Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 144 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 64 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise64 helpful reviews40% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Unlike story-driven space games that funnel players toward fixed objectives, this title encourages self-directed progression.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Graphically it looks leagues better than X-BTF, with higher-resolution textures and better models.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
5 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
The X-Tension on Steam, thanks to the latest updates from egosoft, has an easier user interface and is more of an open world introducing you to the "X" universe that we then play with X2, X3, X4 .. but at least in X-Tension you can get in your ship's pilot seat.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay17 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Interface5 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Story91% still recommend
Combat63% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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