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X Rebirth

X Rebirth

In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.

Released Nov 15, 2013 Developer Egosoft Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SimulationSpaceSci-fiActionSpace Sim
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

43.6%positive7,268 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great space game! Keep in mind that this is the version before X4 foundations (so no flying every ship in the game - just the Albion Skunk). Remember to get the package with all the DLC content as you'll want to play the whole map.”

— a player, Steam review · 500 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“still an awesome game wishing the modders can still enhance this game further”

— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Objectively the worst X game. Don't buy this, and let's all collectively forget it ever existed.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

14playing at last check
2124-hour peak
14,664all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2.6k avg · Nov 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

69achievements
5.7%median completion
0.6%rarest: Top Gun
74.7% of players 70.0% of players 35.5% of players 33.2% of players 31.0% of players 29.2% of players 27.8% of players 25.7% of players 23.8% of players 23.4% of players 20.6% of players 20.6% of players 14.7% of players 14.5% of players 14.5% of players 13.0% of players 12.4% of players 11.7% of players 11.4% of players 10.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 8.9% of players 8.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 8.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 7.9% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 74.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.7%An Unexpected Lodger — Have Yisha stay longer than you both expected.
70.0%Speed Freak — Reach maximal boost speed in a highway.
35.5%Gun Running — Acquire weapons from Heart of Albion contact.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Top Gun — Destroy 10 unidentifiable ships on Very Hard difficulty (requires Home of Light DLC).
0.7%Finders, Keepers (Very Hard) — Force 50 pilots to abandon their ships on Very Hard difficulty.
1.0%Adblock — Destroy 20 Ad Signs.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US2.99 USD−90%
EU2.99 EUR−90%
UK2.49 GBP−90%
Australia4.39 AUD−90%
Canada3.89 CAD−90%
Japan340 JPY−90%
Brazil8.89 BRL−90%
China10.80 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 19, 2025
Small Patch: Linux Fix

We've released a minor update for X Rebirth, resolving an issue that prevented the game from launching on Linux. While you're here: Did you know the X series has continued with X4: Foundations? Featur

Feb 18, 2020
X-Soundtracks now available on Steam

Attention music fans! As you may have seen, Steam has recently redesigned and improved its system for selling and listening to game soundtracks. Soundtracks can now be viewed, downloaded and played di

Dec 07, 2017
Free X Weekend And New Updates!

Egosoft is happy to announce that our first Virtual Reality game is finally ready for release. Today marks the end of Early Access and the launch of X Rebirth VR Edition . http://store.steampowered.co

Dec 07, 2017
Free X Weekend And New Updates!

Egosoft is happy to announce that our first Virtual Reality game is finally ready for release. Today marks the end of Early Access and the launch of X Rebirth VR Edition . http://store.steampowered.co

Oct 19, 2017
X Rebirth 4.10 Hotfix Released

We are rolling out a hotfix for X Rebirth to solve crashes caused by the Windows 10 Fall Update. This affects Windows versions of X Rebirth up to 4.10 and 4.21 beta. Note that X Rebirth VR Edition is

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · Space · Sci-fi · Action · Space Sim · Sandbox · Singleplayer · Open World · Economy · Trading · Strategy · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French * , Korean *
ControllerFull support
Achievements69
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.egosoft.com/games/x_rebirth/info_en.php
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher Processor: Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT400 series with 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4870HD with 512MB RAM or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card