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X3: Albion Prelude
X3: Albion Prelude
Developer(s)	Egosoft
Publisher(s)	Deep Silver
Composer(s)	Alexei Zakharov
Series	X
Engine	X TECH 2/X3 Reality Engine
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Release	December 15, 2011 (Steam) ; December 23, 2011 (Mac) ; May 15, 2013 (Linux)
Genre(s)	Space trading and combat simulator
Mode(s)	Single-player

X3: Albion Prelude is a space trading and combat simulator by German developer Egosoft and is the fifth game in their X series. An add-on to 2008's X3: Terran Conflict, X3: Albion Prelude features new content, functionality and improvements, including additional ships, stations, and sectors; a new plot line; war scenario sectors, and several stock exchanges. X3: Albion Prelude was released on Steam on 15 December 2011. A downloadable content (DLC) pack, X3: Farnham's Legacy, was released in May 2021.^[2]

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Albion Prelude was generally well received, with a score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic.^[4]

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^ "Xmas Surprise - Egosoft Announce New X3 Game". Egosoft X-News 46. 2011-12-08. Archived from the original on 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
^ Pearson, Craig (5 May 2021). "X3: Farnham's Legacy, a surprise free game in the X series, is out now". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "X3: Albion Prelude for PC - GameRankings". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
^ ^a ^b "X3: Albion Prelude (PC)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
^ Senior, Tom (2012-03-06). "X3: Albion Prelude Review". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2013-05-27. If interacting with it wasn't such a pain, Albion Prelude would be a tremendous achievement.