X4: Foundations
Short description
X4: FOUNDATIONS brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Fly every ship, EXPLORE space or manage an empire; TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD and THINK carefully, while you embark on an epic journey. Experience tons of improvements with the massive 7.00 Update!
- Developer
- Egosoft
- Publisher
- Egosoft
- Release
- Fri, Nov 30, 2018
- Price
$49.99
$9.99
80%- Reviews
- 25,463
- Positive
- 79%
- Followers
- 159,414
- Owners (estimated)
- 1M – 2M
- Concurrent players
- 3,844
- Genres
- Action, Simulation, Strategy
- Features
- Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound
- Tags
Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $44.51, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $49.99 launch price. That is 11% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
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Media
History
31 data points since Oct 16, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.
The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
Lowest recorded price: $4.99 on Dec 18, 2025.
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