X4: Foundations Review

X4: Foundations has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 80 / 100. This score is calculated from 28,454 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 22,739 positive reviews, 5,715 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.

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X4: Foundations Price

X4: Foundations costs $49.99 in the Steam store as of 5/12/2026. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Space Engineers + X4: Foundations, X4: Community of Planets Collector's Edition (2024), X4: Community of Planets Edition (2024), X Universe - Anniversary Collection, Cosmic Constructors, or EVERSPACE 2 + X4: Foundations which offers a discount off the game's base price.

Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for X4: Foundations.

X4: Foundations DLC

X4: Foundations has 8 downloadable add-ons available for purchase on Steam which include X4: Cradle of Humanity, X4: Kingdom End, and X4: Envoy Pack.

Image	Name	Type	Release Date	Actions
	X4: Cradle of Humanity	DLC	3/16/2021	View
	X4: Kingdom End	DLC	4/12/2023	View
	X4: Hyperion Pack	DLC	2/20/2025	View
	X4: Timelines	DLC	6/20/2024	View
	X4: Split Vendetta	DLC	3/31/2020	View
	X4: Tides of Avarice	DLC	3/14/2022	View
	X4: Community of Planets Collector's Edition - Bonus Content	DLC	4/12/2023	View
	X4: Envoy Pack	DLC	9/10/2025	View

X4: Foundations has 8 related apps available for download from the Steam store.

Image	Name	Type	Release Date	Actions
	X4: Split Vendetta Soundtrack	Music	3/30/2020	View
	X4: Foundations Soundtrack	Music	2/11/2020	View
	X4: Hyperion Pack Soundtrack	Music	2/11/2025	View
	X4: Timelines Soundtrack	Music	6/14/2024	View
	X4: Kingdom End Soundtrack	Music	3/29/2023	View
	X4: Envoy Pack Soundtrack	Music	9/2/2025	View
	X4: Tides of Avarice Soundtrack	Music	2/25/2022	View
	X4: Cradle of Humanity Soundtrack	Music	3/12/2021	View

About X4: Foundations

X4: Foundations is an Action, Strategy, and Simulation game developed by Egosoft. On 11/30/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Egosoft.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

It also supports 14 languanges in-game including English, German, French, Italian, and Chinese (Simplified). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

According to Steam’s category system, X4: Foundations supports the following features:

• Playable without Timed Input
• Single-player
• Steam Achievements
• Save Anytime
• Steam Trading Cards
• Family Sharing
• Stereo Sound
• Custom Volume Controls
• Full controller support
• Steam Cloud
• Camera Comfort
• Color Alternatives
• Steam Workshop
• Adjustable Text Size

From the Steam community, X4: Foundations has been tagged with the following user tags:

• First-Person
• Immersive
• Trading
• Simulation
• Base Building
• Survival
• Space Sim
• Open World
• Sci-fi
• Strategy
• 4X
• Action
• Grand Strategy
• Moddable
• Singleplayer
• Space
• Exploration
• Building
• Flight
• Capitalism
• Futuristic
• Economy
• Crafting
• Management
• Procedural Generation
• Atmospheric
• Sandbox
• 3D

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for X4: Foundations and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Bundles

X4: Foundations is included in 6 bundles in the Steam Store.

Image	Name	Apps	Packages	Price	Actions
	Space Engineers + X4: Foundations	2	2	$62.98	View
	X4: Community of Planets Collector's Edition (2024)	13	12	$151.87	View
	X4: Community of Planets Edition (2024)	6	6	$99.94	View
	X Universe - Anniversary Collection	33	32	$332.48	View
	Cosmic Constructors	2	2	$62.98	View
	EVERSPACE 2 + X4: Foundations	2	2	$56.23	View

Related Packages

X4: Foundations is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.

Supported Languages

X4: Foundations is available in 14 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

Soures & References

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X4: Foundations data has been sourced from:

• Valve Corporation. (2026, May 12). X4: Foundations on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/392160
• Valve Corporation. (2026, May 12). X4: Foundations. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/392160
• Egosoft. (2023, July 8). X4: Foundations. X4: Foundations. https://www.x4foundations.com