X2: The Threat

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.

X2: The Threat is a space, strategy and simulation game developed and published by Egosoft.
Released on July 21st 2006 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish and Russian.

It has received 485 reviews of which 399 were positive and 86 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified X2: The Threat into these genres:

Space Strategy Simulation Sci-fi Singleplayer Open World Economy Space Sim Sandbox Trading Action Flight Exploration

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Windows

OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE
Processor: Pentium III 800MHz or same grade
Memory: 256MB RAM
Graphics: 32MB 3D card compatible with Direct X 8.1
DirectX®: 8.1
Hard Drive: 1200MB available space
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Nov. 2024

This is the third time I am returning to this game. This is one of those rare games where no one is leading you anywhere. There is a story line, but you can ignore it or return to it at will. You can play without it at all. What to do and how, it all just depends on your desire. If you want to deal only with the economy, the game has calm galaxies where you can build a trading empire and not fight with anyone. If you want wars, you can build a fleet and fly to distant worlds where you will find enemies for every taste. If you want to become a pirate, go ahead. What I always liked about this game is that when playing it you do not feel like you are being imperceptibly led to some goal, as often happens in other games. And it seems like you are in a free world, but still the developers have created some kind of plan according to which you are led and imperceptibly led to some decision. Here, you set your own goals in the game and no one knows what will come of it. You get a small ship without control instructions, it is not clear at first how to fly, you even want to quit and not suffer, but if you do not quit on the first day, then you learn more and more and it begins to drag you in. The on-board computer becomes easy to operate, if at first you did not know what to press, then you play it like a piano. You stop paying attention to the graphics of the game, which of course by modern standards seems unsightly, because Napoleonic plans appear, in which the graphics no longer play any role. In general, in my opinion, this is one of those freelance games in which you just live in space and do what you want.

Nov. 2024

X2: The Threat was my entry into the X Universe and Egosoft. This game kept me sane on a long business trip 20 years ago. Thank you.

Sept. 2024

dude calling me -sama, i'm losing my shit. worth it at low price. big improvement from xbtf overall but still a child of its time. there is some ship interior on the cockpit where you can look around in, but only with numblock directions, nothing gradual like a freelook. but it looks neat. there is some ship variety and you get a taste of a slow transport very early. it's easy to follow the story unlike in the first game. the map is also neat and it uncovers the sectors now by flying through and uncovering it through the "fog of war". graphics while flying around are neat, the cutscene are awkwardly animated. ships can have turrets that you can have fire on their own or take control off. it's just solid and everything you'd want the first game to be.

June 2024

My favorite spaceship simulator, amazing dogfights and the economy system is superb.

June 2024

Back in the day I played this game and all the games in the series but this one is one I love the best. I did miss the the option from the previous game, buying ships using the station you own to order from shipyard. Easy enough to figure out what races need and make profit.

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Egosoft

Publisher

Egosoft

Release 21 Jul 2006

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