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X8
X8 is the next generation Hero Shooter, FREE to PLAY (and crossplay) everywhere! Executing its directive to assemble worthy opponents, the rogue mod X8 has collected characters from across different games. Engage in 5v5 VR battles and restore a path back to their worlds!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“this game is genuinely really good. The gunplay is super fun, the graphics style is cutesy, and it overall has this really nice charm to it. the only problem? there’s literally 0 players. I’m not even exaggerating. I just checked steamdb and theres 0 players. It’s such a shame.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-01 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix 2 - X8 Contra: Super Wall Storm
Thank you for playing X8! Here is our most recent Hotfix Features Added entitlement checks upon log in Bug Fixes Fixed players cannot teleport to the Combat zone Reverted the scoreboard back Fixed Con
Major Update - X8 Contra: Super Wall Storm
X8 Contra: Super Wall Storm is Out Now! The world expands The omnipotent AI Index rules over X8, and aims to expand its dominion outside its digital boundaries. In order to acquire more power, it self
Major Update - Hero Skins
Hero Skins Update is OUT NOW! Hero Skins are here! Personalize your favorite X8 character with unique Hero Skins! Hero Skins will be available both for purchase and free trial in the new shop area loc
Major Update - Toy Box
Toy Box is OUT NOW! With our funniest update ever, we are bringing you: Mimic Box: allows players to grab and respawn various items, like: Slap Stick (Foam Hand on a stick) Bonk Hammer (A weird yet ef
X8 Major Update - Freeplay Park
Hi everyone!! We are ready to drop a new Update: Freeplay Park!!! Thank you all for your support, and we're excited to see the new faces this new update will bring! Introducing: Major Update - Freepla
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Action, Free To Play |
| Player tags | VR · Hero Shooter · PvP · Shooter · eSports · FPS · Tactical · Action · Multiplayer · Spectacle fighter · Superhero · LGBTQ+ (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Tracked Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Official site | https://playx8vr.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1080/AMD Radeon RX 5700XT series or higher Network: Broadband Internet connection VR Support: Quest 2, Quest 3, Valve Index