Action · October 16, 2008

X3: Terran Conflict (2008)

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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! Experience the brilliant climax of the legendary X-Trilogy , and take your place in the history of the X Universe. Largest X Universe ever. New faction: the Terrans – inhabitants of the Earth. More jobs and non-linear missions than ever before. More than 100 new spaceships, new ship classes and weapon systems. Re-designed user interface for comfortable control by mouse, keyboard and joystick. New group management tool. Large battleships can be boarded by an outside team.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Space · 352
Simulation · 252
Sandbox · 179
Sci-fi · 168
Strategy · 161
Space Sim · 149
Open World · 136
Trading · 131
Singleplayer · 127
Economy · 103
Action · 91
Capitalism · 55
Flight · 40
Great Soundtrack · 37
Exploration · 34

Position in Action

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	2.8k Steam reviews	Top 83% in Action
Positive rating	85% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55%
Metacritic	73/100	Genre average 77 — top 73% of Action titles
Engagement hours	25 h average	Top 19% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

English volume_up
French volume_up
German volume_up
Italian
Russian volume_up
Polish
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Spanish - Spain
Japanese volume_up

Full audio (5)

English
French
German
Russian
Japanese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.4k positive · 419 negative

Metacritic

73/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.9/10

Curator recommendations

2.1k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

25h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release date	Oct 16, 2008
Developer	Egosoft
Base price	$1.59 -90%
DLC / Add-ons	5 released
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud

Accessibility

Captions available

Input & Comfort

Full controller support

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

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Editions & Packages

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