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X3: Farnham's Legacy

X3: Farnham's Legacy

Egosoft | May 4, 2021 | DLC

Released

DLCfor X3: Albion Prelude

ActionSimulationStrategySteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID483330
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateMay 4, 2021
  • DeveloperEgosoft

X3: Farnham's Legacy is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID483330
  • PriceFree to play
  • Release dateMay 4, 2021
  • DeveloperEgosoft
  • PublisherEgosoft
  • Parent gameX3: Albion Prelude

Genres: Action, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: EgosoftPublisher: Egosoft

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Game overview

Overview

X3: Farnham's Legacy is a Steam DLC connected to X3: Albion Prelude. It was prepared by Egosoft, published by Egosoft, and released on May 4, 2021. 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: Farnham's Legacy 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: Albion Prelude.

Language and system requirements

X3: Farnham's Legacy is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseRussian languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including 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 support10 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel® 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 support10 GB available space
macOSMinimum10.7 (Lion)Pentium® IV or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz1 GB RAM256MB OpenGL 2.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card or Intel Core i7-2620M10 GB available space
macOSRecommended10.8 (Mountain Lion)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® equivalent at 2.0 GHz3 GB RAM512MB OpenGL 3.0+ discrete NVIDIA/AMD card10 GB available space
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 9.010 GB available space
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)10 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

X3: Farnham's Legacy has recommendation data pending. 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: Farnham's Legacy overview details

X3: Farnham's Legacy is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

X3: Farnham's Legacy is a new game in the X3 space game series . TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD, THINK in a living and breathing universe. It incorporates a new storyline and yet more additions to the open, free-form gameplay that forms the core of all X series games. X3: Farnham's Legacy is free to owners of X3: Albion Prelude. Explore a Changing Universe Set in the years after X3: Albion Prelude, as the chaos caused by the gate shutdown really takes hold, X3: Farnham's Legacy starts very differently to previous games in the X3 series. Trapped in an isolated area of space, you'll first need to make use of the new exploration features to find your way back to civilisation. Then, once you're there, you'll be able to use the new diplomacy options to help shape your relationships with the factions you find. Key features: (Almost) Everything from X3: Terran Conflict and X3: Albion Prelude Exploration tools and explorers guild Diplomacy and dynamic relations New drone carrier and armoured transport ships Player headquarters with new advanced facilities A unique and very special new ship Station-building and complex planning services Ship browser and hyperlinked encyclopedia New piracy options and gameplay Real sector ownership Improved logs and graphs Enhanced modding support Lots and lots of smaller improvements! Note: X3: Farnham's Legacy is not compatible with savegames from X3: Terran Conflict or X3: Albion Prelude. X3: Farnham's Legacy has been tested by a small but dedicated team of volunteers. Players can send feedback on our official X3: Farnham's Legacy forum.

SteamPulse editorial summary

X3: Farnham's Legacy is listed as a DLC with Free to play. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Simulation, and Strategy. 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: Farnham's Legacy
Steam App ID483330
TypeDLC
Release dateMay 4, 2021
DeveloperEgosoft
PublisherEgosoft
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresAction, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , German * , Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews551
Negative reviews87
Total reviews638
Positive percent86%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime14,685 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 4, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)21 July 2026 - 12:45:40 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)21 July 2026 - 12:45:40 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Crash CourseNo description
Keys to the KingdomNo description
Mightier than the SwordNo description
Invisible DoorNo description
Path to DivinityNo description
For the QueenNo description
Nexus IncidentNo description
Farnham's LegacyNo description
Community OverwatchNo description
Guardian of EarthNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/483330
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/483330/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/483330
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for X3: Farnham's Legacy

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: Farnham's Legacy?

X3: Farnham's Legacy 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: Farnham's Legacy growing or declining recently?

X3: Farnham's Legacy's latest stored observation is 38 players at 19 May 2026 - 17:36:23 UTC versus a SteamPulse tracked peak of 73, so the stored count has declined by 47.9% from that observed peak. This comparison does not claim coverage before tracking began.

What country-level audience data is available for X3: Farnham's Legacy?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.3%), United Kingdom (21.1%), Canada (14%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.7%), United Kingdom (17.4%), Canada (11.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.3%), United Kingdom (19.2%), Canada (11.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.4%), United Kingdom (15.1%), Canada (10.1%). 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: Farnham's Legacy?

X3: Farnham's Legacy currently sits at 86% positive across 638 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 551 positive reviews and 87 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does X3: Farnham's Legacy have?

X3: Farnham's Legacy currently has about 100 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: Farnham's Legacy?

X3: Farnham's Legacy is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

86% positive, 551 positive, 87 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

65

Platform releases

No data available

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 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 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 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 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: Soundcard (Surround Sound support recommended)

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