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X3: Terran Conflict

X3: Terran Conflict

It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!

Released Oct 16, 2008 Developer Egosoft Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SpaceSimulationSandboxSci-fiStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $1.59 (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.

85.4%positive2,791 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The absolute gold standard when it comes to autistic sandbox space sims, if that is what you fancy then look no further! I feel it is on par with the likes of Oxygen not included, Factorio, Kerbal Space Program and the like, even if they are a totally different genres, in a…”

— a player, Steam review · 308 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I love this game so so much and here is why; >It gives you freedom. You want to be a space taxi driver? Go for it. Do you wanna be a dogfighting aggressive pirate? You got it. You want to be a police force and battle against crime, be a contraband police? You want to start in a…”

— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Timeless game. Be prepared to give a lot of your time. Try not to cheat, as tempting as it is.”

— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

50playing at last check
5524-hour peak
1,019all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 320 avg · Sep 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.

33achievements
2.2%median completion
1.2%rarest: X-Treme Trader
28.4% of players 13.0% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 10.2% of players 9.4% of players 8.2% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 28.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
28.4%Crash Course — Pass the Flight School.
13.0%Pirate Fever — Force a pilot to eject a crate worth over 10,000 Credits.
11.6%Combat Pro — Achieve fight rank Professional.
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%X-Treme Trader — Achieve trade rank X-TREME.
1.2%X-Treme Fighter — Achieve fight rank X-TREME.
1.2%Die-Hard — Finish nine campaigns in Dead-is-Dead mode.

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.

$1.59−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$15.99base price
$1.59lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US1.59 USD−90%
EU1.59 EUR−90%
UK1.59 GBP−90%
Australia2.35 AUD−90%
Canada2.07 CAD−90%
Japan180 JPY−90%
Brazil4.99 BRL−90%
China4.80 CNY−90%

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

China≈$0.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$2.1

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

$0 $10 $20 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.

Jul 09, 2021
Small Technical Update

Simplified first-time setup on Windows Fixed lib compatibility issues on Linux Fixed several voice samples in German version

Apr 06, 2021
Unveiling X3: Farnham's Legacy – a new chapter for an old favourite

We at Egosoft have been working on our current title, X4: Foundations, and have recently released a major 4.00 update, as well as a new expansion, X4: Cradle of Humanity. In the meantime, a new produc

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.com

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.com

May 15, 2017
MacOS and Linux: Full Controller Support

The macOS and Linux versions of X3: Terran Conflict have been updated to add controller support and to fix some input issues. X3: Terran Conflict now has full controller support on all platforms.

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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, Strategy
Player tagsSpace · Simulation · Sandbox · Sci-fi · Strategy · Space Sim · Open World · Trading · Singleplayer · Economy · Action · Capitalism (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Italian, Russian * , Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Spanish - Spain, Japanese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements33
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.egosoft.com/games/x3tc/info_en.php
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 / XP SP2 Processor: Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support Hard Drive: 10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)