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
- Nov 30, 2018
- Genres
- Action, Simulation, Strategy
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Website
- x4foundations.com ↗
How many people are playing X4: Foundations?
X4: Foundations had 2,835 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 22:00 UTC, down 7.1% from 3,053 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 22:00 UTC, it ranks #280 of the 502 games tracked here, up 12 places from #292 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 17, 2026 is 4,614, on Sep 20, 2026; the latest reading is 61% of that.
Over the last four weeks, X4: Foundations has been busiest during the evening in Europe, with the busiest hour around 19:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent X4: Foundations updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Jun 10, 2026 Major update X4: Foundations 9.00 "Empire Update" is Out Now! ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jun 2, 2026 Regular update 9.00 RC4 now available ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jun 1, 2026 Regular update 9.00 RC3 now available ↗ Not tracked the week before
- May 28, 2026 Regular update 9.00 RC2 now available ↗ Not tracked the week before
- May 27, 2026 Regular update 9.00 RC1 now available ↗ Not tracked the week before
Games ranked near X4: Foundations
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