The Game Census
X-Plane 11 cover art

X-Plane 11

Laminar Research · 2017-03-30

SteamAmazon

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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.

476
playing now
93%
positive of 20k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

476 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

NA(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 476 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 4% of 6,714 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 505k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 20,211 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 4 of 8 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

5272222026-08-06 21:00 — 311 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 231 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 467 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 354 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 299 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 498 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 373 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 303 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 476 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 357 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 259 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 508 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 374 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 252 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 507 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 332 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 247 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 477 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 428 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 254 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 425 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 442 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 297 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 435 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 424 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 267 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 393 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 442 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 282 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 476 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

302026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 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

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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