Deep Silver

X3: Terran Conflict

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2008

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

  • X³: Terran Conflict

Steam version platforms

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

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*

Game features

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

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Czech*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*

Community tags · historical

  • Space*
    Votes · historical
    352*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    252*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    179*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    168*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    161*
  • Space Sim*
    Votes · historical
    149*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    136*
  • Trading*
    Votes · historical
    131*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    127*
  • Economy*
    Votes · historical
    103*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    91*
  • Capitalism*
    Votes · historical
    55*
  • Flight*
    Votes · historical
    40*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    37*
  • Exploration*
    Votes · historical
    34*
  • Moddable*
    Votes · historical
    33*
  • 4X*
    Votes · historical
    27*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    22*
  • Management*
    Votes · historical
    10*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    6*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 / XP SP2*
    Processor alternatives
    Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support*
    Storage
    10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 12.04 LTS*
    Processor alternatives
    Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card (with proprietary driver) or Intel Core i7-2620M with Mesa 9.0*
    Storage
    10GB of free space*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    10.7 (Lion)*
    Processor alternatives
    Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card or Intel Core i7-2620M*
    Storage
    10GB of free space*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 3.0 support*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
    Memory
    3 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    3 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    6*
    Community confidence
    low*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Egosoft

Publishers

  • Deep Silver
  • Egosoft*

Release history

  • 2008-10-16
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2009-03-31 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2009-03-31*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 16, 2008*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
X3: Terran Conflict*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 3.0 support*
Windows recommended memory requirement
3* GB
Release year
2,008*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 3.0 support*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
3 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*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Deep Silver
Deep Silver*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2009-03-31 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2009-03-31*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
33*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,486* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Egosoft*
DLC count · historical
5*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
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)
63* min
Metacritic score
73*
Name
X3: Terran Conflict*
Negative reviews · historical
408*
Peak ccu
32*
Positive reviews · historical
2,383*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
1.59*
Publishers
  • Egosoft*
Recommendations
2,056*
Store release date · historical
Oct 16, 2008*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Czech*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
Game website · historical
http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3tc/info_en.php*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 16, 2008*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Czech*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
319* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,430* min
Ccu
32*
Developer
Egosoft*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
1,599* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Czech*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
319* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
127* min
Name
X3: Terran Conflict*
Negative reviews · historical
408*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
2,383*
Historical US price
1,599* US cents
Publisher
Egosoft*
Community tags · historical
  • Space*
  • Simulation*
  • Sandbox*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Strategy*
  • Space Sim*
  • Open World*
  • Trading*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Economy*
  • Action*
  • Capitalism*
  • Flight*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Exploration*
  • Moddable*
  • 4X*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Management*
  • First-Person*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Czech*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
Community tags · historical
Space
Space*
Simulation
Simulation*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Strategy
Strategy*
Space Sim
Space Sim*
Open World
Open World*
Trading
Trading*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Economy
Economy*
Action
Action*
Capitalism
Capitalism*
Flight
Flight*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Exploration
Exploration*
Moddable
Moddable*
4X
4X*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Management
Management*
First-Person
First-Person*
Tags votes
Space
Votes · historical
352*
Simulation
Votes · historical
252*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
179*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
168*
Strategy
Votes · historical
161*
Space Sim
Votes · historical
149*
Open World
Votes · historical
136*
Trading
Votes · historical
131*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
127*
Economy
Votes · historical
103*
Action
Votes · historical
91*
Capitalism
Votes · historical
55*
Flight
Votes · historical
40*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
37*
Exploration
Votes · historical
34*
Moddable
Votes · historical
33*
4X
Votes · historical
27*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
22*
Management
Votes · historical
10*
First-Person
Votes · historical
6*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Egosoft*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Processor: Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card (with proprietary driver) or Intel Core i7-2620M with Mesa 9.0 Hard Drive: 10GB of free space *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: 10.7 (Lion) Processor: Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card or Intel Core i7-2620M Hard Drive: 10GB of free space *
Metacritic score
73*
Name
X3: Terran Conflict*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 / XP SP2 Processor: Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support Hard Drive: 10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended) *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$15.99*
Publishers
  • Egosoft*
Recommendations total
2,047*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 16, 2008*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), German (full audio), Italian, Russian (full audio), Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Spanish - Spain, Japanese*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS*
Processor alternatives
Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
Memory
1 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card (with proprietary driver) or Intel Core i7-2620M with Mesa 9.0*
Storage
10GB of free space*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
10.7 (Lion)*
Processor alternatives
Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
Memory
1 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card or Intel Core i7-2620M*
Storage
10GB of free space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 / XP SP2*
Processor alternatives
Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz*
Memory
1 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support*
Storage
10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Egosoft
Egosoft*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 16, 2008*
Interface languages
  • Italian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Czech*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
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|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
2,009*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
low*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
6*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
3* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,008*
Title
X3: Terran Conflict*
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*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
6*
Community confidence
low*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
3 GB*

* Provisional data