Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
1 436 Players in Game
24 863 All-Time Peak
46,86 Rating
Steam Charts
1 436 Players in Game
24 863 All-Time Peak
46,86 Rating
At the moment, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has 1 436 players actively in-game. This is 80.49% lower than its all-time peak of 10 565.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Player Count
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 monthly active players. This table represents the average number of players engaging with the game each month, providing insights into its ongoing popularity and player activity trends.
| Month |
Average Players |
Change |
| 2025-07 |
2240 |
+3.72% |
| 2025-06 |
2160 |
-1.66% |
| 2025-05 |
2197 |
+10.08% |
| 2025-04 |
1995 |
-31.6% |
| 2025-03 |
2917 |
-1.65% |
| 2025-02 |
2966 |
-24.37% |
| 2025-01 |
3922 |
-23.64% |
| 2024-12 |
5137 |
-38.14% |
| 2024-11 |
8304 |
0% |
13 595 Total Reviews
6 345 Positive Reviews
7 250 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has garnered a total of 13 595 reviews, with 6 345 positive reviews and 7 250 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mixed’ overall score.
Reviews Chart
Chart above illustrates the trend of feedback for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 over time, showcasing the dynamic changes in player opinions as new updates and features have been introduced. This visual representation helps to understand the game's reception and how it has evolved.
Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
5195 minutes
This game has been out for almost seven months now and it is still nowhere near ready for release. The game is full of bugs. In career mode i get several flights that don't even count after i have landed. I can't even begin to tell you the number of hours that have been a complete waste due to the various bugs this game is riddled with. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
👍 : 8 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
19206 minutes
Worst and buggiest game of all time. It's an absolute mess. It has been many months since it was released, still buggy as hell. Oh, but they released new aircraft in the marketplace! Cool!
Absolute disaster.
👍 : 17 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
829 minutes
Yes, there a lots of bugs. However, I'm still having tremendous fun playing this.
👍 : 10 |
😃 : 1
Positive
Playtime:
29184 minutes
This game is broken and career mode is even more broken. Game was released with major bugs and it isn't much better now.
Example Mission fly here and land.
Land aircraft on runway and receive notice you entered taxiway so you are now getting a bad mark, but your still on the runway.
Example Mission take off from that runway over there that is actually UNDER water. No really the entire runway.
Edit update 28 June- 230 hours career mode is still giving me problems. Penalties for runway/taxiway infractions. Air traffic control still making life impossible with conflicting instructions during flight.
example - flying at 20k, ATC says drop to 15k, drop to 15k then ATC says go back to 20k.
example - touching any building with an aircraft during taxi is a automatic crash. So it spawns aircraft with no reverse thrust facing a building with the wingtip inches from the building.
Another time it spawned the aircraft with the tail laying on the roof of the building. Automatic crash fail.
👍 : 47 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
277 minutes
Frankly, for those attempting to achieve simulator-style flying, this game is barely passable. Switching from 2020, the UI is difficult to navigate, due in most part to the very large UI elements that take up a large amount of the screen. The controls for camera switch is no good compared to 2020.
The game's streaming of almost every asset is taxing, and I often find many objects lacking proper textures even when in direct view. I find I have worse performance, more input lag, and a significantly harder time panning the cockpit camera around.
MSFS2024 is built as a game, not a simulator. I am disappointed with the quality of this release, being that it is NOT in EA, as it should be. If you are looking for a stable experience with predictable behaviour, I would recommend checking out actual simulators or staying on 2020.
Absolute shame to the developers for this. This game should not bear 'simulator' in its title.
👍 : 48 |
😃 : 3
Negative
Playtime:
19224 minutes
This game/sim is good, but not great. If you’re considering the game only for the career mode, don’t get it, it takes a long grind and the ATC comms are simply cringe. I will say this, the free flight is awesome at least for all my needs, it only increased my interest in aviation and I now fly on VATSIM with this sim. I HIGHLY recommend you get some sort of sim gear, or else the game is practically unplayable.
👍 : 17 |
😃 : 2
Positive
Playtime:
2373 minutes
For a $70 game that has been out for months, this game has numerous problems apparent from mere hours in career mode. It is borderline unplayable with a keyboard and mouse due to input lag, aircraft control surfaces will sometimes randomly bottom out uncommanded, leading to a crash (especially infuriating on final approach after hand flying for an hour), and the game will sometimes randomly softlock itself on tests in career mode. I can't recommend this glorified zip bomb at the current price.
👍 : 66 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
8782 minutes
---{ Graphics }---
☑ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☑ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☑ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☑ 6
☐ 7
☐ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10
👍 : 193 |
😃 : 56
Positive
Playtime:
2805 minutes
Do you want to fly for two hours on a mission? Do you want the game to not count the mission after said two hours? Do you want this process to happen 30% of the time in carer mode? Then this is the game for you!
👍 : 187 |
😃 : 27
Negative
Playtime:
12955 minutes
At some point in its lifecycle, MSFS 24 will be a good - no, [i]great[/i] flight sim. But today, it deserves five thumbs down not so much because of the game itself, despite its obvious - ahem - potential for improvement, but because its amazingly rapacious publisher is still laughing in the face of its customers.
Microsoft launched FS24 without any beta testing of its own. You would start the game and, if it didn't crash, game breaking bugs and missing features would fly at you by the boatload in your first fifteen minutes of play. "We so sorry," said Microsoft! "Here are four bullshit planes for your trouble! Now, we can start the beta phase." But here's the catch: paying customers are now the beta testers. MS set up an elaborate bug reporting platform and ranks bugs [i]per number of customer reports[/i]. They release massive patches to solve problems identified by their users.
So, 2025, here we are: Microsoft, not exactly an indie dev in the poorhouse, decided it was going to make more monies! by making the conscious decision to release an unfinished game and to outsource part of its development process to those who thought they had bought fully functional software. I, amongst other suckers, paid €140 for the Premium Deluxe edition, which gets me a bunch of additional planes without engine instruments, with controls that can't be mapped to my controller, or that still just don't really work.
Add to this a sketchy marketplace that won't give you receipts for what you buy and built-in limitations for console support that give PC flyers the shaft, and you get the picture.
I'll keep using FS24 if it keeps getting better, but I hope that enterprising users or ambulance chasing lawyers cook up a class action lawsuit with patch changelogs as Exhibit A. For that kind of money, the least I expect is a game that's completed as advertised at launch. What we're looking at here is consumer fraud.
Fuck you, Microsoft.
👍 : 372 |
😃 : 15
Negative
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Steam Achievements
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 offers players a rich tapestry of challenges, with a total of 27 achievements to unlock. These achievements span a variety of in-game activities, encouraging exploration, skill development, and strategic mastery. Unlocking these achievements provides not only a rewarding experience but also a deeper engagement with the game's content.
First Flight
Complete a flight in any game mode
Say Threese
Take three 3 star photos in World Photographer, in three separate collections
Wind Whisperer
Soar for 20 minutes in a glider
5K Fun Run
Walk or run for 5km total
Give Us a Wave
Successfully complete 30 seaplane landings without incident
Your Own Private Pilot
Take off from an airport and land at another in an aircraft you own
Aced It!
Achieve an A grade in any base Training mission
Jack of all Trades
Complete 3 missions in each of the World Photographer, Career, and Challenge League modes
Skyward Sightseer
Visit 7 landmarks by hot-air balloon. Stay within 1 km for 3 minutes at each landmark you visit
Touch and Go
Perform a touch-and-go landing at 2 different airports in a single session
Eclectic Eagle
Accumulate 2 hours of flight each in a jet, airliner, glider, and rotorcraft
On Your Way
Accumulate 50 hours of total flight time
Helo Hero
Complete 50 successful landings at any heliport with no incidents
Multi-talented
Have a rank in each active weekly Challenge in the Challenge League
Challenger
Complete 10 weekly Challenges in the Challenge League
Thrillseeker
Complete 100 weekly Challenges in the Challenge League
Overachiever
Earn all 20 base certifications in the Career
Amateur Photographer
Take a photo in World Photographer, using photo mode
Scrapbooking
Complete a Collection Page in World Photographer
Expanded Portfolio
Complete 10 Collection Pages in World Photographer
Multifaceted Photography
Complete a Collection Page for Aviation, Man-Made, Nature, and Fauna in World Photographer
Sky Full of Stars
Collect 100 Stars in World Photographer
Baby Steps
Complete your first tutorial training mission
Extensive Training
Complete all Basic Handling, Take Off and Landing, and VFR training missions
Earning Your Wings
Earn your Private Pilots License in the Career
Growing the Fleet
Purchase 5 aircraft in the Career
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Create your first company in the Career
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Minimum PC System Requirements
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Network Speed of 10 Mbps Bandwidth
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Recommended PC System Requirements
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K
- Memory: 32 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Network Speed of 50 Mbps Bandwidth
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has specific system requirements to ensure smooth gameplay. The minimum settings provide basic performance, while the recommended settings are designed to deliver the best gaming experience. Check the detailed requirements to ensure your system is compatible before making a purchase.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Latest News & Patches
This game has received a total of 6 updates to date, ensuring continuous improvements and added features to enhance player experience. These updates address a range of issues from bug fixes and gameplay enhancements to new content additions, demonstrating the developer's commitment to the game's longevity and player satisfaction.
Release Notes 1.1.9.0
Date: 2024-11-22 21:03:06
👍 : 1709 |
👎 : 507
Release Notes - [1.1.10.0] Available Now
Date: 2024-12-02 19:02:08
👍 : 453 |
👎 : 156
Release Notes - [1.2.7.0] Available Now
Date: 2024-12-10 23:01:54
A new update is now available in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on all platforms.
👍 : 807 |
👎 : 106
Release Notes - [1.2.8.0] Available Now
Date: 2024-12-20 16:07:40
A new update is now available in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on all platforms.
👍 : 514 |
👎 : 135
Release Notes - [1.2.11.0] Hotfix Available Now
Date: 2025-01-09 18:02:43
A hotfix is now available to download for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on all platforms.
👍 : 212 |
👎 : 100
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