X: Beyond the Frontier

X: Beyond the Frontier is a video game created by Egosoft for Windows. The first of the X series, it is a space trading and combat simulator game, mostly set in the fictional X-Universe. Upon release, it was frequently compared to the older Elite.

X: Beyond The Frontier
Developer(s)Egosoft
Publisher(s)THQ
Composer(s)Thomas Egeskov Petersen
SeriesX
EngineX TECH 1
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • EU: July 1, 1999
  • NA: January 31, 2000
Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

An expansion, X-Tension, was released in 2000. Four full sequels have since followed: X2: The Threat in 2003, X3: Reunion in 2005, X3: Terran Conflict in 2008, and X4: Foundations in 2018. X: Beyond the Frontier and X-Tension were released together as X-Gold in 2000. A novel, Farnham's Legend, is based on the plot of X: Beyond the Frontier.

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