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.
X3: Albion Prelude
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- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, X3: Albion Prelude has 39 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 63% lower than its previous all-time peak of 106 players achieved on 1/28/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for X3: Albion Prelude. It has received a total of 2,091 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 88 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for X3: Albion Prelude. Right now, it costs $1.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for X3: Albion Prelude and its growth over time. It currently has 2,525 followers on its community page.
About X3: Albion Prelude
X3: Albion Prelude is an Action, and Simulation game developed by Egosoft. On 12/15/2011, it was released on the Steam Store by Egosoft.
Players have rated X3: Albion Prelude as "Very Positive" out of 2,091 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,935 positive reviews and 156 negative reviews — an overall 93% positive review rating. Additionally, X3: Albion Prelude has earned a metascore of 75 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $1.99 which is a 80% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through X Universe - Anniversary Collection, X3: GoldBox, and X3: Terran War Pack which give a discount off its base price.
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:
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Downloadable Content
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Captions available
From the Steam community, X3: Albion Prelude has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Economy
- Management
- Great Soundtrack
- TrackIR
- Real-Time
- Sandbox
- Trading
- Simulation
- Space Sim
- Open World
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Epic
- 4X
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for X3: Albion Prelude and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
X3: Albion Prelude is referenced by 2 other related apps in 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 |
Related Bundles
X3: Albion Prelude is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | X Universe - Anniversary Collection | 31 | 30 | $88.46 | View |
 | X3: GoldBox | 3 | 3 | $6.45 | View |
 | X3: Terran War Pack | 3 | 2 | $4.66 | 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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X3: Albion Prelude data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). X3: Albion Prelude on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/201310
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). X3: Albion Prelude. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/201310
- Metacritic. (2025, June 27). 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