X4: Cradle of Humanity
X4: Cradle of Humanity, the second big expansion for X4: Foundations, significantly increases the size of the game's universe with new sectors, story missions and game-starts, while also welcoming two Terran factions, along with their economy, ships, weapons and stations.
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About X4: Cradle of Humanity
X4: Cradle of Humanity, the second big expansion for X4: Foundations, brings the X series back to Earth. While significantly increasing the size of the game's universe with new sectors, the expansion also welcomes two Terran factions to X4: Foundations, along with their economy, ships, weapons and stations. New game-starts introduce the identity and political stance of the Terran factions, as well as give an alternative perspective on existing story developments in X4: Foundations.
X4: Cradle of Humanity also sheds a light on what has happened to Earth in the decades since the jump-gate shutdown. Furthermore, a certain pirate faction that is well known to fans of the series is making a dramatic comeback.
X4: Cradle of Humanity is accompanied by the biggest free update to X4: Foundations yet. Update 4.0 further enhances X4: Foundations in a number of ways, including major new gameplay features (e.g. a new terraforming feature) and wide-ranging visual improvements (e.g. volumetric fog).
Main Features:
- Big expansion of the X4: Foundations universe with new sectors
- Return of Terran factions with economy, ships, weapons and stations
- Thrilling new story missions and adventures to experience
- New game-starts that allow new perspectives on the X4: Foundations story
- Introducing a new terraforming gameplay feature, evolving the endgame
- Visual improvements such as volumetric fog, making the X universe look better than ever
Game details
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Languages
Audio & text: English, German, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian
Text only: Italian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Czech
Features
X4: Cradle of Humanity price history
Lowest tracked price: €3.26 (Jul 25, 2026) · current best: €3.26 across 9 stores.
X4: Cradle of Humanity player count & reviews
83% positive reviews all-time · 0 peak players in the last 30 days.
X4: Cradle of Humanity — frequently asked questions
Where can I buy X4: Cradle of Humanity at the cheapest price?
Right now the cheapest offer for X4: Cradle of Humanity is €3.26 at K4G. KingsPrice compares 11 offers from 9 stores — official stores and keyshops — and refreshes prices throughout the day.
What is the lowest price X4: Cradle of Humanity has ever been?
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How many people play X4: Cradle of Humanity?
X4: Cradle of Humanity peaked at 0 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 7, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.
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System requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780/970 or AMD equivalent (Vulkan support required)
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 or AMD equivalent (Vulkan support required)
- Storage: 20 GB available space