They are really amazing games. Rebirth had a lot of issues upon release and they fixed a lot of it but it wasn't the game long term fans were looking for. You can build literal space empires and control fleets at least in the older games. People would take over sectors and slowly push their empires outwards. Plus it is quite moddable so there is a sizable modding community. I always recommend people try X3: Terran Conflict but just be aware its got a bit of a learning curve. There is a good guide out there that helps called X3 Handbook from Apricot. Well worth it to read if it is something you want to try. For absolutely new plays X: Rebirth isn't a bad place to start IMO but it does have some rough edges. Definitely check out some of the sub-reddits on it if you get a chance. The developers are also quite active in their subreddits and their internal forums they run.
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