X: Beyond the Frontier
| X: Beyond The Frontier | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Egosoft |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Director(s) | Darren Melbourne Jürgen Goeldner |
| Producer(s) | Ole Mogensen |
| Programmer(s) | Martin Brenner Bernd Lehahn |
| Artist(s) | Alexander Preuss |
| Composer(s) | Thomas Egeskov Petersen |
| Series | X |
| Engine | X TECH 1 |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
X: Beyond the Frontier is a video game created by Egosoft for Windows. The first of the X series, it is a space trading and combat simulator game, mostly set in the fictional X-Universe. Upon release, it was frequently compared to the older Elite.
An expansion, X-Tension, was released in 2000. Four full sequels have since followed: X2: The Threat in 2003, X3: Reunion in 2005, X3: Terran Conflict in 2008, and X4: Foundations in 2018. X: Beyond the Frontier and X-Tension were released together as X-Gold in 2000. A novel, Farnham's Legend, is based on the plot of X: Beyond the Frontier.