X: Beyond the Frontier

X: Beyond the Frontier

Steam Deck · unrated

Egosoft · Simulation · Oct 9, 2010

Worth it for the right player.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

75%
Mostly Positive
398 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 398 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 221 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise25% are divided37% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
If I didn't know the game feel and wasn't able to ignore the low-res textures and polygons with handfuls of vertices, I'm not sure if I'd be able to enjoy it quite as much.
39 of 221 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While the presentation (for a late '90s game) is rather captivating, the gameplay itself is clunky and underdeveloped.
15 of 221 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The graphics are decent for its age and there is a lot of voice acting, so that's cool.
6 of 221 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics39 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters57 reviews
68%
Interface13 reviews
38%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat27 reviews
70%
Crashes8 reviews
63%
Bugs5 reviews
40%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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