X3: Albion Prelude
X3: Albion Prelude is the latest game in the X3 space game series. TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD, THINK in a living and breathing universe. A new plot and many additions to the open free-form gameplay.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:12/15/2011
- Developer:Egosoft
- Publisher:Egosoft
- Last Updated:1/2/2025
- Steam App Id:201310
X3: Albion Prelude
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- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, X3: Albion Prelude has 36 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 66% lower than its previous all-time peak of 106 players achieved on 1/28/2024.
X3: Albion Prelude Review
X3: Albion Prelude has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 93 / 100. This score is calculated from 2,073 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 1,919 positive reviews, 154 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, X3: Albion Prelude has earned a metascore of 75 on Metacritic.
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X3: Albion Prelude Price
X3: Albion Prelude costs $9.99 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, X3: GoldBox, or X3: Terran War Pack which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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X3: Albion Prelude DLC
X3: Albion Prelude has 2 related apps available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | X3: Albion Prelude Soundtrack | Music | 2/11/2020 | View |
 | X3: Terran Conflict | Game | 10/16/2008 | View |
About X3: Albion Prelude
X3: Albion Prelude is a Simulation, and Action game developed by Egosoft. On 12/15/2011, it was released on the Steam Store by Egosoft.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Russian. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, X3: Albion Prelude supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
- Downloadable Content
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Captions available
From the Steam community, X3: Albion Prelude has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Economy
- Great Soundtrack
- TrackIR
- Real-Time
- Sandbox
- Trading
- Simulation
- Space Sim
- Open World
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Epic
- 4X
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
X3: Albion Prelude is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | X Universe - Anniversary Collection | 29 | 28 | $304.52 | View |
 | X3: GoldBox | 3 | 3 | $32.37 | View |
 | X3: Terran War Pack | 3 | 2 | $23.38 | View |
Related Packages
X3: Albion Prelude is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| X3: Albion Prelude - Commercial License | $9.99 | View |
| X3: Albion Prelude | $4.99 | View |
Supported Languages
X3: Albion Prelude is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
More Steam Charts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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X3: Albion Prelude data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). X3: Albion Prelude on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/201310
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). X3: Albion Prelude. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/201310
- Metacritic. (2025, January 2). X3: Albion Prelude for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/x3-albion-prelude
- Egosoft. (2023, July 8). X3: Albion Prelude. X3: Albion Prelude. http://store.steampowered.com/sale/xfranchise