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:4/3/2025
- Steam App Id:201310
X3: Albion Prelude
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, X3: Albion Prelude has 46 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 57% 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 2,080 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 88 (Very Positive).
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 2,530 followers on its community page.
X3: Albion Prelude Price
X3: Albion Prelude costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 4/3/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like X Universe - Anniversary Collection, X3: GoldBox, or X3: Terran War Pack which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for X3: Albion Prelude.
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.
Players have rated X3: Albion Prelude as "Very Positive" out of 2,080 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,925 positive reviews and 155 negative reviews — an overall 93% positive review rating. Additionally, X3: Albion Prelude has earned a metascore of 75 on Metacritic.
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:
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Downloadable Content
- Full controller support
- 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
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 | $318.10 | 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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X3: Albion Prelude data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). X3: Albion Prelude on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/201310
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). X3: Albion Prelude. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/201310
- Metacritic. (2025, April 3). 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