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X2: The Threat

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App ID 2800
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Egosoft
Franchise X
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28969249
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:20:27 UTC ()
Release Date 21 July 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😏 77.75%
500 reviews
8
In-Game

X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.

Additional Information

Developer Egosoft
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gamedir X2 - The Threat
metacritic_name X2: The Threat
icon steam/games/icon_X2
metacritic_score 72
NoServers Yes
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GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/2800/
developer_url http://www.egosoft.com
Publisher Egosoft
SortAs X2
Store Release Date 3 December 2003 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/ZwctxzXhhG
https://www.facebook.com/EgosoftGmbH/
https://www.twitch.tv/egosoftofficial
https://x.com/EGOSOFT
https://www.youtube.com/egosoft/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 21 July 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 3 December 2003 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1070438400)
Store Asset Modification Time 15 December 2022 – 09:54:15 UTC () (1671098055)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 6 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 654429
  • configuration:
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:05 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌠 Space 💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🚀 Sci-fi 👤 Singleplayer 🌍 Open World 🏦 Economy 🚀 Space Sim 🧱 Sandbox 💼 Trading 💥 Action ✈️ Flight 🗺 Exploration

Categories

Single-player Captions available Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp8 October 2024 – 15:28:10 UTC
Trailers
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
2801 X2 The Threat Content 1.11 GiB 0 B
2802 FrenchX2: The Threat French 8.66 MiB 0 B
2803 GermanX2: The Threat German 130.77 MiB 0 B
2804 Spanish - SpainX2: The Threat Spanish 66.77 MiB 0 B
2805 ItalianX2: The Threat Italian 8.66 MiB 0 B
2806 RussianX2: The Threat Russian 77.30 MiB 0 B
2807 CzechX2: The Threat Czech 9.53 MiB 3.03 MiB
2808 PolishX2: The Threat Polish 8.31 MiB 0 B

Total size on disk is 1.41 GiB and total download size is 3.03 MiB.

Total size on disk is 1.11 GiB and total download size is 0 B, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 654429

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