Deep Silver

X Rebirth

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2013

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Localized titles

  • X: Rebirth

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Simulation*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Korean*

Community tags · historical

  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    394*
  • Space*
    Votes · historical
    385*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    254*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    223*
  • Space Sim*
    Votes · historical
    152*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    143*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    131*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    103*
  • Economy*
    Votes · historical
    79*
  • Trading*
    Votes · historical
    50*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    36*
  • Exploration*
    Votes · historical
    27*
  • Moddable*
    Votes · historical
    26*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    26*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    23*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    13*
  • Management*
    Votes · historical
    13*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    7*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    6*
  • Flight*
    Votes · historical
    6*

System requirements

  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    SteamOS (64-bit) or Ubuntu 14.04 (64-bit)*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Vendor proprietary drivers, Nvidia GT500 series with 1GB RAM or better, ATI 5870HD with 1GB RAM or better*
    Storage
    8 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    OpenAL Soft compatible*
    Conditions
    OpenGL version 4.2*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    OS X 10.9 Mavericks*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel Iris Pro*
    Storage
    8 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    OpenAL Soft compatible*
    Conditions
    OpenGL version 4.2*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia GT400 series with 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4870HD with 512MB RAM or better*
    Graphics API
    Version 9.0c*
    Storage
    8 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    8 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia GT500 series with 1GB RAM or better, ATI 5870HD with 1GB RAM or better*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i5 (Quad) or i7 at 2.5GHz or AMD equivalent*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    5*
    Community confidence
    low*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Egosoft

Publishers

  • Deep Silver
  • Egosoft*

Release history

  • 2013-11-15
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2013-11-14 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2013-11-14*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Nov 15, 2013*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Nvidia GT400 series with 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4870HD with 512MB RAM or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
X Rebirth*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel i5 (Quad) or i7 at 2.5GHz or AMD equivalent*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Nvidia GT500 series with 1GB RAM or better, ATI 5870HD with 1GB RAM or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
8* GB
Release year
2,013*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GT400 series with 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4870HD with 512MB RAM or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel i5 (Quad) or i7 at 2.5GHz or AMD equivalent*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GT500 series with 1GB RAM or better, ATI 5870HD with 1GB RAM or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Egosoft
Egosoft*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
adventure game
adventure game*
construction and management simulation
construction and management simulation*
flight simulation video game
flight simulation video game*
sandbox game
sandbox game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2013-11-14 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2013-11-14*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
69*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
3,053* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Egosoft*
DLC count · historical
7*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Korean*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
324* min
Metacritic score
33*
Name
X Rebirth*
Negative reviews · historical
4,102*
Peak ccu
7*
Positive reviews · historical
3,166*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
5.99*
Publishers
  • Egosoft*
Recommendations
5,134*
Store release date · historical
Nov 15, 2013*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • French*
  • Korean*
Game website · historical
http://www.egosoft.com/games/x_rebirth/info_en.php*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Korean*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 15, 2013*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • French*
  • Korean*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,100* min
Ccu
7*
Developer
Egosoft*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
Historical US original list price
2,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • French*
  • Korean*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
198* min
Name
X Rebirth*
Negative reviews · historical
4,102*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
3,166*
Historical US price
2,999* US cents
Publisher
Egosoft*
Community tags · historical
  • Simulation*
  • Space*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Action*
  • Space Sim*
  • Sandbox*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Open World*
  • Economy*
  • Trading*
  • Strategy*
  • Exploration*
  • Moddable*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Adventure*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Management*
  • First-Person*
  • Shooter*
  • Flight*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • French*
  • Korean*
Community tags · historical
Simulation
Simulation*
Space
Space*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Action
Action*
Space Sim
Space Sim*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Open World
Open World*
Economy
Economy*
Trading
Trading*
Strategy
Strategy*
Exploration
Exploration*
Moddable
Moddable*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Adventure
Adventure*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Management
Management*
First-Person
First-Person*
Shooter
Shooter*
Flight
Flight*
Tags votes
Simulation
Votes · historical
394*
Space
Votes · historical
385*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
254*
Action
Votes · historical
223*
Space Sim
Votes · historical
152*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
143*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
131*
Open World
Votes · historical
103*
Economy
Votes · historical
79*
Trading
Votes · historical
50*
Strategy
Votes · historical
36*
Exploration
Votes · historical
27*
Moddable
Votes · historical
26*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
26*
Adventure
Votes · historical
23*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
13*
Management
Votes · historical
13*
First-Person
Votes · historical
7*
Shooter
Votes · historical
6*
Flight
Votes · historical
6*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Egosoft*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: SteamOS (64-bit) or Ubuntu 14.04 (64-bit) Processor: Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Vendor proprietary drivers, Nvidia GT500 series with 1GB RAM or better, ATI 5870HD with 1GB RAM or better Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: OpenAL Soft compatible Additional Notes: OpenGL version 4.2 *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: OS X 10.9 Mavericks Processor: Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris Pro Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: OpenAL Soft compatible Additional Notes: OpenGL version 4.2 *
Metacritic score
33*
Name
X Rebirth*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher Processor: Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT400 series with 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4870HD with 512MB RAM or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$29.99*
Publishers
  • Egosoft*
Recommendations total
5,134*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Nov 15, 2013*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German (full audio), Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French (full audio), Korean*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
SteamOS (64-bit) or Ubuntu 14.04 (64-bit)*
Processor alternatives
Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Vendor proprietary drivers, Nvidia GT500 series with 1GB RAM or better, ATI 5870HD with 1GB RAM or better*
Storage
8 GB available space*
Audio hardware
OpenAL Soft compatible*
Conditions
OpenGL version 4.2*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
OS X 10.9 Mavericks*
Processor alternatives
Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Intel Iris Pro*
Storage
8 GB available space*
Audio hardware
OpenAL Soft compatible*
Conditions
OpenGL version 4.2*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher*
Processor alternatives
Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GT400 series with 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4870HD with 512MB RAM or better*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c*
Storage
8 GB available space*
Audio hardware
DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 15, 2013*
Interface languages
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Korean*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Simulation*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
2,010*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
low*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
5*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
8* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,013*
Title
X Rebirth*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
5*
Community confidence
low*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
8 GB*

* Provisional data