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X4: Foundations
Egosoft · released Nov 30, 2018 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
by Egosoft
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated univer
Released Nov 30, 2018
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 79% positive of 25,462 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 158,876 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $49.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 1,391 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #711 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #515 | Oct 23, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 343 | 47 |
| Dec 2025 | 299 | 155 |
| Jan 2026 | 554 | 162 |
| Feb 2026 | 224 | 79 |
| Mar 2026 | 227 | 85 |
| Apr 2026 | 215 | 44 |
| May 2026 | 215 | 50 |
| Jun 2026 | 380 | 148 |
| Jul 2026 | 307 | 124 |
| Aug 2026 | 240 | 92 |
| Sep 2026 | 151 | 54 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 990k – 2.7M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $20M – $68M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 25,462 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 39–103 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| 4X | 1 in 192 games |
| Moddable | 1 in 102 games |
| Space Sim | 1 in 92 games |
| Trading | 1 in 82 games |
| Flight | 1 in 65 games |
| Economy | 1 in 26 games |
| Space | 1 in 20 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
Games like X4: Foundations
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Void Destroyer 2 | Iteration 11 | 88% | Mostly Positive · 655 |
| Starpoint Gemini Warlords | Little Green Men Games | 83% | Mostly Positive · 3,078 |
| X3: Terran Conflict | Egosoft | 80% | Very Positive · 2,093 |
| Underspace | Pastaspace Interactive | 75% | Very Positive · 435 |
| X3: Reunion | Egosoft | 77% | Mostly Positive · 596 |
| Starpoint Gemini 2 | Little Green Men Games | 73% | Mostly Positive · 3,021 |
| Avorion | Boxelware | 70% | Very Positive · 13,048 |
| X Rebirth | Egosoft | 71% | Mixed · 5,157 |