Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition

by Microsoft Game Studios·published by Xbox Game Studios

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment87

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

15,953en

26,271 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Dec 18, 2014

Price

$24.99

Velocity

3.8/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈840K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$4.2M

Based on 26,271 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,031 post-launch reviews

42%349 rev

<2h

60%159 rev

2-10h

88%1,934 rev

10-50h

92%2,911 rev

50-200h

94%2,190 rev

200h+

95%2,488 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+34pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 62 similar games in the Simulation genre released in 2014.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 23%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 7%

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