X2: The Threat

X2: The Threat
Developer(s)Egosoft
Virtual Programming (OS X)
Publisher(s)Virtual Programming (OS X)
Linux Game Publishing (Linux)
Director(s)Bernd Lehahn
Producer(s)Darren Astles
Programmer(s)Thomas Maier
Klaus Meyer
Martin Brenner
Bernd Lehahn
Artist(s)Markus Pohl
Alexander Preuss
Writer(s)Helge Kautz
Thomas Maier
Composer(s)Thomas Egeskov Petersen
Alexei Zakharov
SeriesX
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: December 1, 2003
  • PAL: February 6, 2004
Mac OS X
  • WW: May 31, 2005
Genre(s)Space simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

X2: The Threat is a space simulation video game developed by Egosoft for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It is part of the X series. It was released in 2003 and is a sequel to X: Beyond the Frontier. Freeverse Software ported the game to Mac OS X in 2004/2005, while Linux Game Publishing produced their Linux port in 2005/2006. An expansion pack, X2: The Return, was cancelled.

The sequel to this game is X3: Reunion (2005).