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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…

16 March 2021

X4: Cradle of Humanity is a simulator developed by Egosoft, released 16 March 2021 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What X4: Cradle of Humanity is

X4: Cradle of Humanity is a simulator game developed by Egosoft and released in 2021. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

X4: Cradle of Humanity launched on 16 March 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and Monster Hunter Rise.

Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Monster Hunter Rise.

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When did X4: Cradle of Humanity come out?
X4: Cradle of Humanity was released on 16 March 2021 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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