Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $4.99. It has been as low as $0.99.
- Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 526 player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 245 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The lore is static, it does not acknowledge the current state of the universe as well as any of the stuff happening during the plot, but w/e.
As far as the technical side of things graphics are not bad for a game this old.
This gradual progression from small-scale merchant to interstellar magnate is one of the game’s most satisfying arcs.
Station design is great, and overall, while X-Tension was cozy and glowy, X2 is darker and moodier with strong cyberpunk vibes, even more accentuated by dark gray UI and new additions to the soundtrack.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.
The data behind the verdict
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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