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X4: Foundations

X4: Foundations

2018 Egosoft
X4: Foundations
2018 Egosoft
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About X4: Foundations

X4: Foundations is an action and simulation game developed and published by Egosoft, released on 30 November 2018.

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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Is it worth it?

Usually cheaper

X4: Foundations dropped to €3.98 in the last 90 days; the best price today is €5.00 on Kinguin.

That is about €0.01 per hour for a main story of about 341h.

€49.99 €3.98
Oct 2026
Today

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Gameplay

Specs

Genres
Action Simulation Simulator Strategy
How long to beat
Main story 341h Completionist 1434h Source: IGDB
Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Tags
Best single-player gamesBest sci-fi gamesBest sandbox games
Rankings
Best Strategy games on PCBest Strategy games on LinuxBest Strategy games of 2018Best PC gamesBest PC games of 2018Best games of 2018
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Media

Collection

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X Rebirth
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X3: Terran Conflict
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2008
X3: Reunion
X3: Reunion
2005
X2: The Threat
X2: The Threat
2003
X-Tension
X-Tension
2000
X: Beyond the Frontier
X: Beyond the Frontier
1999
FAQ
How long does it take to beat X4: Foundations?

Main story: 341h; Completionist: 1434h.

What platforms is X4: Foundations available on?

X4: Foundations is available on PC, Linux.

When was X4: Foundations released?

X4: Foundations was released on 30 November 2018, developed by Egosoft.