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.
About the story
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.
Platforms
Linux PCGenres
Simulator StrategyThemes
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) Action Sandbox Science fiction
Languages: English and 12 more
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Media
Critic Reviews
Gaming Professors
By Marcela GrázováAlthough X4: Foundations is more accessible than X1-X3, it is not a game for casual gamers. You'll have to work hard to learn the mechanics that underpin Foundations, but if you put in the work, you'll be rewarded with an experience that can last well over 100 hours. Where most space games see you as a lonely soul in a single ship, X4 lets you create an empire. With an entire fleet under your control, you'll manage combat, material supply and market trading as you see fit.
GameGrin
By Simon BrownAn ambitious, complex sandbox space game that allows you to do almost anything from spacewalking to commanding a carrier with a fleet of ships onboard. A steep learning curve and an inconsistent interface mar an excellent return for Egosoft's flagship series.
NoesPaisparaFrikis
By Antonio GangaA difficult game, slow and complex, but in which we can do practically everything to build our galactic empire. A must for veterans of the saga.
Destructoid
By Anthony MarzanoFoundations is more of the same niche-scratching space exploration from previous iterations with a more immersive feel and I can't wait to dive back into my personal galaxy. For those that have been watching the X series from the outside, Foundations is a great entry point, provided you meet the beefy system requirements.
Wccftech
By Chris WrayX4: Foundations is a far superior game to the last outing and is already on the right path to success, thanks to Egosofts diligent work in fixing issue s and enhancing the game. However, in its current state, it's still lacking core elements that help to make the game what it could be.
