How many X: Beyond the Frontier players are currently online?

There are 6 concurrent players playing X: Beyond the Frontier on Steam.

How much does X: Beyond the Frontier cost on Steam?

X: Beyond the Frontier currently costs $4.99 in the Steam Store.

Is X: Beyond the Frontier on sale?

X: Beyond the Frontier is not currently on sale. It can be purchased for its base price of $4.99.

Is X: Beyond the Frontier free on Steam?

X: Beyond the Frontier is not free to play on Steam and currently costs $4.99 in the Steam Store.

Is X: Beyond the Frontier still good in 2025?

X: Beyond the Frontier is currently rated as Mostly Positive in the Steam Store based on a total of 358 reviews — an overall 75% positive review rating.

Who created X: Beyond the Frontier?

X: Beyond the Frontier was developed by Egosoft, published by Egosoft, and released on 10/8/2010.

Can you play X: Beyond the Frontier on Windows?

X: Beyond the Frontier is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Can you play X: Beyond the Frontier on Mac?

X: Beyond the Frontier is not playable on Mac OS.

Can you play X: Beyond the Frontier on Linux?

X: Beyond the Frontier is not playable on Linux.

X: Beyond the Frontier

The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.

Price:
$4.99
Release Date:
10/8/2010
Franchise:
Egosoft
Developer:
Egosoft
Publisher:
Egosoft
Last Updated:
1/2/2025
Steam App Id:
2840

X: Beyond the Frontier

6 Players In-Game

Player Score

267

Platforms

Windows
Mac
Linux

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Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count

At the moment, X: Beyond the Frontier has 6 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 65% lower than its previous all-time peak of 17 players achieved on 9/10/2024.

6 Players In-Game

17 All-Time Peak

Player Score

X: Beyond the Frontier Review

X: Beyond the Frontier has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 75 / 100. This score is calculated from 358 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 267 positive reviews, 91 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, X: Beyond the Frontier has earned a metascore of 67 on Metacritic.

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X: Beyond the Frontier Price

X: Beyond the Frontier costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 1/2/2025. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like X Universe - Anniversary Collection which offers a discount off the game's base price.

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About X: Beyond the Frontier

X: Beyond the Frontier is a Simulation, and Strategy game developed by Egosoft. On 10/8/2010, it was released on the Steam Store by Egosoft.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

According to Steam’s category system, X: Beyond the Frontier supports the following features:

Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Single-player

From the Steam community, X: Beyond the Frontier has been tagged with the following user tags:

Adventure
Action
Singleplayer
Space
Exploration
Flight
Economy
Sandbox
Trading
Simulation
Space Sim
Open World
Sci-fi
Strategy

Media & Sceenshots

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Related Bundles

X: Beyond the Frontier is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.

Image	Name	Apps	Packages	Price	Actions
	X Universe - Anniversary Collection	29	28	$304.52	View

Related Packages

X: Beyond the Frontier is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.

Name	Price	Actions
X: Beyond the Frontier	$1.99	View

Supported Languages

X: Beyond the Frontier is available in 2 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

Name	Interface	Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	No
German	Yes	Yes	No

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X: Beyond the Frontier data has been sourced from:

Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). X: Beyond the Frontier on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2840
Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). X: Beyond the Frontier. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2840
Metacritic. (2025, January 2). X: Beyond the Frontier for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/x-beyond-the-frontier
Egosoft. (2023, July 8). X: Beyond the Frontier. X: Beyond the Frontier. http://www.egosoft.com/games/x/info_en.php

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