X Rebirth

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3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1310 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 275 out of 1310
  2. Mixed: 111 out of 1310
  3. Negative: 924 out of 1310
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  1. Geefod
    Nov 19, 2013
    1
    In short: I great idea, horribly executed!!

    The game is so unfinished, that it is unplayable. Besides the gamebreaking bugs in the campaign, you will have to put up with performance, even on a highend pc, annoying NPC voices, with added bad animations. I found my self saving and loading continously trying to avoid the game breaking bugs in the campaign, just to get a little further,    In short: I great idea, horribly executed!!

    The game is so unfinished, that it is unplayable. Besides the gamebreaking bugs in the campaign, you will have to put up with performance, even on a highend pc, annoying NPC voices, with added bad animations.

    I found my self saving and loading continously trying to avoid the game breaking bugs in the campaign, just to get a little further, just because of the possibilities the game offers and the intriguing storyline pushed me forward. But after 9 hours of loading old saves and running into new game breaking bugs, I finally gave up.

    You could hope they will patch up all the issues, but there are just so many things wrong with this game it will take forever to make it playable.

    Everyone who bought this deserves a refund.    … Expand
  2. Scarr
    Nov 19, 2013
    1
    It has been a LONG time since I had to manually edit save game files just to proceed in a computer game. X Rebirth required me to edit my save game files numerous times on the first day. Broken scripts, missing game elements, unresponsive AI, and other random issues helped me rate this game very low.

    The graphics of space and the ships, stations and weapons are nicely done. The    It has been a LONG time since I had to manually edit save game files just to proceed in a computer game. X Rebirth required me to edit my save game files numerous times on the first day. Broken scripts, missing game elements, unresponsive AI, and other random issues helped me rate this game very low.

    The graphics of space and the ships, stations and weapons are nicely done. The characters in the game look like something from 2003.

    The voice acting is horrid, the actors were obviously recorded in different studios. Some actors sound like they are talking from inside a garbage can, while others sound like they are in an auditorium or in a sound proof box. The poor voice over work breaks the immersion of the moment.

    I had to keep the Steam Group Chat open while playing, because I would come across bugs so often. I would ask if anyone help had the same issue and execute their fix or go search the forum for a work around. I have played game in the past, perhaps a decade or so ago where something would go wrong and a quick savegame edit fix solved the problem. When that did happen, it would be a ONE time thing.... with Rebirth, I found myself editing my save.xml file several times a day... really? If I had not the savvy to do this, then the game would just ended already.

    I am done with this game, I may come back in a year or so and see if the developers can fix it and maybe the modding community can give it some life. Overall, this is a pile of cold crap... it's not even steaming.    … Expand
  3. zevl12
    Nov 21, 2013
    1
    This game is not x4, this is the defense by the devs. Ok i have never played x3 or any x game. I do not care about graphics or animation, i can tolerate bugs. The problems i mentioned now are not the problems of the game, the problem is the core game play. There is no good game hidden here. The entire game is utter crap, interface is HORRIBLE. Controls are HORRIBLE. There isn't a simulatedThis game is not x4, this is the defense by the devs. Ok i have never played x3 or any x game. I do not care about graphics or animation, i can tolerate bugs. The problems i mentioned now are not the problems of the game, the problem is the core game play. There is no good game hidden here. The entire game is utter crap, interface is HORRIBLE. Controls are HORRIBLE. There isn't a simulated game here, those small ships flying around do not have a purpose they are just cosmetic things flying around trying to make a nonexistentatmosphere. You can now only build on specific spots, trading is a boring time consuming non rewarding non informative piece of crap. The universe is really small. Previous titles had a gem hidden under the problems, entirety of x rebirth is a problem. 1/10, some things look cool (important when making trailers for this game that are scamming the public).… Expand
  4. HavocRazr30
    Nov 21, 2013
    1
    I do not like the direction Egosoft seems to be going with this game. It feels more like a FPS. It lacks the true depth and learning curve that the previous X games had. I loved the fact that I could buy AND pilot new ships, instead of just drones. Its not fun at all to just have one ship, granted I liked the Albion Pride design in X3: AP and wanted to capture it for my own, but still. TheI do not like the direction Egosoft seems to be going with this game. It feels more like a FPS. It lacks the true depth and learning curve that the previous X games had. I loved the fact that I could buy AND pilot new ships, instead of just drones. Its not fun at all to just have one ship, granted I liked the Albion Pride design in X3: AP and wanted to capture it for my own, but still. The game seems to rely on being a gamepad game too much now. I regret buying the game.… Expand
  5. feijoax
    Nov 21, 2013
    1
    This game is not ready for release in it's current state. Not worth USD $49.99 at all. I consider the game at the Alpha stage. The tutorial and story missions are completely broken; you'll get stuck and be unable to progress unless you download a "good" save game to get past the bugs. The game performs very poorly on a system that can run Skyrim at Ultra settings.

    The game's stations    This game is not ready for release in it's current state. Not worth USD $49.99 at all. I consider the game at the Alpha stage. The tutorial and story missions are completely broken; you'll get stuck and be unable to progress unless you download a "good" save game to get past the bugs. The game performs very poorly on a system that can run Skyrim at Ultra settings.

    The game's stations are all the same copy and pasted interiors. No variations, even the NPCs are copy and pasted. They look weird too; women with a body of a 20yr old but with an 80 year old face. The Universe is not huge at all.

    This is one purchase I truly regret and hope to get a refund from Steam (crossing my fingers).    … Expand
  6. sentorion
    Nov 23, 2013
    1
    This game is fun when it works, but the constant need to find a work around after each crash or game stopping bug is too much for me. I give up on this game offering any enjoyment in the near future.
    This game does not deserve a score based on what it could be, fact is without looking for work around you cannot finish it.
  7. Spleens
    Nov 25, 2013
    1
    $50 AUD for a game of this quality is absolutely unacceptable. The released version feels like an Alpha test given that all the promised features are still under development, and the sheer amount of crashes and bugs that riddle this game.

    As a new comer to the X-series, I dearly want to like this game. I was sold to the concept of a space exploration game where you could build your own    $50 AUD for a game of this quality is absolutely unacceptable. The released version feels like an Alpha test given that all the promised features are still under development, and the sheer amount of crashes and bugs that riddle this game.

    As a new comer to the X-series, I dearly want to like this game. I was sold to the concept of a space exploration game where you could build your own empire. I will never buy another product from Egosoft, I have to vote with my wallet for this one.    … Expand
  8. slagath0r
    Nov 26, 2013
    1
    How could you kill the X series that easy???
  9. rcapy
    Nov 26, 2013
    1
    You know I have been looking forward to this release for some time and now I can't make my self play it anymore. I have been playing the X series for many years even before I started my steam account But this X Rebirth was so bad that I don't think it can even be patched up or fixed with DLC's it should be scraped and never let out again or rework the whole game. guess I'll go back to X3AP
  10. overthere2
    Nov 28, 2013
    1
    Just awful, buggy mess with broken animation broken missions, broken trading just did not work as advertised.
    The game mechanics have been grossly changed from previous games making it a slog.
    What did I get for my £40? The feeling I'm a complete idiot who's been taken for a ride. Got a 1 rather than 0 as some of the space scenes are quite pretty - Disappointed fan of the X series    Just awful, buggy mess with broken animation broken missions, broken trading just did not work as advertised.
    The game mechanics have been grossly changed from previous games making it a slog.
    What did I get for my £40? The feeling I'm a complete idiot who's been taken for a ride.
    Got a 1 rather than 0 as some of the space scenes are quite pretty

    - Disappointed fan of the X series
    With lots of other space genre games coming out know this is the last game I'll be buying from this studio    … Expand
  11. x1xscarfacex1x
    Dec 2, 2013
    1
    The game is slowly getting patched up to compensate for the catastrophic launch. Whether you have ever played any of the X series or not stay away from this title. It does not deliver a fraction of the features it promised. Read the critic reviews. There is a reason why they are so low.
  12. Praetorian75
    Dec 3, 2013
    1
    Having been a big fan of the X franchise since X2 i was really looking forward to X Rebirth.

    Like so many others i was horrified when the game was finally released. Egosoft have a reputation for releasing buggy games and they do. But this was a new low. The game was in fact so buggy that it felt like playing a beta. That you paid full price for. Well lets list the Pros and Cons.    Having been a big fan of the X franchise since X2 i was really looking forward to X Rebirth.

    Like so many others i was horrified when the game was finally released. Egosoft have a reputation for releasing buggy games and they do. But this was a new low.

    The game was in fact so buggy that it felt like playing a beta. That you paid full price for.

    Well lets list the Pros and Cons.

    Pros:

    - The game engine, even if it is slightly buggy and have issues with high end hardware, looks really great in space.
    - They introduced NPCs that you can hire to work for you. Like ship captains, pilots etc. Good idea.

    Cons:

    - Game breaking bugs. Trade in the universe doesnt work, the plot has several missions with issues. I could go on, but trust me when i say its buggy and it wont be easily fixed anytime soon. Maybe 3-6 months down the road. Maybe.
    - Time sinks have been introduced. You have no SETA (which was an option to speed up time greatly in the previous X games) anymore. So its manually flying around, taking "highways" with a pointless mini game to get your speed up. You have to land on stations and walk around to talk to NPCs that you need for the plot line as well as hiring new NPCs to work for you.
    - They removed the radar (gravidar)
    - The UI is even worse now than in previous X games
    - The way you have to order your ships around is mind numbingly broken and non existant.
    - You can only pilot 1 ship and this is the ship you start in.

    I could go on, but i think this will suffice for now.

    So in essence: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Egosoft have been making a fool of everyone that pre ordered. They are not to be trusted to actually fix this travesty of a game.    … Expand
  13. romaltya
    Dec 7, 2013
    1
    I'd like to stress that I've been a HUGE fan of the X-franchise ever since X: beyond the frontier. I was aware that this game would not be a "X4" but an entirely new look on the X franchise. Purpose was to make new gamers enjoy and get comfortable with the franchise and it's economys extreme complexity. A goal I thouroghly embraced.

    That being said this is perhaps the worst    I'd like to stress that I've been a HUGE fan of the X-franchise ever since X: beyond the frontier. I was aware that this game would not be a "X4" but an entirely new look on the X franchise. Purpose was to make new gamers enjoy and get comfortable with the franchise and it's economys extreme complexity. A goal I thouroghly embraced.

    That being said this is perhaps the worst spacesimulation of all times.. I can't recall a game that failed to deliver in this way. It's controls are bad to put it mildly.. When u're in the of the only ship u can fly u're pretty much locked in u'r seat with few to no options in regards to view, weaponry or other standardised informations ie. a radar. The fact u can only fly one ship makes the somewhat strange as u'd think they'd atleast make it a good one they haven't.. The fact that i lacks all the basics for a functionally makes u wonder what on earth they spend 7 years on.. Wasn't the complex economy that's for sure.. The economy is non-existent, ships fly with little purpose other than the graphical.. If that wasn't bad enough the only ship u can fly is a ugly bucket, which I didn't think was such a problem as they promised a lot of flexibility in the ships modules they failed to deliver though.. The game promised to make things less complex hardly achieved.. It promised a more gripping storyline hardly as all stations look the same and dialogue options is limited to nonexistent.. What it has done is take a franchise and put it's entire future in the twilight of a nebula.. I for one will not recommend this game to anyone, and I hope the developers in Egosoft are ashamed for releasing such an unfinished game.. Amazing after 7 years abscense..    … Expand
  14. Xseries
    Dec 9, 2013
    1
    Just going to put ^ for all the complaints and then some for the about this atrocity.

    In fact, the total makeup of this game reminds me of Ubisoft, churning out rubbish linear, monotonus game-play games one after another and even then it didn't go all to "Better" graphics all go to waste in the absence of optimization, with a high end cpu i get choppy graphics. Last two releases were    Just going to put ^ for all the complaints and then some for the about this atrocity.

    In fact, the total makeup of this game reminds me of Ubisoft, churning out rubbish linear, monotonus game-play games one after another and even then it didn't go all to "Better" graphics all go to waste in the absence of optimization, with a high end cpu i get choppy graphics. Last two releases were wonderful, minus the terrible polygonal faces and lip movment.

    There is a major improvement in the humanoid department, maybe from virtua fighter days to 2000 (Current year is 2013 for the record). For heavens sake get someone who can actually make humanoids look like humanoids.

    Only thing i didn't experience from most of the other users, crashing.
    It's going to take a miracle to "fix" this game.
    Better start from scratch or just reuse the previous X-series formats, would still buy those. By the least i can CHOOSE a ship i want to use.

    1 point for the interior design of the Albion skunk. That's being generous.

    I'll only continue to support egosoft because of their history of good games and that this is a giant leap from the predescessors level of game design.    … Expand
  15. orindoomhammer
    Dec 9, 2013
    1
    I have put 49 hours into this game. Why? because I wanted to give it a fair chance, 49 hrs and many patches later i still wish it was better. You can argue and fuss all you want about the game but its mini game hell strung together with a pretty background and some interesting sounds and music. But even that doesn't help, its buggy sure but that is not the problem, They tried to make theI have put 49 hours into this game. Why? because I wanted to give it a fair chance, 49 hrs and many patches later i still wish it was better. You can argue and fuss all you want about the game but its mini game hell strung together with a pretty background and some interesting sounds and music. But even that doesn't help, its buggy sure but that is not the problem, They tried to make the game more engaging but they devastated it by adding way way too many features that shouldn't have been in there in the first place.

    Let me explain, as an avid X3 fan I enjoyed the space sim sure it was a bit hard to get the hang of and fighting in that game was ridiculously hard and pointless but i played it for the trading and what not anyway. This game feels like it is trying to follow Freelancer but failed because it tried to toss in a Mario party level of mini games that were mostly broken. Sure running around in stations sounds fun until you realise you have to do it for just about everything from upgrading your ship to buying drones and repairing your other ships, you have to put ships into your personal wing in order to do anything. thats right every ship you own goes into your wing and follows you around the universe as you explore fight and trade, the mini game for finding wrecks are more profitable than large scale trading as the goods you find are generally worth way way more and only take a few min to hunt down a couple million worth.

    The game is rough for a finished game and that doesn't bother me as thats what they do now days take your money give you a busted product and fix it over the next 6 months in most cases and i suspect thats what is going to happen here with X:R they are working on it and it has received tons of patches but honestly the game needs more work than patches as its horribly designed with the mini games and combat taking the foreground to anything else in the game, when it was released combat was the only thing that actually worked well, and I like it they brought back the freelancer feel with the games combat mechanics the ships even behave mostly the same so its not overly challenging for me as a vet of freelancer, not like the combat system in x3 anyway.

    I was optimistic that the stupid design decisions wouldn't get in the way of the game, when i was waiting eagerly for it and sadly they did from the beginning i found the mini games pretty annoying, if i wanted to play a game full of mini games id dig out my wii and play Mario party. I tried really really hard to like this game and i do somewhat for some of the things it got right like combat and pretty space backgrounds with decent sound and music to accompany it. but sadly i don't like it enough to continue to play it even if the game gets patched to the more stable state that its working towards.    … Expand
  16. Greyfox452
    Dec 9, 2013
    1
    Tried really hard to get into this game and was terribly dissapointed. Take everything that was good about the previous X games and throw it out the window, add in a lot of bugs, broken or outright missing game components, and an agonizingly repetitive dialog minigame and you have X-Rebirth. I have some small hope that when the bugs are fixed and user feedback is addressed it will becomeTried really hard to get into this game and was terribly dissapointed. Take everything that was good about the previous X games and throw it out the window, add in a lot of bugs, broken or outright missing game components, and an agonizingly repetitive dialog minigame and you have X-Rebirth. I have some small hope that when the bugs are fixed and user feedback is addressed it will become an OK game, but probably never a great one. It feels like a failed console game ported to PC with chewing gum and twine. It never should have been released in this condition, and I hope Egosoft realizes the enormous harm this has on their reputation isn't worth the little bit of money they made. If you want a good experience in this genre try playing X3, wait for Star Citizen (which will hopefully be good,) or even go all the way back to Freelancer. As old as Freelancer is now, it is a much better game.… Expand
  17. Mindstar48
    Dec 11, 2013
    1
    There is a very good reason this has a bad rating, it's because its BAD, I pre ordered this junk and sorely wish I hadn't numerous bugs, glitches a boring campaign ridiculous system requirements for it to run well a boring and stupid story and bad controls make it a chore to play, not fun at all and i would rather be working than playing this junk. The only good thing? It works whichThere is a very good reason this has a bad rating, it's because its BAD, I pre ordered this junk and sorely wish I hadn't numerous bugs, glitches a boring campaign ridiculous system requirements for it to run well a boring and stupid story and bad controls make it a chore to play, not fun at all and i would rather be working than playing this junk. The only good thing? It works which actually is a bad thing because of how bad this game is.… Expand
  18. Squarebasher
    Dec 12, 2013
    1
    Don't buy this game, I watched the pre-release videos, claiming that the game would be easier to use, it is not. The interface is completely frustrating, X terran conflict was far better, I really wish i had not wasted £40.00. The interactions with the NPCs are just irritating and really serve no function that a menu could not. Show me your skills please, is not only repetitive but tooDon't buy this game, I watched the pre-release videos, claiming that the game would be easier to use, it is not. The interface is completely frustrating, X terran conflict was far better, I really wish i had not wasted £40.00. The interactions with the NPCs are just irritating and really serve no function that a menu could not. Show me your skills please, is not only repetitive but too loud in comparison to the rest of the sounds. After the 1.19 update I thought I would give it another go, but have been stressed and frustrated for 30 minutes and cannot take anymore, I have never reviewed a game before, but I am so annoyed, that I have for this game just to make sure players are warned about it.

    Why when you have a small studio such as this with a relatively active community did egosoft not release this as a cheap alpha and get feedback and bug finding for free, if they paid there testers then i would ask for your money back.

    There are 2 good new things, the highways and the being able to target individual items on large ships and stations, and thats it.    … Expand
  19. larzslayer
    Dec 12, 2013
    1
    I have played x2/x3 countless hours, I played this game for around 40 hours and I was thinking its an interesting beta except its not.
    Visually its nice 8/10
    controls for flight solid 7/10 drones kinda a cool new way to use them 6/10 until your ship is destroyed because your in a drone lack of everything else user interface controls for commands for ships 0/10 there are really none    I have played x2/x3 countless hours, I played this game for around 40 hours and I was thinking its an interesting beta except its not.
    Visually its nice 8/10
    controls for flight solid 7/10
    drones kinda a cool new way to use them 6/10 until your ship is destroyed because your in a drone

    lack of everything else
    user interface controls for commands for ships 0/10 there are really none and the one thats there only half works add to squad however remove from squad and they still follow you and tell you there do not have fuel and still follow you glitchy
    missions 2/10 glitchy at best the pay and the difficulty have no bearing on anything there is no real briefing of what to do
    weapons 5 weapons total with no upgrade ability 1/10
    number of ships i can fly 1... 0/10
    how many times did i lose all controls and have to restart in 40 hours about 8 GLITCHY 0/10
    how many times did the game crash for no reason in 40 hours 5 0/10 UNSTABLE
    oh my combat targeting issues 0/10 for targeting why, you lock a target and then all ships blink and all locks gone and theres no hot key to lock targets or cycle them and with all them as red triangles whos closest?
    and killing drones and losing standing with everyone around even groups that hate the owner of said dead drones. 0/10
    but a show stopper is the stations it was removed after x2 because it slows the game down and players lose interest try looking for a single dealer selling 1 upgrade item in a random system random station on a random floor no maps and 10 other people selling things that are close but not the right one big upset there 0/10
    As a hard core X player if i remember i have this in 1-3 years i might try to update it and play it again and probably mod the heck out of it
    Overall
    no choices, slow play, glitchy, crashy, non x style game.
    DO NOT BUY IT YET SAVE YOUR MONEY TILL LATER
    1/10 overall due to cool graphics    … Expand
  20. bosh-tet
    Dec 21, 2013
    1
    Graphics are shockingly poor, ships and stations are all one copy-pasted location, the NPC characters are hideous (see Gamespot review for piccies) and the game is STILL impossible to complete in a legitimate way despite 20 patches to date. Fought for a refund from Steam for this one. Avoid. 1 point for the ship vistas in space.
  21. knightal
    Dec 27, 2013
    1
    The worst game for FPS every graphic setting turned off and still runs like a dog. (Sorry dogs), bugs too numerous to mention.

    As one person said in the forum "If you got this game for Xmas then you must have been real naughty"
  22. IceBlood
    Dec 31, 2013
    1
    Awful game where even the game engine is half made and broken. The UI is horrible, graphics is 10 years behind average and game is full of bugs. I WAS a huge fan of X-series and I have all the previous games from X-BTF. X Rebirth is just unplayable, unfinished and bad designed game. It feels more scam than finished game. I have no idea what Egosoft did during the 7 developing years but IAwful game where even the game engine is half made and broken. The UI is horrible, graphics is 10 years behind average and game is full of bugs. I WAS a huge fan of X-series and I have all the previous games from X-BTF. X Rebirth is just unplayable, unfinished and bad designed game. It feels more scam than finished game. I have no idea what Egosoft did during the 7 developing years but I believe they did everything else than code for this game.… Expand
  23. WhatszThis
    Dec 31, 2013
    1
    i really liked the other x-games, but this one is just aweful!!!

    -Buggy (plot stopper, crashes, fps drops), just unplayable
    -key features of the game dont work yet (like trading)
    -very ugly characters and animations
    -most of the game is just for show and not part of the simulation
    - u can only fly one ship
  24. redalert3084
    Apr 21, 2014
    1
    I per ordered this game and waited this long to write a review.

    I gave EGOSOFT plenty of time to offer something as a way of compensating those who bought an unusable game and had to wait for updates. and we got nothing. So this game gets the lowest score i can give. I'll even come back and change my score if EGOSOFT starts to compensate for the broken game.
  25. SolomonKane
    Apr 26, 2014
    1
    Crap game. Do not buy. A complete wash of money. Crap game. Do not buy. A complete wash of money.Crap game. Do not buy. A complete wash of money. Poopie Game
  26. bartmoss
    May 22, 2014
    1
    This is an absolutely terrible game. As in, really bad. The 2.0 update doesn't really fix it, instead I found it even less playable. If you get a free copy and your time is worth nothing, then this is probably a game to pick up. Otherwise you are better off staring at your bedroom walls. The only reason I give it one point is that there is still Garry's Incident.
  27. Kaine4100
    Jun 23, 2014
    1
    Wer gerne Stationen abgrast, auf der suche nach Kisten. Die gefüllt sind mit Plunder ist hier genau richtig.
    Die Dialogen auf den Stationen wiederholen sich ständig, was an sich nicht schlimm ist. Da Rabatte bei Händler aber über Dialog Minispiele geführt werden nervt es mit der zeit.
    Die Optik des Spiels ist gut, die Übersicht im Spiel ist aber gewöhnungsbedürftig. X Rebirth hat    Wer gerne Stationen abgrast, auf der suche nach Kisten. Die gefüllt sind mit Plunder ist hier genau richtig.
    Die Dialogen auf den Stationen wiederholen sich ständig, was an sich nicht schlimm ist. Da Rabatte bei Händler aber über Dialog Minispiele geführt werden nervt es mit der zeit.
    Die Optik des Spiels ist gut, die Übersicht im Spiel ist aber gewöhnungsbedürftig.
    X Rebirth hat gegenüber von X3 Re./TC./AP deutlich an Spieltiefe verloren.    … Expand
  28. victorman
    Oct 12, 2014
    1
    I really don't understand how any player could rate "this" with a 10... This is the worst "X" ever made.
    All 10 rates must be egosoft employers, because I cant understand a 10 with "sure in the "distant" future egosoft improve que game.... has a lot of bugs but... or you need at least 50 hours to "understand" the game.... or posting only the very few improvements... The problem of this    I really don't understand how any player could rate "this" with a 10... This is the worst "X" ever made.
    All 10 rates must be egosoft employers, because I cant understand a 10 with "sure in the "distant" future egosoft improve que game.... has a lot of bugs but... or you need at least 50 hours to "understand" the game.... or posting only the very few improvements... The problem of this game at this rate is not the bugs, or the future paths, the main problem is the playability. If you want a space 3d shooter with legacy Xbox graphics, some economic features and waste a lot of times in stupid routines (about 5 minutes searching inside stations instead doing in 5 seconds this with the ship docked like in previous series), OK this can be your game, but the score must not be over 5. If you like a true space sandbox with good trading and exploration, the legacy X2 is still far better than this.... This game lost the "soul" of the X series, I try to find some fun in the 2.5 release, but the main problem is still the playability, economic simulation, IA, the whole universe, instead the bugs. Sorry for my bad english.    … Expand
  29. Sherfire
    Oct 24, 2014
    1
    I heard about this series from friends so I jumped right in to this game. BIG MISTAKE. After a year of updates and communication with the developer I have come to the conclusion that they are incompetent.

    This game doesn't work. They advertise a thriving economy in which your actions effect the world. NO, you build a station and nothing comes to trade. You build a capital fleet and the    I heard about this series from friends so I jumped right in to this game. BIG MISTAKE. After a year of updates and communication with the developer I have come to the conclusion that they are incompetent.

    This game doesn't work. They advertise a thriving economy in which your actions effect the world. NO, you build a station and nothing comes to trade. You build a capital fleet and the fleet doesn't work. The ships don't go mine like they are supposed to. Your drones don't come back to your ship. Unless you are in system with your ships they just sit there, waiting for you, instead of following their orders.

    I spent about 100 hours playing this game. Then returned to put in another 20 hours several months later. Then again several months after that.

    NOW, the developer is releasing an "expansion" yet the vanilla game features still don't work. Why are they developing new content instead of fixing the vanilla game? Well, the only thing I can come up with is that this game is so broken, fundamentally, that they can't fix it.

    Save your money, buy anything else, this game is one of the top 3 worst piles of junk I have ever played in my 30 years of gaming.    … Expand
  30. Dethstar
    Dec 2, 2013
    0
    Musics nice. Some of the graphics are nice. Others have shocking textures and fidelity. The textures in space stations are like something out of an old duke nukem game.

    The concepts and ambition in terms of making populated space feel a bit more alive than in previous games were admirable. Sadly this game is not. The latest long term series sunk. What stands out about this game    Musics nice. Some of the graphics are nice. Others have shocking textures and fidelity. The textures in space stations are like something out of an old duke nukem game.

    The concepts and ambition in terms of making populated space feel a bit more alive than in previous games were admirable. Sadly this game is not. The latest long term series sunk.

    What stands out about this game is that is the first game and only other genuine title which feels more like a scam. A lot of promises were made but this isnt just failing to meet expectations it is actually shamelessly scamming people. The X series is now officially over.

    I wouldn't take a free Ferrari from this company right now. Just waiting for the CEO of Egosoft to send me an email asking me for 50 Dollars to help a random contact or relation on the basis he will send me a 50,000 dollar cheque in return. They making these in Nigeria now?    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#12 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#55 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 24 out of 24
  1. IGN Italia
    Feb 18, 2014
    40
    Rebirth lacks inspiration, purpose, good ideas. It's riddled with bugs and, even when it seems to work, it manages to be dull. There isn't any true reason to play it.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 10, 2014
    30
    Instead of giving the series a new life the developers buried it and the patches are a classic case of ‘too little, too late’. There’s a lot of things you can forgive this game but not the fact that it’s boring. [02/2014, p.58]
  3. PC Gamer
    Jan 31, 2014
    39
    X misses the spot. The occasional bit of spectacle can't save this boring, broken and charmless space simulation. [March 2014, p.60]
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