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X-Plane 11 cover art

X-Plane 11

Laminar Research · 2017-03-30

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Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view, Virtual Reality

Releases: Mar 30, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 30, 2017 (Mac), Mar 30, 2017 (Linux)

The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.

X-Plane 11 is a Simulation game released in 2017, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Very Positive (93% of 20304 reviews).

227
playing now
93%
positive of 20k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (684 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

227 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

NA(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

X-Plane 11 trailer thumbnail

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≈663,325 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 227 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 865 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~108/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 16,739 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 510k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 20,395 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.89 at Steam (2023-12-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
66266220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 662 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 613 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5612132026-09-15 12:00 — 398 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 340 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 224 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 467 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 403 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 213 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 286 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 436 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 261 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 417 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 418 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 255 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 273 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 511 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 322 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 288 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 488 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 313 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 233 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 504 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 408 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 219 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 308 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 227 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.6k0Dec 2016Aug 2026Dec 2016 — avg 0 · peak 0May 2017 — avg 262 · peak 480Aug 2017 — avg 381 · peak 679Nov 2017 — avg 461 · peak 953Feb 2018 — avg 619 · peak 1,199May 2018 — avg 655 · peak 1,148Aug 2018 — avg 779 · peak 1,419Nov 2018 — avg 935 · peak 1,829Feb 2019 — avg 1,180 · peak 2,183May 2019 — avg 1,160 · peak 2,149Aug 2019 — avg 1,236 · peak 2,081Nov 2019 — avg 1,323 · peak 2,464Feb 2020 — avg 1,681 · peak 3,016May 2020 — avg 2,312 · peak 3,910Aug 2020 — avg 1,743 · peak 3,174Nov 2020 — avg 1,394 · peak 2,375Feb 2021 — avg 1,626 · peak 2,656May 2021 — avg 1,345 · peak 2,284Aug 2021 — avg 1,357 · peak 2,090Nov 2021 — avg 1,382 · peak 2,411Feb 2022 — avg 1,508 · peak 2,554May 2022 — avg 1,217 · peak 2,155Aug 2022 — avg 1,149 · peak 1,839Nov 2022 — avg 863 · peak 1,475Feb 2023 — avg 841 · peak 1,392May 2023 — avg 696 · peak 1,162Aug 2023 — avg 716 · peak 1,120Nov 2023 — avg 602 · peak 1,088Feb 2024 — avg 643 · peak 1,070May 2024 — avg 566 · peak 941Aug 2024 — avg 579 · peak 891Nov 2024 — avg 495 · peak 847Feb 2025 — avg 510 · peak 893May 2025 — avg 436 · peak 732Aug 2025 — avg 459 · peak 684Nov 2025 — avg 403 · peak 673Feb 2026 — avg 402 · peak 646May 2026 — avg 344 · peak 560Aug 2026 — avg 364 · peak 553
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
13132026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 13 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-30: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new positive2026-10-06: 4 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new positive2026-10-08: 10 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$9.892017-04-012026-07-092017-04-01 — best price $59.992017-10-26 — best price $44.392017-11-28 — best price $59.992018-06-22 — best price $39.592018-11-01 — best price $59.992018-12-21 — best price $39.592019-02-11 — best price $59.992019-10-28 — best price $39.592019-12-03 — best price $59.992020-01-23 — best price $39.592020-07-09 — best price $59.992020-11-25 — best price $34.792021-01-05 — best price $59.992021-06-24 — best price $34.792021-11-01 — best price $59.992021-12-10 — best price $29.992022-01-05 — best price $59.992022-06-28 — best price $19.792022-08-19 — best price $59.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-03-21 — best price $17.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-12-04 — best price $9.892024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $9.892024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $9.892025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $9.892026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

402026-10-01 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedPartial Controller SupportIncludes level editorFamily Sharing129 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal

Post-launch support: 100 DLC released, first 2017-03-30, latest 2024-02-19 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

VRFlightPhysicsSandboxAdventureEducationRealisticOpen WorldSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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