X4: Foundations

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Linux

Genres

• science fiction video game

• space trading and combat game
• adventure game^*

• construction and management simulation^*

• flight simulation video game^*

• sandbox game^*

• shooter game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Adjustable Text Size^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Color Alternatives^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*
• Japanese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Polish^*
• Czech^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• German^*
• French^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Czech^*

Community tags · historical

• Space Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  483^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  466^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  466^*

• Economy^*

  Votes · historical

  460^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  449^*

• Flight^*

  Votes · historical

  445^*

• Capitalism^*

  Votes · historical

  442^*

• Trading^*

  Votes · historical

  441^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  435^*

• Base-Building^*

  Votes · historical

  297^*

• Grand Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  278^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  273^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  269^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  264^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  263^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  259^*

• Procedural Generation^*

  Votes · historical

  255^*

• Management^*

  Votes · historical

  253^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  245^*

• Immersive^*

  Votes · historical

  239^*

System requirements

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  SteamOS (64-bit) or Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GTX 780/970 or AMD equivalent (Vulkan support required)^*

  Storage

  35 GB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GTX 780/970 or AMD equivalent (Vulkan support required)^*

  Storage

  35 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

  Requirements

  8 GB RAM (base game) / 16 GB RAM (with all expansions installed)^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD equivalent^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA RTX 3060 or AMD RX 6700 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required)^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  111^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Egosoft

Publishers

• Egosoft

• 2018-11-30

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2018-11-29 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2018-11-29^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 30, 2018^*

Detailed specifications