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X4: Foundations on Twitch — competition and audience

Egosoft· 2018· Linux · PC
SimulatorStrategyScience fictionSandbox4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the successful X series, brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Fly every ship, EXPLORE space or manage an empire; TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD and THINK carefully, while you embark on an epic journey.

Trailer

What is X4: Foundations about?

In X4, you can start your journey from a number of different gamestarts and as a number of different characters, each with their own role, set of relationships and different ships and technologies to start with. No matter how you start, you are always free to develop in any other direction. Focus on exploration, make money with illegal trading and theft, command large battle fleets or become the greatest entrepreneur ever. It's all up to you to decide.

X4: Foundations screenshot 1X4: Foundations screenshot 2X4: Foundations screenshot 3X4: Foundations screenshot 4X4: Foundations screenshot 5X4: Foundations screenshot 6
0Room for youClosed off
3Live streamers1 in English
13People watching
#1Your spot at 10 viewersof 4

Should I stream X4: Foundations on Twitch?

0/100 · Closed off· 4 viewers per streamer on paper

Probably not. The only English stream here holds all 8 English viewers — once you take it out there is nothing left to reach.

The only English stream here holds all 8 English viewers. There is nothing left over for a second.

Only 8 of the 13 viewers here (62%) are watching in English. 1 of the 3 live streams are in English.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

All plain links straight to the official stores. Some will become affiliate links later, and they’ll be marked with a ♥ when they are — you’ll always be able to tell, and the unmarked ones will always be there.

How many people stream X4: Foundations?

Right now

3 right now, to 13 viewers between them. 1 of them is streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is X4: Foundations too saturated on Twitch?

Not crowded, but not open either. Only 3 people are streaming X4: Foundations, and the one English stream holds all 8 English viewers — so the room is quiet because that audience is already committed, not because it is waiting for you.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 3 live right now

Is X4: Foundations any good?

Players score it 77 out of 100 from 21 ratings, and critics 75 out of 100.

75Critics1 outlets
77Players21 ratings

Streamer reviews

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Details

Released
Nov 30, 2018 · 8 years ago
Time to finish
No ending — ongoing game
Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Rated
PEGI 7
Biggest stream
8 (62% of the category)
Typical stream
3 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 20, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC