X3: Terran Conflict
Sandbox space simulation with trading, combat, and fleet management
Egosoft · Released Oct 16, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 2,874
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 54
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Jul 9, 2021
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is X3: Terran Conflict?
X3: Terran Conflict is a single-player space simulation set in 2938, when Earth meets the X Universe and tensions rise between its peoples. You fly ships through an open world, trade, fight, take nonlinear missions, manage groups of ships, and board large battleships with outside teams.
For you if...
- +you like setting your own goals in a space sandbox
- +you enjoy complex economic systems and long-term planning
Not for you if...
- −you want a guided, linear campaign
- −you expect quick progress and easy-to-learn controls
What players say
86% of 2,874 reviews are positive
Players praise the freedom to pursue trade, combat, and fleet building, along with the changing economy. They complain about limited guidance, slow progress, and ships crashing into stations.
Screenshots and trailer
X3: Terran Conflict system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 / XP SP2
- Processor
- Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10GB of free space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 3.0 support
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10GB of free space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Russian. Text only: Italian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.
Tags
- Space
- Simulation
- Sandbox
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Space Sim
- Open World
- Trading
- Singleplayer
- Economy
- Action
- Capitalism
- Flight
- Great Soundtrack
- Exploration
- Moddable
Recent updates
- Jul 9, 2021 · Small Technical Update
- Dec 7, 2017 · Free X Weekend And New Updates!
- May 15, 2017 · MacOS and Linux: Full Controller Support
- Apr 19, 2017 · X3: Terran Conflict 3.3 Update Released
- Apr 19, 2017 · X3: Terran Conflict 3.3 Update Released
5 DLC available.
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