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2003PC83 % positive−80 % ~~4.99 €~~ 0.99 €

A space sandbox where you fly ships as Julian Gardna, trade, and build stations and factory networks within a living economy. Combat, trading and expansion blend into a complex, open-ended universe.

Sandbox with your own goals
Open world
Economy and management
Deep systems to master

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes X2: The Threat special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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X: Beyond the Frontier

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1999PC75 % positive−80 % ~~4.99 €~~ 0.99 €

A classic space sandbox where you play a stranded pilot who trades, fights and grows a personal empire of ships and stations. Freedom and a living economy matter far more than the story.

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