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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

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

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Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person, Third person, Virtual Reality

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.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $48.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (60% of 22,363 reviews).

6,346
playing now
61%
positive of 23k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
139
twitch viewers (latest)
3.1
viewers/channel (concentration)
79/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
11
Nexus mods (371 downloads)
3.52★
PlayStation Store rating (11,916 ratings)
76/100
opencritic · strong · 69% recommend · from 66 critics
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$48.99
steam price (US)

6,346 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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.

Trailer

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 trailer thumbnail

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - Announce Trailer - 4K

≈402,044 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6,346 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 2% of 16,672 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 461k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 23,038 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$69.99

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 14 of 29 observed days · $23.45 above the all-time low (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

8.7k2.7k2026-09-14 23:00 — 3,801 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 3,391 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 6,293 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 4,950 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 4,366 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 5,775 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 4,479 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 2,720 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 5,373 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 7,220 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 3,014 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4,034 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 5,970 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 3,534 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 6,050 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 8,601 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 3,808 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3,671 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 6,836 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 4,900 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 5,052 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 6,944 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 4,243 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 6,346 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6.1k2.0kNov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 6,066 · peak 10,600Dec 2024 — avg 3,879 · peak 7,981Jan 2025 — avg 3,023 · peak 5,785Feb 2025 — avg 2,390 · peak 4,721Mar 2025 — avg 2,360 · peak 4,421Apr 2025 — avg 1,977 · peak 3,567May 2025 — avg 2,163 · peak 4,005Jun 2025 — avg 2,128 · peak 3,631Jul 2025 — avg 2,275 · peak 3,984Aug 2025 — avg 2,623 · peak 4,799Sep 2025 — avg 2,551 · peak 4,715Oct 2025 — avg 2,715 · peak 4,994Nov 2025 — avg 3,003 · peak 5,422Dec 2025 — avg 3,778 · peak 7,000Jan 2026 — avg 4,294 · peak 7,605Feb 2026 — avg 4,069 · peak 7,380Mar 2026 — avg 3,948 · peak 7,210Apr 2026 — avg 4,046 · peak 7,173May 2026 — avg 4,199 · peak 7,500Jun 2026 — avg 4,128 · peak 7,294Jul 2026 — avg 4,405 · peak 7,281Aug 2026 — avg 4,945 · peak 9,344
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
31312026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 8 new positive2026-09-23: 11 new positive2026-09-23: 5 new negative2026-09-24: 13 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 11 new positive2026-09-26: 16 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 3 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 10 new positive2026-10-01: 11 new positive2026-10-02: 17 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 24 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new negative2026-10-04: 28 new positive2026-10-04: 6 new negative2026-10-05: 22 new positive2026-10-06: 18 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 23 new positive2026-10-07: 7 new negative2026-10-08: 31 new positive2026-10-08: 6 new negative2026-10-09: 17 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-10: 23 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 27 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 12 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-13: 18 new positive2026-10-13: 7 new negative2026-10-14: 27 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$69.99$46.542024-09-262026-10-142024-09-26 — 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 $48.992026-09-02 — best price $48.992026-09-09 — best price $69.992026-09-16 — best price $69.992026-09-23 — best price $69.992026-09-30 — best price $69.992026-10-07 — best price $69.992026-10-14 — best price $69.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5121982026-05-27 — 270 pageviews2026-05-31 — 360 pageviews2026-06-04 — 251 pageviews2026-06-08 — 512 pageviews2026-06-12 — 285 pageviews2026-06-16 — 345 pageviews2026-06-20 — 265 pageviews2026-06-24 — 247 pageviews2026-06-28 — 300 pageviews2026-07-02 — 283 pageviews2026-07-06 — 264 pageviews2026-07-10 — 230 pageviews2026-07-14 — 254 pageviews2026-07-18 — 296 pageviews2026-07-22 — 225 pageviews2026-07-26 — 300 pageviews2026-07-30 — 250 pageviews2026-08-03 — 283 pageviews2026-08-07 — 270 pageviews2026-08-11 — 236 pageviews2026-08-15 — 270 pageviews2026-08-19 — 278 pageviews2026-08-23 — 313 pageviews2026-08-27 — 435 pageviews2026-08-31 — 373 pageviews2026-09-04 — 277 pageviews2026-09-08 — 231 pageviews2026-09-12 — 262 pageviews2026-09-16 — 254 pageviews2026-09-20 — 282 pageviews2026-09-24 — 256 pageviews2026-09-28 — 255 pageviews2026-10-02 — 282 pageviews2026-10-06 — 277 pageviews2026-10-10 — 228 pageviews2026-10-13 — 246 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6.3k272026-09-30 23:34 — 297 viewers2026-10-01 11:34 — 458 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 99 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 227 viewers2026-10-02 23:12 — 4,754 viewers2026-10-03 05:12 — 4,229 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 585 viewers2026-10-04 02:34 — 92 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 928 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 132 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 164 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 182 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 855 viewers2026-10-07 02:34 — 171 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 421 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 111 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 465 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 232 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 184 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 233 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 410 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 93 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 377 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 4,320 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 94 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 1,758 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 1,450 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 1,850 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 590 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 139 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…

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2026-08-24 (Steam store data)

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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