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2018−80 % 49.99 € 9.99 €
A deeply complex space sandbox where you pilot ships yourself, run trade routes, build stations and grow an entire economic empire inside a living, simulated universe.
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The closest matches for X4: Foundations are X3: Terran Conflict, X3: Albion Prelude and X3: Reunion. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes X4: Foundations special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
97 %
Best match
2008−80 % 15.99 € 3.19 €
A vast space sandbox where you fly ships, build trading empires and factory complexes, and get drawn into conflicts between rival races. Freedom is huge, but the learning curve is steep.
96 % −80 %Open world
A vast, freely explorable space sandbox where you fly ships, trade, fight and build your own economic and fleet empire. The focus is on freedom and simulation rather than a tightly told story.
96 % −80 %Open world
A vast space sandbox where you fly ships, trade, build factories and stations, and carve your own path within a living simulated economy.
95 % −80 %Open world
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.
93 % −80 %Open world
A space sandbox in the X universe where you fly, fight, trade and gradually build your own economic empire with a small ship and a female companion. Known for ambitious ideas and a rocky launch that drew heavy criticism.
93 % −80 %Open world
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.
93 %
Tactical depth
A space sandbox where you pilot a ship and build a fleet, trading, exploring and fighting in tactical real-time battles. You choose freely whether to become a trader, mercenary, pirate or warlord.
92 % 19.99 €
Open world
A space sim recreating the entire Milky Way at 1:1 scale, letting you pilot your own ship as a trader, bounty hunter, miner or explorer across billions of star systems. Demanding flight controls and sheer vastness create an unmatched sense of scale and solitude.
92 % 31.99 €
Open world
You captain your own spaceship in an open galaxy, mixing real-time space combat with trading, missions and RPG-style progression through ship upgrades and skills.
91 % 8.19 €
Open world
A physics-driven top-down space simulator where you mine resources in Saturn's rings and upgrade your ship. Realistic physics and a hard sci-fi approach make maneuvering among the rocks the real challenge.
