About this game

The most recent game in the well-known X series of space simulation / sandbox games, with the tagline TRADE FIGHT BUILD THINK, is X4: Foundations. These games are played as action games from a first-person perspective in a living breathing cosmos. A vast universe of NPC ships and stations are simulated in X4: Foundations, creating a realistic economy.

• Start your trip from a variety of gamestarts and as a variety of people, each of whom has a unique position, set of relationships, and starting ship and technology.
• Everything can be piloted from the cockpit or an external view, including small scouts, a variety of ship classes, and the largest carrier.
• The X games' guiding principle has always been the construction of factories and space stations. Most players desire to build their own economies and begin having a bigger impact on the universe once they have amassed enough money from trading or combat.
• The first X game to do so, X4, gives all races and factions the freedom to establish and grow their empires. They have access to the same creative freedom that players have when developing space stations out of modular building blocks.
• The map will become your favorite means of management after you have more ships and a large number of NPCs working as pilots, crew, or station managers for you.
• Realistic, simulated economies have long been one of the main selling features of X games. The goods are genuinely traded by NPCs, and prices change according to this simulated economy. The goods are manufactured by hundreds of stations and carried by thousands of ships.
• On a higher level, the fluid transition from ship to ship and from you commanding your empire to NPCs continues. You will become highly interested in studying teleportation from your headquarters once you have a larger fleet.

Reviews

If you dream of a single-player Star Citizen, or loved games like Freelancer, then this space sandbox will be a breath of fresh air in a much too sparsely populated genre. However, even though X4 is more accessible than X1–X3, it’s not a casual game. You have to work to figure out the mechanics behind Foundations, and if you put in the time, you’ll be rewarded with an experience that can last 100 hours or more.

Game Revolution

 

Foundations is more of the same niche-scratching space exploration from previous iterations with a more immersive feel and I can't wait to dive back into my personal galaxy. For those that have been watching the X series from the outside, Foundations is a great entry point, provided you meet the beefy system requirements.

Destructoid

Minimum System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 7 SP1 (64 bits)
• CPU: Intel i5-4590 2.7 GHz, AMD
• RAM: 8 GB
• HDD: 12 GB
• GPU: Nvidia GTX 780 / 970, AMD

Recommended System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 7 SP1 / 8 / 10 (64 bits)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K, AMD
• RAM: 16 GB
• HDD: 12 GB
• GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070, AMD

X4 Foundations Collectors Edition Extra Content

The Collectors Edition expansion contains the following features:

• The X Universe Digital Artbook 2018: Enjoy the concept art behind the X universe.
• X Novel: Nopileos by Helge Kautz as English and German eBook.
• Digital Soundtrack: Download the music, including exclusive versions of the trailer and teaser music in highest possible quality.
• Access to the first two expansions for X4: Foundations.
• First expansion planned to be released in 2019
• Second expansion planned to be released later

Bundle

The X4 2022 Bundle contains the base game and the following expansion and soundtracks:

• X4: Split Vendetta
• X4 Cradle of Humanity
• X4 Tides of Avarice
• X4 Foundation Collector's Edition - Extra Content
• X4 Foundations Soundtrack
• X4: Split Vendetta Soundtrack
• X4 Cradle of Humanity Soundtrack
• X4 Tides of Avarice Soundtrack

Anniversary Collection

The X UNIVERSE - 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION Contains the base game and the following expansions:

• X4: Split Vendetta
• X4 Cradle of Humanity
• X4 Tides of Avarice
• X4 Foundation Collector's Edition - Extra Content
• X4 Foundations Soundtrack
• X4: Split Vendetta Soundtrack
• X4 Cradle of Humanity Soundtrack
• X4 Tides of Avarice Soundtrack
• X Beyond the Fontier
• X Tension
• X2 The Treat
• X3 Reunion
• X3 Terran Conflict
• X3 Albion Prelude
• X3 Farnham's Legacy
• X3 Albion Prelude Soundtrack
• X Rebirth
• X Rebirth The Teladi Outpost
• X Rebirth Home of Light
• X Rebirth Soundtrack Vol. 1
• X Rebirth Soundtrack Vol. 2
• X Rebirth The Teladi Outpost Soundtrack
• X Rebirth Home of Light Soundtrack
• X Rebirth VR Edition

Collector

The Collector Edition contains the base game and the X4 Foundation Collector's Edition.