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X4: FOUNDATIONS

X4: Foundations has 2,684 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 3,322 and its all-time peak is 8,603. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Egosoft2018

Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.

Up 27% in the last 24h. Something brought players back.
Currently at 31% of the all-time peak of 8,603 players.
Last updated 6 months ago: 9.00 Public Beta 10 now available.

Playing now

2,684

24h peak

3,322

24h change

▲ 27.1%

Quick verdict

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

2.68K

24h peak

3.32K

All-time

8.60K

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