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Pilot aircraft between thousands of airports, practice flight procedures, complete missions, or race through courses in changing weather.
Released 18 Dec 2014
Fly 24,000 Airports
Practice Flight Lessons
Fly Rescue Missions
Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.
Developed by Microsoft Game Studios · Published by Xbox Game Studios
Choose an aircraft and starting point, then fly around a world featuring more than 24,000 airports. You can take the role of pilot or co-pilot, or participate as an air-traffic controller, and set the time, season, and weather for a flight.
Fly freely or work through flight lessons covering visual and instrument flying, takeoffs, landings, and emergency handling. More than 80 missions include activities such as search and rescue, test flights, and carrier operations; racing events offer several course types and difficulty levels.
Adjust the simulation's difficulty and weather, fly with AI air traffic, and compete with friends in multiplayer. Missions award rewards as you progress, and aircraft, scenery, and other add-ons can expand or customize the experience.
Players who enjoy the game often praise it as an approachable flight simulator, with lessons that help newcomers learn and a large selection of aircraft, routes, and missions to explore. Reviews also frequently value its ability to run on modest computers and its extensive add-on scene. Some players criticize its dated visuals and scenery, while others report crashes or difficulty getting it to run on newer systems.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition supports both single-player and multiplayer. The official description states it has updated multiplayer, lets players act as pilot, co-pilot, or air-traffic controller, and includes a racing mode where players compete against friends. Reviews confirm online multiplayer via Steam and shared-aircraft/co-pilot functionality, but no player-count limit is stated in the provided text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game is moddable and supports many add-ons, but compatibility is not guaranteed for all existing content. Reviews indicate most add-ons still work, some do not, and large modded aircraft can cause multiplayer issues. One review states Steam Edition multiplayer is not backward compatible with the boxed version's multiplayer. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 234 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
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