X4: Foundations Price History and Player Count

X4: Foundations

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X4: Foundations

EgosoftAug 1, 2017Action, Simulation, Strategy

-80% $49.99 $9.99 Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Space
  • Simulation
  • Open World
  • Space Sim
  • Exploration
  • 4X
  • Sandbox
  • Sci-fi
  • Strategy
  • Economy
Playing now
3,179
Updated 4 minutes ago
24-hour peak
3,179
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
15,216
Dec 2, 2018
Avg this month
2,352
-4.7% vs last month
Steam reviews
79%
Mostly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

X4: Foundations player count chart

No, X4: Foundations is not dead. 3,179 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3,179. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 10% on the month before).

History from Aug 1, 2017

X4: Foundations monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 20262,352-116-4.7%3,778
October 20262,468-421-14.57%4,196
September 20262,889-1,298-21.09%4,858
August 2026n/a-1,956-24.11%6,156
July 2026n/a-495-5.75%8,112
June 2026n/a+3,890+82.47%8,607
May 2026n/a-250-5.03%4,717
April 2026n/a-520-9.48%4,967
March 2026n/a+30+0.55%5,487
February 2026n/a-2,308-29.72%5,457
January 2026n/a+1,212+18.5%7,765
December 2025n/a+2,642+67.55%6,553
November 2025n/a-1,440-26.91%3,911
October 2025n/a-809-13.13%5,351
September 2025n/a+561+10.02%6,160
August 2025n/a+1,608+40.29%5,599
July 2025n/a-414-9.4%3,991
June 2025n/a-388-8.1%4,405
May 2025n/a-1,645-25.55%4,793
April 2025n/a-664-9.35%6,438
March 2025n/a+341+5.04%7,102
February 2025n/a+2,661+64.9%6,761
January 2025n/a+131+3.3%4,100
December 2024n/a+512+14.81%3,969
November 2024n/a-715-17.14%3,457
October 2024n/a-856-17.02%4,172
September 2024n/a+156+3.2%5,028
August 2024n/a-2,102-30.14%4,872
July 2024n/a-816-10.47%6,974
June 2024n/a+4,264+120.93%7,790
May 2024n/a-1,319-27.22%3,526
April 2024n/a+1,730+55.54%4,845
March 2024n/a-230-6.88%3,115
February 2024n/a-1,482-30.7%3,345
January 2024n/a+1,470+43.79%4,827
December 2023n/a+536+19%3,357
November 2023n/a-333-10.56%2,821
October 2023n/a-124-3.78%3,154
September 2023n/a+174+5.61%3,278
August 2023n/a-1,006-24.48%3,104
July 2023n/a-292-6.63%4,110
June 2023n/a-3,422-43.74%4,402
May 2023n/a-2,917-27.16%7,824
April 2023n/a+6,851+176.12%10,741
March 2023n/a+331+9.3%3,890
February 2023n/a-418-10.51%3,559
January 2023n/a+541+15.75%3,977
December 2022n/a+1,140+49.65%3,436
November 2022n/a-139-5.71%2,296
October 2022n/a+77+3.27%2,435
September 2022n/a-144-5.76%2,358
August 2022n/a-560-18.29%2,502
July 2022n/a+282+10.14%3,062
June 2022n/a-1,500-35.05%2,780
May 2022n/a-1,901-30.76%4,280
April 2022n/a-1,344-17.86%6,181
March 2022n/a+3,893+107.19%7,525
February 2022n/a-93-2.5%3,632
January 2022n/a+571+18.1%3,725
December 2021n/a+177+5.95%3,154
November 2021n/a+727+32.31%2,977
October 2021n/a-319-12.42%2,250
September 2021n/a+40+1.58%2,569
August 2021n/a+147+6.17%2,529
July 2021n/a-357-13.03%2,382
June 2021n/a-1,974-41.88%2,739
May 2021n/a-1,492-24.05%4,713
April 2021n/a-2,931-32.08%6,205
March 2021n/a+7,041+336.09%9,136
February 2021n/a-283-11.9%2,095
January 2021n/a+296+14.22%2,378
December 2020n/a+67+3.33%2,082
November 2020n/a+375+22.87%2,015
October 2020n/a-399-19.57%1,640
September 2020n/a-142-6.51%2,039
August 2020n/a+146+7.17%2,181
July 2020n/a-555-21.43%2,035
June 2020n/a-1,555-37.52%2,590
May 2020n/a-1,737-29.53%4,145
April 2020n/a+2,625+80.6%5,882
March 2020n/a+2,061+172.32%3,257
February 2020n/a-235-16.42%1,196
January 2020n/a+23+1.63%1,431
December 2019n/a+118+9.15%1,408
November 2019n/a+224+21.01%1,290
October 2019n/a+222+26.3%1,066
September 2019n/a+6+0.72%844
August 2019n/a-68-7.51%838
July 2019n/a-23-2.48%906
June 2019n/a-59-5.97%929
May 2019n/a-362-26.81%988
April 2019n/a-889-39.71%1,350
March 2019n/a+180+8.74%2,239
February 2019n/a-2,962-58.99%2,059
January 2019n/a-10,195-67%5,021
December 2018n/a+5,893+63.21%15,216
November 2018n/a+9,318+186360%9,323
March 2018n/a+0+0%5
February 2018n/a+0+0%5
January 2018n/a+0+0%5
December 2017n/a+1+25%5
November 2017n/a+0+0%4
October 2017n/a-2-33.33%4
September 2017n/a+4+200%6
August 2017n/an/an/a2

How many people are playing X4: Foundations?

Right now, 3,179 players are in X4: Foundations on Steam. That makes it the #316 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3,179 players. Today's peak is 6% below its 30-day average daily peak of 3,379.

X4: Foundations player count history

Over the last 30 days X4: Foundations averaged a daily peak of 3,379 players, down 10% compared with the 30 days before (3,750). Its highest point this month (4,196) is 7% above the same period last year (3,911). In its first month after release (Aug 1, 2017) it peaked at 2 players. Today's player count is 21% of its all-time peak of 15,216, set on Dec 2, 2018.

Best time to play X4: Foundations

Based on the last 14 days, X4: Foundations is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 50% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

X4: Foundations players by hour and weekday

When X4: Foundations has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 16:00 UTCabout 3,949 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 1,475 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About X4: Foundations

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.

Developer
Egosoft
Released
Aug 1, 2017
Genre
Action, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
14 languages, 5 with full audio

Screenshots

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X4: Foundations price history

-80% $9.99
price now (US), usually $49.99
$9.99
lowest recorded (-80%) · Nov 2, 2026
-70%
typical sale discount · 6 sales seen

Good time to buy? Yes, good time to buy. X4: Foundations is 80% off at $9.99, the lowest price we have recorded.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

X4: Foundations price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States-80% $9.99$9.998.90 EURbase
Euro area-80% 9,99€$11.219.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom-80% £7.99$10.759.58 EUR+8%
Canada-80% C$ 12.99$9.308.29 EUR-7%
Australia-80% A$ 14.70$10.299.17 EUR+3%
New Zealand-80% NZ$ 14.29$8.037.16 EUR-20%
Brazil-80% R$26,99$4.944.40 EUR-51%
Mexico-80% Mex$ 102.99$5.544.94 EUR-45%
Argentina (LATAM USD)-80% $4.59$4.594.09 EUR-54%
Poland39,99 zł$10.239.11 EUR+2%
Switzerland-80% CHF 11.10$13.5712.09 EUR+36%
Norway-80% 111,80 kr$12.0210.71 EUR+20%
Turkey (MENA USD)-80% $4.59$4.594.09 EUR-54%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)-80% $4.59$4.594.09 EUR-54%
South Africa-80% R 83.00$5.064.50 EUR-49%
India-80% ₹400.00$4.233.77 EUR-58%
Indonesia cheapest-80% Rp 75 199$4.163.71 EUR-58%
China-80% ¥33.60$5.044.49 EUR-50%
Japan-80% ¥1,100$6.946.18 EUR-31%
South Korea-80% ₩ 10,600$7.887.02 EUR-21%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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X4: Foundations reviews over time

79% Mostly Positive79% of 30,481 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

X4: Foundations on Twitch

30
watching now
9
live channels
53
24-hour peak viewers
28
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "X4: Foundations", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

X4: Foundations Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 20 Oct 2026, with a peak of 1,815 viewers and 325 on average.

X4: Foundations streamers right now

  1. Emperor_Conrados11

Top X4: Foundations streamers this week

  1. StopGameRu170
  2. CaptainCollins111
  3. Karolinger102
  4. EfffEfff60
  5. Fhiach33

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

X4: Foundations achievements

X4: Foundations has 172 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 8.1% of them; the rarest, X-Treme Fighter, is held by 0.1% of players.

  • Crash CourseComplete all basic tutorials.63.0%
  • We Have Lift-OffSuccessfully start the game.40.5%
  • Have to Start SomewhereBuild the first module of a station.39.9%
  • Something Strange in our NeighbourhoodHelp investigate the strange readings.35.9%
  • Bug FixedDestroy a Kha'ak ship.35.2%
  • That's No Moon!Discover the mysterious installation.35.2%
  • Rising Property ValuesLicence the biggest available plot for your station.32.8%
  • Meet Your MentorCome face to face with your head of research.32.3%
  • Answer the CallSign up for a war subscription.30.1%
  • It fell out of a ship.Pick up 99 containers in space.28.8%
  • What Just Happened?Travel through an anomaly.28.4%
  • Nailed DownDestroy the engines of a capital ship.27.9%
  • Science!Finish a research item.27.7%
  • Ship CollectionOwn at least 20 ships.27.2%
  • A Good InvestmentJoin a trade guild.26.7%
  • Where am I?Teleport to a different location.25.2%
  • Superior ManoeuvresComplete the Terran Cadet gamestart mission (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).21.9%
  • Captain of IndustryAchieve trade rank Entrepreneur.20.1%
  • Provinces AdriftFind the Boron (requires the Kingdom End expansion).20.0%
  • Missing in ActionRisk your life in the defence of Sol (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).19.5%
  • Capital PunishmentDestroy a Xenon capital ship.18.1%
  • A Glimpse of HomeHelp Boso observe the Great Reef Nebula (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).17.6%
  • Your New DigsComplete the induction into the Facility (requires the Timelines expansion).16.2%
  • Bling BlingApply a paint modification to your ship.15.7%
  • Access GrantedGet permission to enter the Sol Inner Core (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).15.3%
  • That Could Have Gone BetterDo all you can to help Hatikvah's aspirations.15.2%
  • TinkererApply a modification to your ship at a workbench.15.1%
  • Friends in High PlacesReach highest reputation with any faction.14.9%
  • Nice PileGet one billion Credits in your account.14.7%
  • Combat ProAchieve fight rank Colonel.14.1%
  • A Significant BitDestroy 128 Xenon ships.14.0%
  • Did I forget to lock the door?Receive an uninvited guest at one of your stations.13.6%
  • Data MiningAcquire a module blueprint through hacking.13.3%
  • The CipherHelp Boso make a stellar discovery (requires the Kingdom End expansion).13.3%
  • Gather Essential DataGather data inside the Torus wreckage with help of a friend (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).12.8%
  • Advanced TerraformingUnlock advanced Terraforming Projects developed from Segarian research and data from Terran archives (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).12.8%
  • Queen's HeraldObtain a royal mandate from the Queen (requires the Kingdom End expansion).12.5%
  • A Taste of Things To ComeComplete a very special delivery (requires the Kingdom End expansion).12.4%
  • Kingdom ComeMake your way to Kingdom End (requires the Kingdom End expansion).12.2%
  • That's Mine NowClaim any sector.12.0%
  • Deus in MachinaPersonally take control of a Xenon ship.11.9%
  • Third Person ShooterDestroy 10 ships while in external view (excluding mass traffic).11.5%
  • Let's BuildConstruct 10 stations.11.3%
  • Ride the TideBe safely docked at a station when the wave hits (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion).11.3%
  • Access DeniedEnter the Earth sector without permission (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).11.2%
  • Friends in Low PlacesGain access to the black market.10.9%
  • Ship BreakerDestroy all the surface elements on a capital ship.10.3%
  • Through the Hornets' NestComplete The High Road mission (requires the Kingdom End expansion).10.2%
  • Bestowed in PerpetuityMake a friend before the Tide comes in (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion).10.1%
  • OverkillDestroy a ship with a single shot (excluding mass traffic).10.1%
  • One Busy ChipmunkStore illicit goods in your cheek pouch (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion).9.4%
  • A Herald's DutyComplete a royal errand (requires the Kingdom End expansion).9.2%
  • Never Heard of HimConclude your investigation and find nothing out of the ordinary (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).8.8%
  • Diplomatic ConnectionsInvite a faction diplomat to your embassy.8.6%
  • Amplified DestructionRid the Yaki of their greatest asset (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).8.2%
  • Respect and UnderstandingNegotiate an entirely satisfactory outcome (requires the Kingdom End expansion).8.2%
  • Can't Shoot ThisDestroy 100 turrets.8.1%
  • Hold up a minute!Almost give the game away (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion).7.5%
  • ExplorerDiscover all sectors.7.4%
  • Unleashed MarketWitness a monopoly at play (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion).7.4%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 172 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

X4: Foundations DLC

X4: Foundations has 15 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
X4: Envoy Pack ↗Sep 10, 2025-30% $5.59
X4: Envoy Pack Soundtrack ↗Sep 2, 2025-70% $2.99
X4: Hyperion Pack ↗Feb 20, 2025-30% $4.89
X4: Hyperion Pack Soundtrack ↗Feb 11, 2025-70% $2.99
X4: Timelines ↗Jun 20, 2024-60% $5.99
X4: Timelines Soundtrack ↗Jun 14, 2024-80% $1.99
X4: Kingdom End ↗Apr 12, 2023-70% $4.49
X4: Kingdom End Soundtrack ↗Mar 29, 2023-90% $0.99
X4: Tides of Avarice ↗Mar 14, 2022-70% $4.49
X4: Tides of Avarice Soundtrack ↗Feb 25, 2022-90% $0.99
X4: Cradle of Humanity ↗Mar 16, 2021-80% $2.99
X4: Cradle of Humanity Soundtrack ↗Mar 12, 2021-90% $0.99
X4: Split Vendetta ↗Mar 31, 2020-80% $2.99
X4: Split Vendetta Soundtrack ↗Mar 30, 2020-90% $0.99
X4: Foundations Soundtrack ↗Feb 11, 2020-90% $0.99

X4: Foundations FAQ

Is X4: Foundations dead?

No, X4: Foundations is not dead. 3,179 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3,179. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 10% on the month before).

How many people play X4: Foundations?

3,179 people are playing X4: Foundations on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3,179 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for X4: Foundations?

X4: Foundations reached its all-time Steam peak of 15,216 concurrent players on Dec 2, 2018.

Is X4: Foundations growing or declining?

X4: Foundations is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 3,379, down 10% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is X4: Foundations most active?

X4: Foundations usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

How much does X4: Foundations cost?

X4: Foundations is on sale on Steam right now: $9.99, 80% off its usual $49.99. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price X4: Foundations has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for X4: Foundations on Steam is $9.99 (80% off), on Nov 2, 2026. It costs $9.99 right now.

Is X4: Foundations on sale right now?

Yes. X4: Foundations is 80% off on Steam right now, $9.99 instead of $49.99. That matches the lowest price we have recorded.

Where is X4: Foundations cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, X4: Foundations is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 75 199, about $4.16 or 58% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is X4: Foundations good?

Steam players rate X4: Foundations Mostly Positive: 79% of 30,481 reviews are positive.

When did X4: Foundations come out?

X4: Foundations was released on Steam on Aug 1, 2017.

Who made X4: Foundations?

X4: Foundations was developed by Egosoft.

Is X4: Foundations still worth playing?

X4: Foundations has a big, active player base on Steam today (3,179 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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