X4: Foundations
2018 · First person
73Recommended
59Metacritic
80Steam
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.
PlatformsPC
GenreSimulation Adventure Grand strategy
CameraFirst person
ModesSingle-player
EnglishVoice-over and text
Player score80% · 30 K reviews
Playing now~3 K on Steam
Time to beatHowLongToBeat ↗
Release date2018
Steam price$49.99
DeveloperEgosoft
PublisherEgosoft
Key tagsSpace Sim Flight Economy Capitalism Trading Space Sandbox Simulation
Major updates
X4: Foundations 9.00 "Empire Update" is Out Now! · Jun 2026All 5
System requirements
Minimum GTX 1060 · 8 GB RAM · 35 GB✓Steam Deck VerifiedMin & recommended
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher | Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher |
| Processor | Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent | Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD equivalent |
| Memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5300 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) | NVIDIA RTX 3060 or AMD RX 6700 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) |
| Storage | 35 GB | 50 GB |
From the game’s Steam store page.
