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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Asobo Studio · Xbox Game Studios · 2024-11-19

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Dec 08, 2025 (PlayStation 5), 2026 (PlayStation VR2), Nov 19, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 19, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

4,357
playing now
59%
positive of 22k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
991
twitch viewers (latest)
79/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$48.99
steam price (US)

4,357 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a flight simulation video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Xbox Game Studios. The successor to Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), the game was released on November 19, 2024, for Windows and the Xbox Series X/S, and on December 8, 2025, for PlayStation 5.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,357 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,171 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~146/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (6,295 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 438k–985k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 21,897 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$48.99-30%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$52.49-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $46.54 at Fanatical (2026-07-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $69.99 · on sale 13 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.3k4.3k20242026Week of 2024-11-19: 2,008 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 4,287 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 796 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 598 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 324 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 376 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 175 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 227 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 226 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 297 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 268 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 235 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 166 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 146 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 132 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 83 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 114 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 106 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 140 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 139 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8.2k2.9k2026-08-11 19:00 — 5,826 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 4,316 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 3,013 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 5,551 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 4,375 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 4,065 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 6,894 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 5,874 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 3,467 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 6,737 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 4,141 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 3,621 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 6,392 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 4,110 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 3,840 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 6,718 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 5,148 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 4,854 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 8,223 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 3,465 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 4,340 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 6,735 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 2,909 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 5,128 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 6,061 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 3,132 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 6,576 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 7,703 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 4,357 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$69.99$46.542024-09-262026-08-262024-09-26 — best price $69.992024-10-02 — best price $59.492024-11-12 — best price $69.992026-03-19 — best price $55.992026-03-26 — best price $69.992026-04-01 — best price $55.992026-04-16 — best price $55.992026-04-30 — best price $55.992026-05-09 — best price $69.992026-05-28 — best price $52.492026-06-05 — best price $52.492026-06-15 — best price $69.992026-06-16 — best price $69.992026-06-25 — best price $52.492026-07-03 — best price $46.542026-07-09 — best price $69.992026-07-10 — best price $59.912026-07-15 — best price $52.492026-07-23 — best price $69.992026-07-30 — best price $69.992026-08-03 — best price $47.592026-08-17 — best price $69.992026-08-18 — best price $48.992026-08-19 — best price $52.492026-08-26 — best price $48.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6241982026-05-27 — 270 pageviews2026-05-30 — 264 pageviews2026-06-02 — 380 pageviews2026-06-05 — 293 pageviews2026-06-08 — 512 pageviews2026-06-11 — 254 pageviews2026-06-14 — 382 pageviews2026-06-17 — 307 pageviews2026-06-20 — 265 pageviews2026-06-23 — 390 pageviews2026-06-26 — 271 pageviews2026-06-29 — 319 pageviews2026-07-02 — 283 pageviews2026-07-05 — 252 pageviews2026-07-08 — 287 pageviews2026-07-11 — 223 pageviews2026-07-14 — 254 pageviews2026-07-17 — 253 pageviews2026-07-20 — 251 pageviews2026-07-23 — 240 pageviews2026-07-26 — 300 pageviews2026-07-29 — 268 pageviews2026-08-01 — 231 pageviews2026-08-04 — 271 pageviews2026-08-07 — 270 pageviews2026-08-10 — 294 pageviews2026-08-13 — 253 pageviews2026-08-16 — 321 pageviews2026-08-19 — 278 pageviews2026-08-22 — 291 pageviews2026-08-24 — 323 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

7.1k792026-08-26 19:15 — 1,343 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 792 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 149 viewers2026-08-27 04:12 — 7,110 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 6,100 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 424 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 585 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 723 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 253 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 416 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 203 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 373 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 449 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 671 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 1,383 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 928 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 423 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 386 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 974 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 845 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 811 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 676 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 893 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 1,951 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 1,043 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 290 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 240 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 794 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 4,914 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 1,017 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 991 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
93.6%
earned "First Flight"
3.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller SupportHDR availableFamily Sharing4 DLC

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series (Xbox)25,6330%27
PS5 (PlayStation)3,2551%28
Steam (Steam)2,5450%27

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRFlightNatureSandboxRelaxingHobby SimNonlinearRealisticOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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