X Rebirth
Space simulation with ship combat, trading, and station building
Egosoft · Released Nov 15, 2013
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 44% of 7,317
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 7
- peak 24h 9
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- May 19, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 33/100 (critic reviews)
What is X Rebirth?
In this single-player space action and simulation game, you pilot a ship through an open sci-fi universe, trade goods, fight other ships, and build stations. The story follows a young pilot and an ally as new enemies seek power.
For you if...
- +you prefer a story-led take on a space sandbox
- +you enjoy trading and building within a simulated economy
- +you like piloting your ship with a controller
Not for you if...
- −you want to pilot many different kinds of ships
- −you prefer tightly guided progression over self-directed exploration
What players say
44% of 7,317 reviews are positive
Players praise the space atmosphere and the more approachable, story-led structure. They complain about confusing trading and ship commands, as well as repetitive station walking.
Screenshots and trailer
X Rebirth system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher
- Processor
- Intel i-Series at 2GHz or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- Nvidia GT400 series with 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4870HD with 512MB RAM or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher
- Processor
- Intel i5 (Quad) or i7 at 2.5GHz or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- Nvidia GT500 series with 1GB RAM or better, ATI 5870HD with 1GB RAM or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
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
- 69
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German, French. Text only: Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.
Tags
- Simulation
- Space
- Sci-fi
- Action
- Space Sim
- Sandbox
- Singleplayer
- Open World
- Economy
- Trading
- Strategy
- Exploration
- Moddable
- Atmospheric
- Adventure
- Management
Recent updates
- May 19, 2025 · Small Patch: Linux Fix
- Dec 7, 2017 · Free X Weekend And New Updates!
- Oct 19, 2017 · X Rebirth 4.10 Hotfix Released
- Oct 19, 2017 · X Rebirth 4.10 Hotfix Released
- Apr 19, 2017 · X Rebirth 4.10 Update Released
7 DLC available.
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