About X3: Albion Prelude

X3: Albion Prelude is an entry in the long-running X3 space series, built around the pillars of trade, combat, construction and strategy within a living, self-sustaining universe. Alongside its open, free-form gameplay it introduces a new plot and numerous additions, positioning itself deliberately as a bridge between the old X Universe and the one to come. It depicts a setting in flux, preparing players for a transformation as one era of the universe gives way to another.

The backdrop is all-out war. What began as a clash of interests between Earth and the races of the X Universe has escalated into a full-scale conflict larger than anything the setting has seen before, and you can take an active part in it. Against that turmoil, corporations both established and new compete for power and steer the universe in fresh directions. A looming technological breakthrough promises massive accelerators that will form highways in space and allow economies to expand on an unprecedented scale. Those highways, a signature feature of X: Rebirth, are not yet operational, but you can watch them being constructed and involve yourself in the power struggles surrounding these vast new self-sustaining economies. It remains a deep action and simulation experience on PC.