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STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™ cover art

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™

Totally Games · LucasArts · 2015-04-28

SteamGOG

Action

Franchise: Star Wars · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 28, 1999 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A neutral family fights for its business - and its survival - and is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company.

STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™ is a 2015 Action game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 518 reviews).

1
playing now
82%
positive of 518 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance is a 1999 space simulation video game, the sequel to both Star Wars: TIE Fighter and Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter. X-Wing Alliance presents the story of the Azzameen family, a family of space traders. The player assumes the role of Ace Azzameen, the youngest of the Azzameen children, juggling military duty as a fighter pilot for the Rebel Alliance, and allegiance to his family, flying larger heavily armed freighters for the family business, amid a bloody family feud and in the larger context of a galactic civil war. It received favorable reviews.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 13k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 518 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.11 at AllYouPlay (2020-10-26) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 36 of 85 observed days · $8.88 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020172026Week of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
332May 2015Aug 2026May 2015 — avg 33 · peak 109Sep 2015 — avg 4 · peak 13Jan 2016 — avg 12 · peak 49May 2016 — avg 9 · peak 30Sep 2016 — avg 3 · peak 11Jan 2017 — avg 10 · peak 34May 2017 — avg 9 · peak 45Sep 2017 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2018 — avg 6 · peak 25May 2018 — avg 5 · peak 18Sep 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 24Sep 2019 — avg 7 · peak 15Jan 2020 — avg 12 · peak 28May 2020 — avg 10 · peak 27Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 25Jan 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 10Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 7Apr 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.15$1.492015-01-212026-10-152015-01-21 — best price $9.992016-06-07 — best price $10.152016-12-22 — best price $3.992017-06-06 — best price $3.992017-12-22 — best price $9.992018-06-09 — best price $2.822018-12-18 — best price $2.492019-08-10 — best price $2.402019-12-09 — best price $8.152020-02-05 — best price $8.112020-05-14 — best price $9.992020-11-10 — best price $8.512021-04-29 — best price $3.492021-10-30 — best price $8.792022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-05-06 — best price $7.772022-07-08 — best price $8.892022-09-23 — best price $2.132022-12-21 — best price $1.982023-04-03 — best price $2.092023-06-06 — best price $1.792023-09-12 — best price $9.992023-11-30 — best price $8.092024-02-19 — best price $6.472024-04-27 — best price $2.402024-06-29 — best price $2.032024-09-10 — best price $2.402024-11-24 — best price $2.452025-03-24 — best price $6.472025-10-07 — best price $3.492025-12-08 — best price $6.472026-08-30 — best price $9.992026-09-19 — best price $9.992026-10-09 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

65202026-05-30 — 56 pageviews2026-06-03 — 32 pageviews2026-06-07 — 52 pageviews2026-06-11 — 37 pageviews2026-06-15 — 41 pageviews2026-06-19 — 29 pageviews2026-06-23 — 33 pageviews2026-06-27 — 65 pageviews2026-07-01 — 42 pageviews2026-07-05 — 44 pageviews2026-07-09 — 29 pageviews2026-07-13 — 47 pageviews2026-07-17 — 30 pageviews2026-07-21 — 33 pageviews2026-07-25 — 41 pageviews2026-07-29 — 31 pageviews2026-08-02 — 36 pageviews2026-08-06 — 23 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-14 — 36 pageviews2026-08-18 — 44 pageviews2026-08-22 — 31 pageviews2026-08-26 — 22 pageviews2026-08-30 — 43 pageviews2026-09-03 — 41 pageviews2026-09-07 — 49 pageviews2026-09-11 — 30 pageviews2026-09-15 — 27 pageviews2026-09-19 — 24 pageviews2026-09-23 — 29 pageviews2026-09-27 — 33 pageviews2026-10-01 — 26 pageviews2026-10-05 — 34 pageviews2026-10-08 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Player tags

SpaceActionFlightSci-fiClassicSpace SimSimulationMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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