X4: Foundations

X4: Foundations

Steam Deck Verified

Egosoft · Space · Nov 30, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

80%
Mostly Positive
30k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 30k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
17% of themes are praise66% are divided17% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Despite having some clearly outdated graphics, its really cool to watch ships(especially the bigger ships) just go at it in space.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I like to think of this game as a Single-Player EVE Online, if Eve's mechanics were updated to the standards of 2018.
10 of 300 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 love2 themes
Graphics31 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters85 reviews
73%
Combat67 reviews
70%
Gameplay55 reviews
67%
Interface49 reviews
47%
Audio32 reviews
81%
Performance19 reviews
68%
Controls15 reviews
40%
Difficulty13 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
44%
Crashes11 reviews
27%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
172
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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