X - Space Game (Series)

X - Space Game

X - Space Game is a series of space simulation, space trading and combat games developed by Egosoft. The games allow players to explore open-ended persistent universes and engage in trade, combat, piracy and other activities across many star systems.

What is X - Space Game (Series)?

The X - Space Game series is a long-running franchise of single-player space trading and combat simulation games developed by the German studio Egosoft. The first game, X: Beyond the Frontier, was released in 1999 and the latest installment, X4: Foundations, was released in 2018.

The games take place in immense, open-ended fictional universes that contain hundreds of unique star systems to explore. Players start with a basic starship and some credits and are then free to engage in trading, piracy, combat, exploration and other money-making endeavors as they see fit. There is no set storyline or plot, allowing for an open-ended sandbox experience.

A major focus of the games is accumulating wealth and assets to expand one's interstellar commercial empire. Players can own and control everything from small fighters and traders to massive fleets and space stations. The in-game economies are dynamic, responding to supply and demand, allowing for strategies like buying low and selling high across the galaxy.

Combat plays a large role as well, with many options for upgrading weapons and shields on ships to engage in dogfights and large-scale battles. Later games in the series also incorporate the ability to issue commands to squadrons of ships, taking on a real-time strategy element.

The X games have always emphasized realistic Newtonian physics for moving and rotating spacecraft, ambitious scale in terms of the size of the universes, and attention to detail in simulating complex supply chains and economic systems. They have attracted a dedicated fan base over two decades looking for the ultimate interstellar sandbox experience.

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