X2: The Threat
Fair · Strategy · 2006
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $0.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.03/hr
- Reviews▼
- 83% of 536
- Critics
- 72 players 11 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 8% Strategy
Holding it back: Reviews
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Time and effort
- Main story
- 35.1h
- To 100%
- 474h 13.5x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 88 on record
- Typical cut
- 60% off
- Steam low
- $0.49 February 2021
- Sale every
- 43d last November 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 11 now
- Cheaper than
- 59% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 83% of its genre
Price and player charts
Players
- Players online
- 11 when we last checked, on Oct 11, 20:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
The value story
The value story
February 2021 is where it bottomed out, at $0.49. Across all 88 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 6 weeks apart.
Its score sits in the top 8 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 83 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, X3: Terran Conflict ($3.19, scores 72) beats it on value, while it beats X4: Foundations ($9.99, scores 51).
More about X2: The Threat
The press gave it 72; the people who bought it give it 83 percent. An 11-point gap in the buyer's favour.
Of the 216 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
Finishing takes 35.1 hours; clearing it takes 474, which is 14 times the campaign.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Recommended for anyone who wants a great blend of story, sandbox, and classic X-Universe empire building. I am playing through all the X-Universe games and finished my playthrough of X2: The Threat. It's a large leap forward from X-Tension. The graphics and overall style feel like a big jump in quality, and the presentation holds up surprisingly well for its age. It also combines a proper storyline with the...
2 more reviews
have the original disk as well as steam version. a good fun game and time sink. Bad thing it wasnt made for win 11. Occasional crashes on the video cutscenes. Tip, ddont give up try to take a run at it from diff gates and directions to avoid crashes. On the paranid quest at priest rings i turned on Video record in options and poof i got past the repeated crash on exiting the station. After you buy the goods from the...
This is way too good. Picked this up when the Steam Summer sale started a week ago, first X game I have played, and can easily say this is the most fun I have had for under $2, at $1.12 Australian dollars this is an absolute steal. Well done to the team at EgoSoft for creating such an awesome space game, definitely will be buying more games in the X series.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the 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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 32MB 3D card compatible with Direct X 8.1, 1.2 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
X2: The Threat scores 62/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2800/x2-the-threatReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 6, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.