Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Global flight simulator with aviation careers and open-world exploration

Asobo Studio · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Nov 19, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 60% of 23K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 703 in 30 days
Playing now: 3,654; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 5 days ago; Sep 17, 2026

What is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?

A realistic flight simulator that recreates Earth as an open world for free flight, aviation career missions, races, landing challenges, and photography. You pilot aircraft, plan routes, complete preflight checks, and earn certifications for jobs such as medevac, cargo transport, firefighting, and search and rescue, with single-player and multiplayer modes.

For you if...

+you enjoy realistic aircraft systems and detailed flight planning
+you want to sightsee across a global open world
+you prefer free flight, career missions, or multiplayer challenges

Not for you if...

−you want fast action with minimal setup or planning
−you want an arcade-style flying game

What players say

60% of 22,555 reviews are positive · 77% of 703 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise free flight and sightseeing, along with the world’s visuals and the feel of flying. The dominant complaint is that career mode remains unreliable and unfinished, with repetitive missions, progression problems, and bugs that can invalidate flights; players also report demanding performance and other technical issues.

Screenshots and trailer

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K
Graphics: Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 50 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Network Speed of 10 Mbps Bandwidth

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Xbox Live
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing, In-app purchases, HDR

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Turkish.