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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 04:33 UTC | 1,803 |
| 00:32 UTC | 2,268 |
| 30 Oct, 20:31 UTC | 3,039 |
| 30 Oct, 16:30 UTC | 2,848 |
| 30 Oct, 12:29 UTC | 2,191 |
| 30 Oct, 08:29 UTC | 1,656 |
| 30 Oct, 04:28 UTC | 1,450 |
| 30 Oct, 00:27 UTC | 1,882 |
| 29 Oct, 20:27 UTC | 2,969 |
| 29 Oct, 16:26 UTC | 2,730 |
| 29 Oct, 12:26 UTC | 2,232 |
| 29 Oct, 08:25 UTC | 1,580 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchDecember 2018 | 6,239 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2019 | 1,130 | 18% | About average (better than 35% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2019 | 764 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 33% of 7,653 other games) |
X4: Foundations kept 18% of the average players it had at its launch in December 2018 after 3 months and 12% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
X4: Foundations Uses AI Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 2,190 | −653 | −23% | 3,793 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 2,843 | −796 | −21.9% | 4,864 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 3,639 | −724 | −16.6% | 6,153 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 4,363 | +179 | +4.3% | 8,092 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 4,184 | +1,473 | +54.4% | 8,599 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 2,711 | −205 | −7% | 4,714 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 2,916 | −82 | −2.7% | 4,952 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 2,997 | −139 | −4.4% | 5,491 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 3,137 | −1,285 | −29.1% | 5,453 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 4,422 | +1,601 | +56.7% | 7,750 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 2,822 | +520 | +22.6% | 6,563 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 2,302 | −498 | −17.8% | 3,917 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 2,800 | −354 | −11.2% | 5,336 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3,154 | +77 | +2.5% | 6,178 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 3,077 | +730 | +31.1% | 5,602 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 2,346 | +24 | +1% | 3,989 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 2,322 | −371 | −13.8% | 4,412 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 2,693 | −790 | −22.7% | 4,784 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 3,483 | −547 | −13.6% | 6,424 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 4,030 | +1,019 | +33.8% | 7,086 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 3,012 | +474 | +18.7% | 6,767 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 2,538 | +199 | +8.5% | 4,098 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 2,339 | +318 | +15.7% | 3,972 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 2,022 | −273 | −11.9% | 3,463 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 2,295 | −430 | −15.8% | 4,177 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2,725 | −228 | −7.7% | 5,035 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 2,953 | −959 | −24.5% | 4,875 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 3,912 | +982 | +33.5% | 6,963 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 2,930 | +757 | +34.8% | 7,768 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 2,173 | −422 | −16.3% | 3,524 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 2,595 | +681 | +35.6% | 4,848 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 1,914 | −82 | −4.1% | 3,119 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 1,996 | −618 | −23.6% | 3,342 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 2,614 | +822 | +45.9% | 4,814 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 1,792 | +141 | +8.6% | 3,362 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 1,650 | −73 | −4.2% | 2,824 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 1,723 | −74 | −4.1% | 3,152 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 1,797 | −55 | −3% | 3,286 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 1,852 | −635 | −25.5% | 3,111 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 2,487 | +232 | +10.3% | 4,115 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 2,256 | −1,656 | −42.3% | 4,392 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 3,911 | −660 | −14.4% | 7,830 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 4,571 | +2,381 | +108.7% | 10,728 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 2,190 | +155 | +7.6% | 3,882 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 2,036 | −340 | −14.3% | 3,568 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 2,376 | +351 | +17.3% | 3,980 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 2,025 | +723 | +55.5% | 3,433 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 1,302 | −1 | −0.1% | 2,298 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 1,303 | −73 | −5.3% | 2,442 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 1,376 | −81 | −5.5% | 2,355 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 1,456 | −386 | −20.9% | 2,496 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 1,842 | +291 | +18.7% | 3,059 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 1,552 | −679 | −30.5% | 2,785 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 2,231 | −1,037 | −31.7% | 4,272 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 3,268 | +169 | +5.4% | 6,171 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 3,099 | +1,087 | +54% | 7,518 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 2,012 | −213 | −9.6% | 3,627 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 2,225 | +307 | +16% | 3,721 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 1,919 | +538 | +39% | 3,148 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 1,381 | +48 | +3.6% | 2,970 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 1,333 | −91 | −6.4% | 2,255 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 1,424 | +152 | +12% | 2,566 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 1,272 | −91 | −6.7% | 2,535 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 1,363 | −129 | −8.6% | 2,376 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 1,492 | −1,011 | −40.4% | 2,743 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 2,502 | −826 | −24.8% | 4,724 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 3,328 | +143 | +4.5% | 6,210 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 3,185 | +1,918 | +151.4% | 9,163 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 1,267 | −176 | −12.2% | 2,101 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 1,443 | +206 | +16.6% | 2,381 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 1,237 | +118 | +10.5% | 2,084 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 1,119 | +144 | +14.8% | 2,019 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 975 | −138 | −12.4% | 1,638 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 1,113 | +151 | +15.7% | 2,044 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 962 | −158 | −14.1% | 2,183 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 1,120 | −240 | −17.6% | 2,032 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 1,360 | −662 | −32.7% | 2,594 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 2,022 | −1,305 | −39.2% | 4,152 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 3,327 | +2,688 | +420.4% | 5,876 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 639 | +17 | +2.7% | 3,253 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 623 | −136 | −18% | 1,199 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 759 | −5 | −0.6% | 1,435 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 764 | +98 | +14.7% | 1,404 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 666 | +149 | +28.9% | 1,288 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 517 | +46 | +9.8% | 1,067 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 471 | +5 | +1.1% | 846 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 466 | −29 | −5.8% | 837 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 495 | −41 | −7.6% | 904 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 535 | −7 | −1.4% | 931 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 543 | −159 | −22.7% | 990 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 702 | −428 | −37.9% | 1,348 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 1,130 | +91 | +8.7% | 2,235 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 1,039 | −976 | −48.4% | 2,060 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 2,016 | −4,224 | −67.7% | 5,012 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 6,239 | — | — | 15,102 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 1 | 0 | −24.3% | 5 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 1 | 0 | +37% | 5 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 1 | 0 | +45.9% | 5 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 0 | 0 | −2.6% | 5 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 0 | 0 | +26.7% | 4 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 0 | 0 | −63.4% | 4 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
