game
What actually happend: Because the Factions were starved of Hullparts and Claytronics, they cannot replace their Ships and Stations, causing a predictable cascading systemic failure in the background. While the Xenons are not crippled by their action, and thus inevitably will start to dominate the factions, slowly but steadely. And the player doesn't realize this, because they're back to afk-farming, having the game run in the background/while they're asleep/work.
Egosoft now tries to "fix" it by allowing the AI factions to cheat their way out of the actions by the Player.
This implies, so if you are smart enough to understand so your actions will have consequences, your decisions to purposefully starve/support a faction, and many more, inevitably become a lot less impactful. It literally diminishes the already existing high-impact choices you can take, just so the masses that will stop bothering with the game after 50 hours or so, doesn't complain. But the longetivity of the core-gameplay gets killed, making further runs become more similar with each other, due to this streamlining process.

What they could've done to address the "mainstream issues" instead, without killing the core gameplay-loop:
Make Allographyne player only, if even existing in the first place.
Add an unmissable Info to the Tutorial-Section so that Player Actions will have Consequences. Maybe with an example like I did above.
Or what ever else.
Killing the core of the simulation must not be a solution.

If you still intend to pay money, be aware so:
Egosoft purposefully and repeatedly tries to alienate their core fanbase, and you may be next.
X:Rebirth and X4:Timelines proofs this point.

Mar 26, 2026·1275h·3·Verified

Steam User 9359STEAMNot recommended

Не играйте в это, дело тут не в геймплее, а в ужасной оптимизации, при мазнявой графике на 4060 в лучшем случае на низких-средних у вас будет в лучшем случае 20-30 фпс, игра не может в многопоток, забито 40-50% видяхи и столько же проца, и это не говоря про откровенный нейрослоп на озвучке и переводе в игре, которая со всеми длс стоит как полноценный AAA проект, только вот есть космосимы с куда лучшей графикой и оптимизацией и по цене намного демократичнее

Mar 26, 2026·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 8495STEAMRecommended

good

Mar 26, 2026·776h·Verified

Steam User 8605STEAMRecommended

Yes.

Mar 21, 2026·113h·Verified

Steam User 9746STEAMRecommended

很喜欢EVE，这个可以当一部分平替。

Mar 21, 2026·33h·Verified

Steam User 9585STEAMNot recommended

X:Beyond the Frontier was the very first game from Egosoft I played in the franchise that came out in 1999 and I loved it and every game that followed. But this game is the one they tried to fix, what wasn't broken. I've tried so hard to love it, but after four attempts over 2 years to play it I've given up.

Egosoft please return to the past and continue on from there. See you in X6.

Mar 21, 2026·7h·Verified

Steam User 6834STEAMNot recommended

don't waste your time. ♥♥♥♥ game!

Mar 20, 2026·14h·Verified

Steam User 7167STEAMRecommended

super

Mar 20, 2026·8h·Verified

Steam User 0108STEAMRecommended

Good game

Mar 20, 2026·575h·Verified

Steam User 8453STEAMNot recommended

постоянно ванилла вываливается в статус модифицировано

Mar 20, 2026·317h·Verified

Steam User 7015STEAMNot recommended

I don't know what the devs have done to this game but its broken. It crashes randomly and has picked up some bugs from past updates, a shame its ended up like this considering it was a good game.

Mar 20, 2026·102h·Verified

Steam User 9268STEAMRecommended

het spel is gewoon perfect voor sandbox liefhebbers, de gebieden om te ontdekken zijn zo groot en je kan je schepen zo veel commando's geven dat het echt laat lijken alsof je gewoon een compagnie leider bent. daarnaast voegen de DLC's ook nog nieuwe mooi content, maar dat betekent niet dat het basisspel daarom minder leuke is. Ik geloof dat je daar ook lang plezier mee kan hebben

Mar 20, 2026·165h·Verified

Steam User 3963STEAMNot recommended

被这游戏的操作恶心到，属实是把简单的功能复杂化，按键设置里Shift和ctrl两个键直接不用也是神中神，开启鼠标飞控以后提示文案甚至不能消失

Mar 20, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 2561STEAMRecommended

能在空间站里瞎逛以及站在战舰的某个区域看宇宙大战确实非常爽！AI的操作有巨大的优化、停船更合理、把小飞机交给战舰也可以有不同的分工等等，这些都是比前作更好的地方。缺点还是在引导上，对于新手不算友好，我之前玩过X系列也会偶尔懵逼。总体而言进步明显且巨大，游戏性也很成熟，值得一玩！

Mar 20, 2026·20h·Verified

Steam User 0420STEAMRecommended

A thoroughly deep, immersive, and enjoyable spacesim. Learning curve is a bit steep but there is plenty of information and newbie guides out there. I'm just over 100 hours in and still building my fleet, and following the storyline occasionally.
Great game!

Mar 20, 2026·106h·Verified

Steam User 5308STEAMRecommended

The most comprehensive Space Simulation I know of. Although it has a very steep learning curve concerning the menus and possibilities, it really shines by giving the player almost complete freedom to influence the X-Universe.
Moreover, the game receives regular free updates which continuously improve the game. E.g. the last major update gave the player options to influence diplomatic relations between factions.

If you have take your time to learn what this game has to offer, you'll see that it is a masterpiece!

Mar 20, 2026·579h·Verified

Steam User 3124STEAMRecommended

I've played this game on paper for about 34 hours, but atleast half has been the PC just idling while ships are doing things on order.

I'm a new dad and sometimes play this game while time allows, and what I really like is that you can automate a lot of things, and just give a few input orders, and "skip" stuff like flying manually, for when you have time for it.

Mar 20, 2026·42h·1·Verified

Steam User 6581STEAMNot recommended

Can't even complete the Flight Tutorial since it won't let me turn on auto pilot. This game is beyond frustrating. I had to watch you tube videos just to complete the task of docking in tutorial. What a nightmare this game is. Tutorials are horrible and don't even work.

Mar 20, 2026·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 6992STEAMRecommended

Truly an excellent game - cannot recommend highly enough. It is everything I want from a space sim and the developers are actively supporting and improving it still.

Mar 20, 2026·45h·Verified

Steam User 2765STEAMNot recommended

Station Miners are bugged and wont work.

Mar 19, 2026·823h·Verified

Steam User 8244STEAMNot recommended

BOUGHT THIS GAME IT UNSTSTABLE FPS NO MATTER WHAT I ADD

Mar 19, 2026·29h·Verified

Steam User 5148STEAMRecommended

Super hra!!!

Mar 19, 2026·460h·Verified

Steam User 7156STEAMRecommended

强烈推荐推荐

Mar 19, 2026·483h·Verified

Steam User 3860STEAMRecommended

Es ist einfach nur grossartig.

Mar 19, 2026·5621h·1·Verified

Steam User 1106STEAMRecommended

It's aight

Mar 19, 2026·1252h·1·Verified

Steam User 9868STEAMRecommended

这个游戏最大的缺点就是现在的电脑性能太差，其次就是得花大量时间玩，不过如果投入进去，结果就是不知不觉一整天就没了，前中后期全程上瘾，我天天玩也没见有瘾啊（划掉）135小时只能算是刚进后期，而且加速倍率也没法开太高了（使用了模组提高了加速倍率）再往后玩估计会越来越卡，1倍速都保持不了，配置低的可能会更早开始卡顿，不过这是单机游戏没法避免的，并不能怪优化，总之伟大无需多言！

Mar 19, 2026·135h·Verified

Steam User 8936STEAMRecommended

好玩

Mar 19, 2026·181h·Verified

Steam User 1534STEAMRecommended

Mar 19, 2026·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 8696STEAMRecommended

i didnt play it enough to really get a grasp of what is going on, but so far it seems ok.

Mar 19, 2026·1434h·1·Verified

Steam User 3650STEAMRecommended

With Beta 9.0 improving combat—the last major aspect of the game that hadn’t been touched since release, it’s fair to say this is one of the best space 4X and first-person space shooter games on the market. You can personally pilot everything from fighters to destroyers and even carriers, and it never gets old watching fighters take off from a carrier deck.

The empire-building side is just as impressive. Very few games let you completely wipe out existing factions or help them defend against Xenon invasions. While the learning curve is steep, once you get past the early stage (around 20–60 hours), it’s easy to sink hundreds more hours into the game.

The game isn’t perfect—I’d give it an 8.5/10—but with mods, it easily becomes a 9/10.

Mar 19, 2026·1375h·1·Verified

Steam User 3483STEAMRecommended

9.0 public beta is amazing. The best space game available. Star citizen and elite dangerous wishes they were x4.

Mar 18, 2026·66h·1·Verified

Steam User 3394STEAMNot recommended

Ich habe das Spiel nur eine Halbe stunde gespielt wo der Großteil nur das Tutorial war, aber leider bin ich zur Erkenntnis gekommen wo ich den Story Modus gestartet habe, das Die stimme von Haupt Character leider vollwegs eine Monotone KI stimme ist die das ganze Spielerlebnis für mich kaputt macht.

Das spiel sieht wirklich schön aus aber ich finde es echt schade das man bei so einem spiel eine KI Stimme nutzen muss, vorallem für den Haupt Character.

Somit Würde ich das spiel nicht empfehlen außer ihr könnt die Monotone KI stimme Ignorieren.

Mar 18, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 0556STEAMRecommended

Excelente juego.

Mar 18, 2026·1022h·Verified

Steam User 8032STEAMRecommended

fun single player game

Mar 18, 2026·4h·Verified

Steam User 0437STEAMRecommended

No other game like this out there. Even the base game is a masterpiece with many hours of content. Add in the dlc and good luck finishing it all, so much to do. Best space game with a well simulated universe that exists.

Mar 18, 2026·1283h·2·Verified

Steam User 0929STEAMRecommended

[h3] TLDR [/h3]
The best space game there is. A lot but not all of the critic points are a bit over exaggerated. The game offers you something that no other game can deliver: a completely simulated universe in a box where you can do whatever you want.

[h3] Review [/h3]
- Hey bud!
- Who ... Me?
- Shhh!
- Do you mean me?
- Right … Would you like to hear something about this? The best space game there is.
- The best space game there is?
- Shhh! … Right.

- But what exactly is X4 and why is it so unique?
- X4 offers you a living universe where everything is simulated and you can do whatever you want. A good overview of most of the possibilities in X4 is the video “What is X4?” from Egosoft. Egosoft also continuously improves and develops the game since release and will not stop anytime soon.
- So the game offers me everything from the beginning as a person in a small fighter to leader of a massive empire with fleets?
- Right!

- But a lot of people seem to can not get into it because it is too difficult.
- Some maybe, but not because it is difficult. Instead there are a lot of things you can do and in order to understand everything you should play all the tutorials and really try to understand these.
- So I should take the time to play all the tutorials to understand the game?
- Right!

- But even after I have played these I still feel a bit lost in the universe and with the UI.
- Just go with the flow play the open universe and click on everything unknown to you to understand the things by trying out. For additional help I recommend the “Emergence” or “Stranded“ start scenario.
- So for even more guidelines I can play a scenario which supports the onboarding and which also not exclude me from any content?
- Right!

- But there are a lot of complains about the performance of the game.
- There can be drops in FPS if you have a real lategame save of several hundreds of hours or if you have an old CPU. So go and get yourself a middle class CPU of a newer generation.
- So to play a CPU heavy game I should have, additional to a decent GPU, also a decent CPU?
- Right!

- But the AI behavior seems to be a little bit weird.
- Yes sometimes this can be, but there are no game breaking problems. Sometimes the problems exist due to a U.S.E.R. error as a result of misunderstanding and the other times will be continuously fixed and improved by Egosoft for example with the upcoming 9.0 update.
- So there can be sometimes a problem but it has been massively improved and is not game breaking?
- Right!

- You convinced me that this might be the space game I have ever dreamed off and I am totally hooked. I played the tutorials and now the plot from the recommended start to get into it. I also did not expect this amazing and beautiful music in the game.
- Right! Now say goodbye to your RL.

[h3] Conclusion [/h3]
X4 is, until now, the peak of Egosoft and offers you a space experience no other game can offer you. It is amazing how you can shape the universe and your own fate within this massive simulated universe, where everything is interconnected. Due to the singleplayer aspect of the game it provides a progression which no multiplayer game could achieve. Just take your time to understand all the possibilities and you will fall in love with the game and the motivated, passionate and amazing people at Egosoft.

P.S.: If someone at Egosoft is reading this please know and tell the rest of the team that you all are doing an amazing work. Also a big thank you to Alexei Zakharov for the beautiful music in the X games and Helge Kautz for the captivating books. And last but not least a huge thank you to Bernd Lehahn for following and realizing this beautiful vision of a game.

Mar 18, 2026·671h·3·Verified

Steam User 3543STEAMRecommended

четкая игра из серии Х. рекомендую всем кому нужен сплав стратегии и симулятора открытого космоса со свободной игрой

Mar 18, 2026·21h·Verified

Steam User 0470STEAMRecommended

The main problem of this game is that you might like to start a fresh playthrough, but then discover they are working on ANOTHER major free update that'll significantly alter how you play and probably requires a restart as well as hoping all your favorite mods update. If they are still needed after the patch anyway.

So you wait until they're done with this one, play something else while they finish the update and following fixes, and when you're finished with that game and think it's time for a fresh run of X4.... bam. Another major update announcement worth waiting for.

Luxury issues, really. Players would wish other developers devoted as much time to upgrading a finished game that was released 8 years ago, without any additional cost, as Egosoft does.

Mar 18, 2026·1477h·Verified

Steam User 7288STEAMRecommended

A unique blend of grand space strategy and just being a pilot in space, would reccommend

Mar 18, 2026·47h·Verified

Steam User 6520STEAMRecommended

不说前期开飞船的感受了，直接跳到空间站运营的环节。整个空间站或者说贸易环节，透出浓浓的程序员设计感，解决为什么不交易为什么不采矿等等问题和程序员找bug试的，包括各种贸易mod的设置也一股程序员味道，完全玩懂后本程序员真的非常舒坦。目前缺陷有两个，一个是战斗ai，手操和委派差距有点太大（可能9.0有改善）。另一个是势力范围完全没什么影响，应该配合主力舰星门限制和开采限制，反向影响交易市场，不然钱也没什么用

Mar 18, 2026·747h·1·Verified

Steam User 9015STEAMRecommended

Very long to get the basics, but when you get it, oh boy... This game is very deep and it is easy to spend a lot of time in it. And that's just with the base game

Mar 18, 2026·211h·Verified

Steam User 7718STEAMRecommended

I didn't really get the appeal until about 50 hours in. At that point it clicked.... this game is more than just you. It's about creating an empire. From you all alone in your little starter ship, to taking over the galaxy. This game will eat up your time and your life... if you let it.

Mar 18, 2026·1415h·3·Verified

Steam User 0543STEAMRecommended

Un gran juego, mezcla de simulador de pilotaje de naves y 4x. Puedes jugarlo como quieras y el universo se siente vivo.

Mar 17, 2026·48h·Verified

Steam User 6842STEAMRecommended

Try starting the game *with no DLC installed*. Get yourself established on like The Young Gun for maximum sandboxalisciousness and then drop the DLC in when you start finding the limits.

I might be unusual in thoroughly disliking the way the DLC and updates have dishonored the rags part of the rags-to-riches story I loved, so ymmv, but this works for me.

Mar 17, 2026·186h·1·Verified

Steam User 1186STEAMRecommended

Very good game, and the advertisements don't do it justice

Mar 17, 2026·613h·Verified

Steam User 5347STEAMRecommended

I love this game and bought all DLCs after I tried pirated copy. The game has very enjoyable economics and makes me feel the world very massive.
What is really bad about this game is optimization (I have ~50 fps average on my hardware) and multiple (non-critical though) bugs.
Recommend it to anyone who loves space battles, management and economy simulations.

Mar 17, 2026·40h·Verified

Steam User 2265STEAMRecommended

very fun space game

Mar 17, 2026·781h·Verified

Steam User 3625STEAMRecommended

Um jogo necessário para todos os fãs de simulação espacial que desejam algo mais complexo do que so atirar em naves no espaço.

Mar 17, 2026·26h·Verified

Steam User 2478STEAMRecommended

В этой игре предусмотрено многочасовое обучение, которое поможет вам разобраться, как начать играть. Однако, к сожалению, здесь отсутствует инструкция, как остановиться играть в нее.

Mar 17, 2026·682h·Verified

Steam User 9198STEAMNot recommended

Changed the flight model on an 8 year old game screwing those who bought the games early on out of refunds if they don't agree with the changes. No toggle or options to swap back. Mod mods, might not even be changeable with mods. This means that if you don't like the sudden change at the very core of how the game plays you are just locked out of future content. Honestly wish I could give multiple negative reviews

Mar 17, 2026·469h·Verified

Steam User 2111STEAMRecommended

X4 Foundations é um jogo viciante apresentando muitas mecânicas próprias, vai desde mineração, passando pela fabricação de (Naves, Módulos, Armas ) ate construções de Estações especializadas, diplomacia, pirataria, caçador de recompensas, espionagem
Podemos jogar solo ou construir nossa própria frota de naves, temos Terraformaçâo planetária, em fim,
o que não falta é conteúdo, garantindo horas e horas de jogatina e novos recomeços totalmente diferente um do outro. O jogo mais completo que já joguei dentro esta categoria.

Mar 16, 2026·907h·Verified

Steam User 7252STEAMRecommended

At first it feels like a mount and blade in space type of game but as you learn about it its more like a Kenshi in Space type of game.

Mar 16, 2026·61h·Verified

Steam User 7734STEAMRecommended

X4: Foundations is a game I’ve really enjoyed playing and have replayed a few times. The scale of the universe and the freedom it gives you to build your own path makes it a very engaging experience.

One of the things I like most is how much you can do in the game. You can explore space, trade, build stations, command fleets, or just focus on growing your own empire. There’s a lot of depth to the systems, and it feels rewarding as you slowly expand and develop your place in the universe.

It’s the kind of game that takes some time to learn, but once you get into it, there’s a lot of enjoyment to be had. Every playthrough can feel a little different depending on how you decide to approach it.

Overall, it’s a great space simulation and one I’ve had a lot of fun returning to.

Mar 16, 2026·20h·Verified

Steam User 9022STEAMRecommended

Started as a pilot.
accidentally became a logistics manager.

Mar 16, 2026·164h·Verified

Steam User 3884STEAMNot recommended

任务引导稀烂，做任务等于在吃史，就那个希望之歌任务你要不要看看你做的鸡巴啥？？？寻扫信号点第一次到处扫绕着空间站转了五六分钟才找到，然后不小心被追兵打死，读档下一次再扫掘地三尺扫了空间站整整一个小时什么都没有！浪费我宝贵时间的狗屎游戏

Mar 16, 2026·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 1445STEAMNot recommended

Riddled with bugs... rather than adding expansion focus on clearing all the bugs first. The game is unplayable. The hours you see is my attempts at trying to play it and have fun.... and it wasn't... I finally given up thinking this game will get better.

Mar 16, 2026·244h·1·Verified

Steam User 5997STEAMRecommended

(Returning player on ver 8.0)

Starts off as a space sim and later on a 4X grand strategy empire builder.
Can also be played as a trading magnate, mining guild operator, or blast everything simulator (pick your poison),

Loving it at its current state. Would love it more if there was a P2P co-op mode where a friend-or-two-or-more and I can enjoy being idiots in space together, but that's probably not part of this game's vision.

Mar 16, 2026·225h·Verified

Steam User 4029STEAMRecommended

juegazo 10/10 voy a por mi 2 run de toma del universo (la primera termino con archivo corrupto)

Mar 16, 2026·329h·Verified

Steam User 2736STEAMRecommended

Интересная идея. Открытый мир, который живет без тебя: торгует, воюет, строит... Можно играть в самолетики, можно в стратегию, в градостроительный симулятор. Как угодно. Залипнуть можно на долго. Но...
- НО наитупейший ИИ, который я помню в играх. Это просто жесть. Причем как со стороны твоих "подопечных" - так и со стороны врагов.
- Кривой интерфейс. АДСКИ кривой интерфейс, вашу медь! Пример:
Игра глобальная. Уже к середине кампании у игрока будут сотни, если не тысячи НПЦ на кораблях и станциях. В такой ситуации вполне предсказуемо желание игрока перекинуть более опытных кадров на более ценные и значимые корабли. Как это предлагают делать разрабы? Заходишь в "управление персоналом" и по одному кликаешь на НПЦ, даешь команду, указываешь куда топать. Выделить двух и дать им команду нельзя. Почему? А потому, что разработчики видимо считают, что пол дня заниматься такой вот ерундой - это весело.
- Экономика. Здесь невозможно разориться. Твоя "империя" не требует никакого содержания. А значит, как бы криво ты не наладил инфраструктуру - ты всеравно будешь в плюсе. Меньшем, но плюсе. Чтобы потерять экономику, нужно быть умственно отсталым. Кораблям и станциям нужно В ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНОМ ПОРЯДКЕ добавить содержание и жалование. Чтобы у игрока были РАС-ХО-ДЫ!

Игра интересная. Я в ней завис и, судя по всему, зависну еще. Но прям сильно портит впечатления тот факт, что 80% игрового времени я сражался не с враждебным, холодным космосом, а с кривым интерфейсом и в наглухо отбитым ИИ.

В принципе... Я мог бы эту игру рекомендовать. Но только задроту вроде меня, готовому все это героически преодолевать, как в досовских играх 90х. Подавляющему большинству игроков не зайдет. Ачивки не засчитывает ☹️

Mar 16, 2026·97h·5·Verified

Steam User 7876STEAMRecommended

former Elite Dangerous and occasional Star Citizen player LOVES this game.

Mar 16, 2026·6h·5·Verified

Steam User 7929STEAMRecommended

After 70 hours, i can say learn the game % 70 percent. The is best simulation game you can ever find. It is difficult to get into learning curve is a lot but after that !. If you are looking for complex really living game you are right place.

Mar 16, 2026·87h·1·Verified

Steam User 6170STEAMRecommended

The greatest space sim ever created.

Mar 16, 2026·Verified

Steam User 3781STEAMNot recommended

After Almost 500 hours on this account.. I'm going to try to give a fair assessment. I may at times be harsh. But I will be fair ...... What a great game ..... First 350 hours are/were fantastic .. The Tutorials help, There is an amazing community that is NOT on the forum.egosoft. You see they would much rather lock a topic rather than allow people to share info to help one another OR garner attention in hopes Egosoft would take notice. No the great communities can be found on Discord and Youtue. So lets dive in. I've played on different accounts, different starts. That's up to you, they are equally challenging and rewarding. The graphics in my oppinion are fantastic. The different areas are unique and interesting. The different classes of ships, equipment, etc could use some buffing. One would think the collective brain power of all the different races would be able to have ships and shields that can keep up with the Xenon ahd Kha' ... But overall, I'm pleased with the sellection. The Choices the A.I. make no matter how you program them leaves MUCH to be desired. You tell your A.I. ships NOT to do something, they will gladly ignore you. Which brings up my next point. SAVE, SAVE, SAVE .... do it at least every 15 to 20 minutes or later in the game, if you don't get into that habit, you'll be sorry. You see, equipment, ships, etc are reputation locked. You can get around that once you're making a few billion credits every hour or so, but until you get to that level of play, You are locked behind reputation. Once you can buy blueprints for ships, etc it is really a non issue. But for someone who wanted to play through as a mostly peaceful intermediary faction that supplies all the waring factions. The A.I. and the Friendly Fire permanently BREAK the game right as you get comfortable. I've got 4 Stations that earn me about 70m credits each every single hour. Not saying that's great, but I was on my way to having many shipyards which would have earned me about 10 to 20x that in ship sales which would have meant I could buy all blueprints. The Main problem with this wonderful, immersing and beautiful game is from where I stand, Friendly Fire. Even with a Global Setting of Deffense only, If lets say the Argon accidently attacks your Station while trying to help fight lets say the Xenon. They become Hostile to you which leads all your A.I. controlled ships, defense platforms, etc to destroy them leading to a loss of Reputation. In about 90 minutes of gameplay, I went from a 29 Rep with Argon down to an 18. Reload a save and it happens again. Built a Def Plat to help ViG from getting destroyed by the Xenon, I loose Reputation from Splash damage, friendly fire or them splash damaging my Def Plat, getting marked as Hostile and destroyed. While trying to focus on the Xenon, I went from a +17 with ViG down to a -6 .... This EXACT problem has been going on with X4 Foundations since before 2024. If I couldn't fix a problem in my field of expertise in 2 years time. Well , I would be fired for grose ineptitude. I'm not trying to be harsh, perhaps writing programs in Networking and Trafficking over said networks be them OC48, OC192, etc is MUCH easier than writing game code. I'm just saying this is a MAJOR quality of Life issue within the game where you read about heartbroken gamers that had to abondon their games because of THIS issue or the half dozen to dozen other Q.O.L. issues ... Why be worried about releasing NEW material if your old material is already broken? I WISH I had only paid the 4 dollars when this game was on special instead of the I think 70.00 USD I paid for the top tier game package. Perhaps I wouldn't be so upset. But Egosoft should be quite capable of fixing these issues. God knows they've had the time. IF they fix these issues, I'm sure you'll find this game easy to get lost in for hours on hours. But if they don't . It will become a frustrating reboot of saves Hoping the A.I. acts better in the next reload of the game. Which is a shame because this game has so much potential !!!

Mar 16, 2026·488h·1·Verified

Steam User 5837STEAMNot recommended

No, IF you're a casual. Just forget it, regardless of price just go buy something else. See my time spent, none is playing , it's all tutorial and I'm just half way through them .

There is no action that is simple, not even sitting in your captain's chair is a one step process, navigation lol . If your serious and plan to play this game into the ground then sure buy it otherwise this will just sit in your library like it sits in mine, sure $4 but still..

Mar 16, 2026·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 5152STEAMNot recommended

Verzweifelt versuche ich die Satelliten für das Boronen gebiet zu stellen. Mit Video ohne Video die Satelliten sind immer an der Falschen stelle. Nach 4 Stunden testen Deinstalliere ich das Spiel frustriert wieder.

Mar 15, 2026·192h·Verified

Steam User 1411STEAMNot recommended

Was having fun with the 9.0 beta until I saw how they ruined the mining system in the game. For whatever reason, they decided to take something that was working perfectly fine and introduce a ton of micromanagement. If this was a smaller or more niche part of the game, I wouldn't mind. But mining is a core part of the game. Almost every station requires miners and gathering resources. Why would you ever want to make that into an extremely tedious, grindy process? Thankfully its just in the beta for now, and hopefully they will remove it. But until they revert the change, I can't recommend the game to anyone as this breaks a large chunk of the game.

Mar 15, 2026·532h·3·Verified

Steam User 4840STEAMRecommended

great

Mar 15, 2026·6h·Verified

Steam User 6629STEAMRecommended

ein Meisterwerk

Mar 15, 2026·322h·1·Verified

Steam User 1099STEAMRecommended

Best space simulation game I have played so far. After x3 albion prelude.
I have some rookie hours played now; the plan is to triple it.
This game takes time, lots of time, and some effort to progress. However, it's not boring; it's still entertaining.
I can still sink in hours of playing the same save game.
Endgame rewards are pointless; you basically do it just because you can while you are at it.
Endgame also gets very laggy; I have many sectors I can't personally visit anymore; they're unplayable areas.
I just manage it from a distance and gram these few sectors by design so other areas are free from my factories, and I spread my products using trade stations all over the map.
I hope they improve multithread support.
Still, I play this game again and again.
Last note, I switch to Ubuntu.
I'm very positively surprised how well it works here.

Mar 15, 2026·622h·Verified

Steam User 9820STEAMRecommended

I don't review games often on steam. But this is the only space sim game I enjoy playing over time. So many other space sims are lack the depth this game has. with many other space sims I get bored after flying around space for a few hours doing what feels like procedural generated missions. Also there is just one or very few game modes, I get tired of these games quickly.

X4 is different, if you want you can fly around in sandbox mode and only missions like many other space sims. But in sandbox mode, you can quickly turn it into a space empire management sim. You choose what you want to do. Of course the game has some quirks, and it features auto generated mission, but you don't have to do them. In stead of flying around all the time like some space trucker you very early on afford a pilot for your ship so you can start managing your fleet as it and your empire grow. I'm not gonna list all the features in the game, others already have made great reviews. I just want to say that this is the only space sim that doesn't feel repetitive after a few hours. So I will definitely recommend this game.

Mar 15, 2026·854h·Verified

Steam User 3391STEAMNot recommended

Arrependimento total.

Mar 15, 2026·3h·Verified

Steam User 5205STEAMRecommended

Mar 15, 2026·18h·Verified

Steam User 3444STEAMRecommended

Не для тупых

Mar 15, 2026·255h·Verified

Steam User 8492STEAMRecommended

Mega. Und es wird von Patch zu Patch und von DLC zu DLC immer besser und größer.
Egosoft liefert kostenlose (teils sehr große) Updates und hat eine faire Preispolitik für die DLC

Für jede/n wo nur irgendwie auf die Thematiken steht, welche X4 bietet, ist das Spiel ein absolutes Brett. Auch wenn man sich anfangs, aufgrund der Lernkuve vielleicht den Kopf an eben diesem Brett ein paar mal anstößt. Es lohnt sich extrem dran zu bleiben.

Geiles Game

Mar 15, 2026·1628h·Verified

Steam User 3792STEAMNot recommended

X4 foundation was a great game.
(All playable DLC X4.)
In recent years, they have been adding and modifying old ones, and not always to the benefit of the game and its gameplay.
I hate to admit that this game has reached a point where I'm no longer interested in it. The latest upcoming version 9.00 is full of things that don't match the content of my idea of the X universe. It's still a nice game, it can still be interesting to look at and play for a while. But overall, they haven't solved the recurring problems with the economy, problems with ship behavior, problems with mining. (The 9.0 beta is making it even worse).
Overall, I think the creators of the game have lost track of what the players of the X universe really want (see discussions on various forums).
It is a great shame and mistake that the game does not have a built-in direct reporting of game bugs. Also, Egosoft does not conduct surveys in a similar way, what to improve or change in the game, a big minus. (I mean from real players who own legal versions of the game).
Yes, I am very disappointed with the development of this game.

I'm not saying that in any case, I'm just saying that the game's development is going in a completely different direction.
The game is changing quite quickly, with every DLC and every patch, even older, working parts of the game are changing.
By the way, they don't solve the real painful problems that mods have already been able to solve. (trade, mining, stupid ship behavior, getting kicked out of the sector when flying through the inter-sector channel, etc.).
There are a lot of good things in the game and maybe even great ones.
First of all, the game is graphically at a very high level.
An extensive complex structure of all sorts of things, you don't usually see in other games.
The game has very high potential but it doesn't use it, at least not directly. (The very wide community of creative modders keeps the game fun.).
But if the Mods redo more than half of the game, and fix and modify it, is it still the original game?
In my opinion, Egosoft is trying to complicate the game rather than develop it. The upcoming update, as well as several previous ones, complicates both obtaining raw materials (which are already in short supply) and manufacturing processes. Likewise, attempts to artificially prolong duels and battles. (probably so that there is something to look at, everything is just for the eyes)
They keep talking about realism, but the opposite is true. For example, you search for anything in space that you haven't yet discovered, but you do it only by sight and not by using a device. The system and range of detection probes is ridiculous.
Obtaining orders and information about stations is temporarily obtained by directly scanning individual station modules, instead of asking at a station information center.
Gas extraction in space is such nonsense that it hurts.
Sector highways are another nonsense.
Another long-standing problem is the behavior of non-combat ships. Their response to an attack is to head towards the enemy, instead of docking at the nearest station or leaving the sector through the nearest gate. (For example, a pirate challenges your merchant ship across half the sector and attacks it. Your ship would have had 10 times to leave the sector during that time, but it doesn't and instead flies somewhere to its doom.)
Many things drag on for years but are not resolved, etc. etc. etc.

Mar 15, 2026·9902h·5·Verified

Steam User 8007STEAMRecommended

可以玩的星际公民

Mar 15, 2026·278h·Verified

Steam User 1012STEAMRecommended

it definitely takes a little time to get yourself all sorted out in this game. And id say even 50 hours in i know less than i think i do. But bit by bit im enjoying it more with each time i fire it up. If you need something to come home and challenge the brain to after a long day. Give it a chance.

Mar 15, 2026·62h·Verified

Steam User 5554STEAMRecommended

In version 9.0, there was a task for me to place navigation beacons to mark safe routes, but now the entire route is invalid. As soon as I place a beacon, it starts losing health and shows placement failed

Mar 15, 2026·97h·Verified

Steam User 8049STEAMRecommended

best space sim. huge learning curve, so expect to mess up a lot and learn

Mar 15, 2026·44h·Verified

Steam User 1212STEAMRecommended

Cooles Spiel

Mar 15, 2026·156h·Verified

Steam User 3118STEAMRecommended

Q:你为什么玩X4？
A:因为我是X3玩家。
Q:你为什么玩X3？
A:因为我是Freelancer玩家。
Q:那你最开始为什么会去玩Freelancer呢？
A:因为朱妮的屁股。
可惜了，X4只有飞船，没有屁股了，NPC身材太单薄了。

Mar 15, 2026·1127h·Verified

Steam User 2008STEAMRecommended

Awesome game with depth like no other space sim.

Mar 15, 2026·204h·Verified

Steam User 8957STEAMNot recommended

Crashes too much and has weird fps drops and issues only resolved by restarting the app. Running off a brand new Lenovo Legion i5 with RTX 4070 8gb Nvidia card and a I9 CPU.

Can run most other games at high settings with good fps and stability for this one keeps getting a 1061 Exit code randomly.

Mar 15, 2026·48h·1·Verified

Steam User 1425STEAMRecommended

Bravo!!!! XD

Mar 14, 2026·270h·Verified

Steam User 9539STEAMRecommended

I had played an X game back in the day (can't remember which), so I knew I'd like it and I do recognize that maybe it's not a game for everyone. None of my friends play it. They are scared of the learning curve (it's really not so bad, but I think the mapping of keys puts people off). Anyway, after becoming disillusioned with Elite Dangerous, I was back in the market for a space game and boy did this deliver.

I bought it on sale in December. Within a week, bought a bunch of DLCs. By early early March I'd put in 340 hrs. I'm an adult, with a job. That should tell you what kind of game this is.

Is the AI moronic - YES. Is the character customization non-existent - YES. Is the first person kind of pointless - YES (please don't take it away though and expand on it!). Do I miss landing on planets - YES. But still, the depth of gameplay is so broad you don't even care because you're busy growing your empire and managing systems, flying your cool ships, and generally having a nice time.

Now, I don't always review games, but I wanted to commend the devs at Egosoft for recognizing the need to improve their game, and for honoring the time commitment and passion of their players with this 9.0 Empire update (on a nearly 10 year old game!). It's not out yet, but even if it improves the game 1%, X4: Foundations will remain a superb experience. We need more studios like this, who aren't grubby little money hoarders.

So, thanks a lot Egosoft! And you're welcome.

Mar 14, 2026·327h·1·Verified

Steam User 9957STEAMRecommended

Honestly couldn't pull myself away from this game for weeks, once you get the hang of it - it becomes like crack.

Mar 14, 2026·73h·Verified

Steam User 6307STEAMRecommended

Mar 14, 2026·179h·Verified

Steam User 1773STEAMRecommended

Sapce gaem mak mi :)

Mar 14, 2026·436h·Verified

Steam User 6457STEAMRecommended

good

Mar 14, 2026·323h·Verified

Steam User 8790STEAMNot recommended

太难玩了，得花费数几个小时看游戏说明

Mar 14, 2026·10h·Verified

Steam User 2707STEAMRecommended

Mar 14, 2026·177h·Verified

Steam User 9144STEAMRecommended

Love this game! Very easy to get lost in.

Mar 14, 2026·67h·Verified

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