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X3: Albion Prelude

X3: Albion Prelude

Egosoft | Dec 15, 2011 | DLC

Released

DLCfor X3: Terran Conflict

ActionSimulationSpaceSandboxSci-fiSteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID201310
  • Price$1.99 (80% off from $9.99)
  • Release dateDec 15, 2011
  • DeveloperEgosoft

X3: Albion Prelude is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID201310
  • Price$1.99 (80% off from $9.99)
  • Release dateDec 15, 2011
  • DeveloperEgosoft
  • PublisherEgosoft
  • Parent gameX3: Terran Conflict

Genres: Action, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: EgosoftPublisher: Egosoft

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Game overview

Overview

X3: Albion Prelude is a Steam DLC connected to X3: Terran Conflict. It was prepared by Egosoft, published by Egosoft, and released on Dec 15, 2011. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

X3: Albion Prelude is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to X3: Terran Conflict.

Language and system requirements

X3: Albion Prelude is available in 10 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianRussianPolishSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseSpanish - SpainJapanese languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including usk, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedPentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz1 GB RAM256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support Hard Drive: 10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)Not listed
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz3 GB RAM256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 3.0 support Hard Drive: 10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)Not listed
macOSMinimum10.7 (Lion)Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz1 GB RAM256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card or Intel Core i7-2620M Hard Drive: 10GB of free spaceNot listed
macOSRecommended10.8 (Mountain Lion)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz3 GB RAM512MB OpenGL 3.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card Hard Drive: 10GB of free spaceNot listed
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.04 LTSPentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz1 GB RAM256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card (with proprietary driver) or Intel Core i7-2620M with Mesa 9.0 Hard Drive: 10GB of free spaceNot listed
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 12.04 LTSIntel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz3 GB RAM512MB OpenGL 3.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card (with proprietary driver) Hard Drive: 10GB of free spaceNot listed

Recommendations and store value

X3: Albion Prelude has 1,751 Steam recommendations. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

X3: Albion Prelude overview details

X3: Albion Prelude is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

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. A Bridge Between the Old and New X Universe X3: Albion Prelude plays in a time between the old and the new X Universe. It shows a universe in flux, and prepares players for things to come. The old X Universe is passing; a new X Universe is about to be created. War! The X universe is undergoing a period of massive change. What started as a conflict of interest between the Earth and the races of the X Universe has now escalated into a full scale war. Play a part in a war scenario bigger than anything the X Universe has ever seen before! Corporations Compete for Control of the Future With the war as a backdrop, corporations old and new are vying for power and are driving the X Universe in a new direction. A technological breakthrough will soon allow massive accelerators, forming highways in space and allowing the economy to expand on an unprecedented scale. Highways, a key feature of X: Rebirth, are not yet ready, but you can see them being built and participate in the power struggles around the construction of much larger self sustaining economies. Key features: A new plot throws you into the power struggle between corporations at a time of war. New Stock Exchange feature allows advanced investment strategies Improved graphics quality setting for high end machines Improved UI introducing charts to visualize economic developments Support for head tracking Note: X3: Albion Prelude wi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

X3: Albion Prelude is listed as a DLC with $1.99 (80% off from $9.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Simulation. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameX3: Albion Prelude
Steam App ID201310
TypeDLC
Release dateDec 15, 2011
DeveloperEgosoft
PublisherEgosoft
Price$1.99 (80% off from $9.99)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAction, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Italian, Russian * , Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews1,970
Negative reviews161
Total reviews2,131
Positive percent92%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations1,751
Average playtime19,745 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 15, 2011
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)11 September 2026 - 19:40:16 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)11 September 2026 - 19:40:16 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Crash CourseNo description
Albion PrideNo description
Filthy RichNo description
It Was About Time!No description
Captain of IndustryNo description
X-Treme TraderNo description
Combat ProNo description
X-Treme FighterNo description
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.No description
TravellerNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/201310
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/201310/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/201310
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for X3: Albion Prelude

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for X3: Albion Prelude?

X3: Albion Prelude is tracked here as a Steam DLC, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is X3: Albion Prelude growing or declining recently?

X3: Albion Prelude's latest stored observation is 32 players at 29 April 2026 - 08:25:33 UTC versus a SteamPulse tracked peak of 183, so the stored count has declined by 82.5% from that observed peak. This comparison does not claim coverage before tracking began.

What country-level audience data is available for X3: Albion Prelude?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (42.6%), United Kingdom (22.2%), Australia (7.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.1%), United Kingdom (18.1%), Australia (6.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.9%), United Kingdom (20.3%), Australia (5.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35%), United Kingdom (17.2%), Australia (6.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for X3: Albion Prelude?

X3: Albion Prelude currently sits at 92% positive across 2,131 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,970 positive reviews and 161 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does X3: Albion Prelude have?

X3: Albion Prelude currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for X3: Albion Prelude?

X3: Albion Prelude is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. That is 80% below the usual price of $9.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,751, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

92% positive, 1,970 positive, 161 negative

Price and discount

$1.99 (80% off from $9.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Captions available, Steam Cloud

Achievements

33

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

X3: Albion Prelude SoundtrackEnjoy Alexei Zakharov's original soundtrack to the 2011 title "X3: Albion Prelude" by EGOSOFT. Available as MP3 and FLAC.music #1238200$9.99
X3: Albion PreludeBuy X3: Albion Prelude #12589$9.99X3: Albion Prelude - Commercial LicenseBuy X3: Albion Prelude #387957$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 / XP SP2 Processor: Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 1.1 support Hard Drive: 10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB 3D DirectX 9 Compatible video card (not onboard) with Pixel Shader 3.0 support Hard Drive: 10GB of free space Sound: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)

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