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X4: Foundations
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X4: Foundations

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 universe that reacts to every decision.

Released · 2018-11-30

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About this game

Core game information and the store records it came from.

Title
X4: Foundations
Content
Game
Release date
2018-11-30
Developer
Egosoft
Publisher
Egosoft
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Connected stores
1
Steam Steam source details
Store title
X4: Foundations
Product ID
392160
Developer
Egosoft
Publisher
Egosoft
Store platforms
Windows + Linux
Source checked
2026-10-13 06:34 UTC

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Store tags

  • Space
  • Simulation
  • Open World
  • Space Sim
  • Exploration
  • 4X
  • Sandbox
  • Sci-fi
  • Strategy
  • Economy

Genres

  • Action
  • Simulation
  • Strategy

Categories and genres from the Steam store, observed 2026-10-13. Store tags from Steam, as players and the store apply them.

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One game, connected stores

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Recorded price comparison

Matching store titles. One currency. One market.

EUR SE

Lowest recorded amount

49.99 EUR

Steam

Recorded 1 day ago

Difference between stores

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One comparable store. A difference needs another matching store price.

Distance from observed low

+40.00 EUR

Steam listing only. Low: 9.99 EUR.

Last seen
Newest included record

1 included price record from 1 store · 1 linked listing

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How this comparison works

Only original EUR amounts recorded for SE and matching titles linked to this game are compared. Edition words and numbers must match. Other editions, source-market fallbacks and currency estimates are excluded.

These are recorded observations. Check the store for the current price, availability and included content. Historical lows belong to the named listing in this market and reflect the history Lumiri GameDB has collected.

Ratings at a glance

Community and editorial ratings

79/100

Steam rating

1 included source · 25,369 underlying reviews

Steam

Steam

79/100 79% positive

79/100

25,369 user reviews · Mostly Positive

20,153 positive · 5,216 negative

Included in the combined rating.

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Player activity

Observed Steam player history

Latest 1,000 points at most. Bucket averages; the first bucket is included in full. Summary averages are approximate.

Last observed Steam players
1,915
2026-10-14 00:57 UTC
Observed peak · 7d
3,383
Within the displayed history
All-time observed peak
3,383
· since Lumiri started observing
Average players · 7d
2,713
6 local samples · approximate for grouped data
Observed player history Local bucket averages over time, in UTC. Exact values follow below. Lines connect collected points; gaps have not been measured. 0 931 1.9k 2.8k 3.7k 2026-10-07 20:00 UTC · 2,910 players2026-10-08 19:00 UTC · 3,345 players2026-10-09 19:00 UTC · 3,383 players2026-10-10 23:00 UTC · 2,885 players2026-10-12 07:00 UTC · 1,838 players2026-10-14 00:00 UTC · 1,915 players 2026-10-07 20:00 UTC 2026-10-14 00:00 UTC
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  • 2026-10-07 20:00: 2,910 average players
  • 2026-10-08 19:00: 3,345 average players
  • 2026-10-09 19:00: 3,383 average players
  • 2026-10-10 23:00: 2,885 average players
  • 2026-10-12 07:00: 1,838 average players
  • 2026-10-14 00:00: 1,915 average players

Observed by Lumiri GameDB during 7d. Times are UTC. Lines connect observations; gaps are not measured.

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  • Samples: 6
  • Minimum: 1,838
  • Maximum: 3,383
  • Average: 2,713
Recorded prices

Price history · Steam

EUR observations for market SE. History belongs to the selected store listing; regional prices and taxes may differ.

Historical low observed by Lumiri GameDB: 9.99 EUR, last seen

Observed EUR price history Recorded prices over the past year, in UTC. A price holds until the next observation. Exact values follow below. 0 14 28 42 56 2026-10-04 07:18 UTC · 9.99 EUR2026-10-13 06:34 UTC · 49.99 EUR 2026-10-04 07:18 UTC 2026-10-13 06:34 UTC
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  • 2026-10-04 07:18: 9.99 EUR (80% off)
  • 2026-10-13 06:34: 49.99 EUR

Prices observed by Lumiri GameDB in EUR.

Catalogue activity

Recent changes

Prices, release dates and store listing updates we detected. Repeated store refreshes are grouped.

  1. Price increase Steam

    9.99 EUR → 49.99 EUR (+400%)

  2. Price increase Steam

    9.99 USD → 49.99 USD (+400%)