X4: Foundations

About the game

X4: Foundations is a space game from Egosoft where you start out with a single ship and decide for yourself what to become. You can trade, fight, explore and build, and over time grow from a lone pilot into the leader of an empire with its own fleets, stations and production chains. The universe is fully simulated: factions trade, build and go to war on their own, thousands of ships carry out their tasks, and trade routes shift as the economy develops, whether you take part or not. Combat runs in real time, and you can fly a ship yourself or give orders to whole fleets from a strategic view. Stations are built from modules, so you design the infrastructure that powers your economy, manage supply chains and automate production. Diplomacy and subterfuge are tools too, letting you stir up a war or broker peace between factions. Expansions and major updates have added new systems since release, and a large modding community adds more.