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X4: Foundations

by Egosoft

  • Released Nov 30, 2018
  • $49.99
  • 66 h to beat
  • Linux
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)

80%positive reviews

24,400 positive6,112 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Massive, deep space sim

  • Great connected mechanics

Cons

  • Not approachable for new players

  • Poor flight feel and memory leaks

Mixed

  • Some call it a great space 4X, others say it is tedious and hard to enter

Developer disclosed AI use
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Game contains recorded as well as AI generated voice lines based on licensed voice artists.

Media

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System requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher

Processor: Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5300 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required)

Storage: 35 GB available space

Additional Notes: Minimum: 8 GB RAM (base game) / 16 GB RAM (with all expansions installed)

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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.

In X4, you can start your journey from a…

Ratings

  • 80IGDB players20 ratings
  • 75Critics1 reviews
  • 77Overall21 scores

Time to beat

  • 66 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 341 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 1,434 hCompletionist100%

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English
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Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Spanish (Spain)

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