Rank 01Why this
Shares factory building with X: Beyond the Frontier.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2006
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The closest matches to X: Beyond the Frontier: X2: The Threat, X3: Reunion, X: Tension, X3: Terran Conflict, and X4: Foundations. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares reputation system with X: Beyond the Frontier.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2006
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Also Space Sim and Flight, like X: Beyond the Frontier.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2010
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- Released: 2010
- Developer: Egosoft
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 17
- 68% of 167 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Metacritic 67
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Economy rewards patience and planning
- Feels like a masterpiece of space economics for its time
- Manual docking feels earned over time
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About X: Beyond the Frontier
The closest matches to X: Beyond the Frontier: X2: The Threat, X3: Reunion, X: Tension, X3: Terran Conflict, and X4: Foundations. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If X: Beyond the Frontier is your kind of game, the closest matches are X2: The Threat, X3: Reunion and X: Tension — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its factory building and manual docking. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About 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.
Is X: Beyond the Frontier worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 68% of 167 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 33 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Economy rewards patience and planning
- Feels like a masterpiece of space economics for its time
- Manual docking feels earned over time
- Start with nothing and become a hero through tenacity
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This was an important game. Do not get my "not recommended" wrong. I enjoyed it back in the day and even when I replayed it. The truth is, though: Every other game in the X Series: X-Tension X² x³ X³-TC X⁴ is better, And even if u want a…”
People who play it also play: X2: The Threat, X3: Reunion, X: Tension
Frequently asked about X: Beyond the Frontier
Can I run it?
How much does X: Beyond the Frontier cost?
X: Beyond the Frontier is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to X: Beyond the Frontier?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside X: Beyond the Frontier are X2: The Threat, X3: Reunion, X: Tension.
Who developed X: Beyond the Frontier?
X: Beyond the Frontier was developed by Egosoft.