X2: The Threat
Released Jul 2006
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.
83% positive · 524 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
X2: The Threat is a space simulator originally released on July 21, 2006. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained game with a defined story, set of ships, weapons, and missions — there is no mention of planned expansions, DLC, or ongoing updates. The only post-launch developer activity on record consists of routine maintenance work: a Bonus Pack update and language additions in July 2014, and Steam Cloud synchronization enabled in September 2015. Neither of these represents new gameplay content, and both are consistent with a publisher doing basic platform upkeep on a catalog title well past its original release. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmaps, no announcements of upcoming content, and no developer statements about future plans. This game shipped as a finished product and has received no substantive content additions. The last developer communication was on September 28, 2015.
Evidence
Store description presents X2: The Threat as a complete, self-contained game with a defined story, ships, weapons, and missions. No mention of planned DLC, expansions, or ongoing updates.
Steam Cloud save synchronization enabled for the entire X series catalog. Last official developer communication for this title.
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Developer
Publisher
Egosoft
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
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.
- Explore: You can explore over 130 beautifully designed sectors occupied by nebulas that affect your ships and stations, asteroids you can mine for materials you can later sell on for profit.
- New Ships: Explore in over 60 ships of varying sizes from scout class ships to the much larger carrier class battleships.
- New Upgrades: Upgrade your ships systems with many more upgrades, and download new upgrades that make use of the new scripting engine designed specially for X².
- New Weapons: Add new weapons to your ship including the Ion Disruptor and Mass Driver, but also build factories that will develop these weapons and sell them to make a profit, expanding your own empire among the universe.
- New Missions: Take part in missions offered to you on each stations bulletin board, make money by defending convoys and destroy incoming Xenon fleets intent on destroying everything in their path.
But above all else, help to defend the universe from the Khaak, before they kill everyone and everything they come across.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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