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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

Simulation

Reviews trending up: 82% positive in the last 30 days vs 54% overall Third-party account required

Reviews
Mixed
54% of 23K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 599 in 30 days
Players
4,944
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 day ago
Nov 5, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 5700
16 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

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

54% of 23,466 reviews are positive · 82% of 599 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.

Players over time

▲ +11% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 6,750 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20264,944
Nov 6, 20263,641
Nov 5, 20263,568
Nov 4, 20263,761
Nov 3, 20263,593
Nov 2, 20263,652
Nov 1, 20265,713
Oct 31, 20265,231
Oct 30, 20263,888
Oct 29, 20263,721
Oct 28, 20263,653
Oct 26, 20263,581
Oct 25, 20265,131
Oct 24, 20264,706
Oct 23, 20263,754
Oct 22, 20263,721
Oct 21, 20263,522
Oct 20, 20263,486
Oct 18, 20265,079
Oct 17, 20264,772
Oct 16, 20263,685
Oct 15, 20263,630
Oct 14, 20263,711
Oct 13, 20263,637
Oct 11, 20264,565
Oct 10, 20264,435
Oct 9, 20263,600
Oct 8, 20263,485
Oct 7, 20263,559
Oct 6, 20263,535
Oct 4, 20264,518
Oct 3, 20264,285
Oct 2, 20263,534
Oct 1, 20263,282
Sep 30, 20263,264
Sep 29, 20263,364
Sep 27, 20264,519
Sep 26, 20264,419
Sep 25, 20263,397
Sep 24, 20263,381
Sep 23, 20263,999
Sep 23, 20263,654
Sep 22, 20263,859
Sep 21, 20266,750

Screenshots and trailer

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 screenshot 1

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 system requirements

Minimum: RX 5700, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K
Graphics
Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
Network Speed of 50 Mbps Bandwidth

Does Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

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

Does Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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