Microsoft Flight Simulator

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1379 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 938 out of 1379
  2. Mixed: 79 out of 1379
  3. Negative: 362 out of 1379
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  1. tillas
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    expectation: a realistic graphics with a beautiful views.
    real game: 10 minutes loading in city, 15 FPS on medium settings, issues with starting a game, worst graphics i've ever seen, can't find difference between flying above los angeles and russia lol. My pc isn't very powerful but that is a real **** There is no optimization at all.
    Mountains from trailers is very nice but in game at    expectation: a realistic graphics with a beautiful views.
    real game: 10 minutes loading in city, 15 FPS on medium settings, issues with starting a game, worst graphics i've ever seen, can't find difference between flying above los angeles and russia lol. My pc isn't very powerful but that is a real **** There is no optimization at all.
    Mountains from trailers is very nice but in game at ultra settings it's just worser than games from 2004.
    P.S. This game bugged as f uck i just loaded a map try'd to fly and engine stops by itself. I hate this game    … Expand
  2. mattington_
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Download loop forever on the worst download client ever! Didn't even play the game, couldn't play the game even. Buggy mess do not buy.
  3. Chrismerchy
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    Playstation is better and playstation is better and playstation is better and playstation is better
  4. newonelei
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is super simple, this game is super boring, i don't understand what the point is to make this kind of game. You cannot do anything but flying....… Expand
  5. derdrm
    Jun 16, 2022
    1
    Don't waste your time on this game. Installing this piece of sh*** is a real nightmare. Thank god I did not buy it and just tried it as part of the game pass.
    For some bizarre reason devs decided to place only an 1 gb installer in the MS store. The installer downloads fine but once you start the game it demands another 150 GB download, which is ok by today's standards. but the problem is    Don't waste your time on this game. Installing this piece of sh*** is a real nightmare. Thank god I did not buy it and just tried it as part of the game pass.
    For some bizarre reason devs decided to place only an 1 gb installer in the MS store. The installer downloads fine but once you start the game it demands another 150 GB download, which is ok by today's standards. but the problem is that it is hosted on some cheapass server that can't produce decent speeds outside of the US, so if you are in Europe or god forbid anywhere else in the rest of the world, you will get 10 Mbit ( yes megabit, not megabyte) download speed. and this crap is specific to MFS servers. the rest of the games from the MS store can be downloaded just fine.
    All the forums are full of such complaints form day 1 and developers are ignoring the problem.    … Expand
  6. r-aymond90
    May 1, 2022
    0
    This game and support is a joke. With my high end pc and 300mb internet downloading the game with 6 mbit max. Tried all the given solutions on internet but no succes. Its a shame ms and asobo don’t do anything about it. Bye bye gamepass.
  7. Grandhatred
    Apr 7, 2022
    0
    100 gb shovelware, the download reseting or something it were on 80% then i left it for an hour and then it become 50% after i come back thank microsoft for wasting half of my monthly bandwith for nothing
  8. Crapcrap
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    most overrated and most boring game of all time, game crashes every 15 min, the graphics aren't that great, it's overhyped by fanboys!
  9. francesc12008
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
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  10. mr07th
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Guys, this is the warning about Microsoft policy. I'm living in Russia and I don't approved the war with Ukraine. However, I faced with locking of already buyed deluxe edition Microsoft Fligth Simulator in Steam. I want to warn you, that this may happen and with you if you born in wrong nation/race/gender. I never buy any Microsoft's product and I better pay to Sony or Nintendo. F*** you,Guys, this is the warning about Microsoft policy. I'm living in Russia and I don't approved the war with Ukraine. However, I faced with locking of already buyed deluxe edition Microsoft Fligth Simulator in Steam. I want to warn you, that this may happen and with you if you born in wrong nation/race/gender. I never buy any Microsoft's product and I better pay to Sony or Nintendo. F*** you, Microsoft!… Expand
  11. 4ekHyTbIu
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Довольно забавно смотреть как купленная за 60 баксов игра лежит у тебя мертвым грузом из за убогой политики Microsoft в отношении моей страны. Даже деньги вернуть нельзя, а так игра прикольная. Всем добра и удачи!
  12. Satanski666
    Mar 2, 2022
    3
    They lost me when after painfully long installation i discovered, that they didn't bother providing even basic profile for my Virpil hotas. Seriously, i wasn't even able to finish first tutorial because the game instructed me to use some button on a device which wasn't configured, and there was no walkaround for this problem.
  13. lollipopp88
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    Game just crashes and crashes. Installer has huge issues that prevent an enormous amount of people from playing. These two gamebreaking aspects come on top of a huge list of bugs that never seem to be fixed even though Asobo Studio keeps marking things as fixed. I would have given this game some hope if only Asobo Studio had acknowledged all the issues, but instead they have dismissed themGame just crashes and crashes. Installer has huge issues that prevent an enormous amount of people from playing. These two gamebreaking aspects come on top of a huge list of bugs that never seem to be fixed even though Asobo Studio keeps marking things as fixed. I would have given this game some hope if only Asobo Studio had acknowledged all the issues, but instead they have dismissed them as rare. Every patch released seems to break or degrade something, and things never seem to get any better.

    The game had potential, but due to the terrible development process we've seen the last year, I don't rate it very highly. If I could only play the game (which I can't due to CTDs), I would score it 5/10. Since I can't even play it, it gets ZERO.    … Expand
  14. Mondyjoy
    Sep 19, 2021
    0
    Ya it ain't that good. Only fun is watching your house but thats pretty much it...
  15. michael-dk90
    Aug 10, 2021
    1
    The game doesn't even work. For 70usd, you literally get nothing in return. It's fun when it's working. But the software is just too unstable. If you like donating money to a game developer or you like to buy vaporware, this is a game for you. Otherwise, don't buy it.
  16. xbox_sucks_666
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    LOL This game is so f***** sucks bro.
    The most boring game ever, 90% of the players will fall asleep in the middle of the game.
  17. Samsonite786
    Jul 27, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was expecting this to be fun however was disappointed by its controls and lack of things to do. Also the simulator is tied behind a paywall. To enjoy the game at its fullest you will have to pay extra which I was not happy about. Graphics are nice other than that this is a stale simulator that I would not be touching again. I do not recommend this unfortunately.… Expand
  18. skealton
    Jun 16, 2021
    0
    if you're a die hard flight simulator, I guess you already own that game and saved up some money to boost your PC.
    I play on a Ryzen 5900X with an RTX3090 with 64 GB of RAM and a laser fast SSD NVME 5GB/S with a 10gbit/s Fiber connection and well, I can say the game is just incredible, it is both very accessible with the assists and both challenging technically close to a pro simulator.    if you're a die hard flight simulator, I guess you already own that game and saved up some money to boost your PC.
    I play on a Ryzen 5900X with an RTX3090 with 64 GB of RAM and a laser fast SSD NVME 5GB/S with a 10gbit/s Fiber connection and well, I can say the game is just incredible, it is both very accessible with the assists and both challenging technically close to a pro simulator. The Radio Traffic is bringing some much immersion and graphically in Ultra this game is a master piece. Some cockpit shines with ludicrous amount of details.
    Best Flight Sim ever and the map size is just the world so can't really complain. Well done Asobo.
    And they keep pourring in new content.
    Only issue is the installation setup is awkward and slow installing windows and office is faster than installing FS.    … Expand
  19. Roro1278
    May 29, 2021
    0
    super simulateur il mérite la meilleure note mais rien que le fait que le Microsoft store m’empêche d’y jouer mérite 0 2h de plaisir à voler et 10h a essayer de faire fonctionner le game service et le Windows store c’est un désastre même rockstar a fait mieux avec son launcher
  20. Julfit
    May 29, 2021
    2
    Dear Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Flight Simulator Deluxe Bundle costs more than subsistence minimum in my country in 2021(Ukraine). 1 point because this game allows me to play this game. And another point because content in this game actually exists. What score did you expected from me?
    Am i angry? — Yes.
    Do i hope Xbox Game Studios will see this? — No.
  21. based_peppep
    Mar 23, 2021
    0
    This game is a buggy mess. Each update adds more and more issues and the game has been unplayable with sub-10fps for a majority of users (myself included) due to a bug that was included in the latest World/Sim update. Complaints about this bug are censored on their official forums, and the developers have hardly acknowledged it, mostly blaming the users configuration.
  22. d25bev
    Mar 15, 2021
    3
    As someone that grew up playing & loving FSX, I've become increasingly angry & annoyed with MSFS since it's launch unfortunately. We all bought this game/sim, knowing it would be an improving product, knowing the core sim was (supposedly) in place with more content/features/improvements to be added in future. But 7 months after launching, barely any meaningful progress has occurred, fewAs someone that grew up playing & loving FSX, I've become increasingly angry & annoyed with MSFS since it's launch unfortunately. We all bought this game/sim, knowing it would be an improving product, knowing the core sim was (supposedly) in place with more content/features/improvements to be added in future. But 7 months after launching, barely any meaningful progress has occurred, few fixes have been implemented, future outlined progress is incredibly slow, constantly being pushed back & with each update the sim get's broken & downgraded in some way further delaying updates whilst they try to fix it. It's just not good enough.… Expand
  23. deathstramding
    Feb 23, 2021
    0
    This game is **** This game is ****This game is ****This game is ****This game is ****This game is ****
  24. ershovdan
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!Glitches and bugs!
  25. max2021
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    This game can't even get its download to work properly. When you forgot to remove community folder contents, the download would stuck in a loop forever.
  26. saad2
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its toooo much laggy and where’s the fun flying with airbus i think this is for ho want to practice for flying i dont under stand who some gamers enjoying… Expand
  27. Outrospective
    Dec 14, 2020
    0
    How is this game topping CK3 on The Game Awards? That's a disgrace that they are even in one category.
  28. Fatbaby
    Dec 9, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love airplanes more than anyone. I have 1034 hours in an airplane as of this post and over 400 hours as a flight instructor. I hate this game. I spend my whole week looking forward to drinkining a pint and flying around on fs 2020. But its so buggy and has so many updates and screwes up so much im almost never able too. F this game… Expand
  29. Matias87
    Nov 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad performance, anda pretty visuals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Very borne!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  30. Guero02
    Oct 15, 2020
    4
    English: The simulation game, it is not very perfect physics. Also download online map, real photo could happen some bad ping. Also some aircraft is not complete to handle the cockpits panes and it is bad.

    Português-BR: O jogo de simulação, ele não está muito perfeito física. Também baixar online mapa foto, real poderia acontecer alguns ping ruim. Também algum aeronave não está completo    English: The simulation game, it is not very perfect physics. Also download online map, real photo could happen some bad ping. Also some aircraft is not complete to handle the cockpits panes and it is bad.

    Português-BR: O jogo de simulação, ele não está muito perfeito física. Também baixar online mapa foto, real poderia acontecer alguns ping ruim. Também algum aeronave não está completo mexer no cockpits paneis e é ruim.    … Expand
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#3 Best PC Game of 2020
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#12 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 66 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 66
  3. Negative: 0 out of 66
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 18, 2020
    91
    Microsoft Flight Simulator features some really impressive, even groundbreaking technologies that allow it to procedurally create entire Earth. [Issue#249, p.74]
  2. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    90
    It’s not just a game, it’s a phenomenon. It lets you explore literally the whole planet – cities, mountains, lakes, rivers, even my house was there – from the cockpits of 20-30 (depends on the version of the game) airplanes. Flying experiences are also great and vary from machine to machine. I’m sure I’ll be returning to MFS for years to come. [11/2020, p.38]
  3. Worth Playing
    Oct 19, 2020
    60
    When all is said and done, Microsoft Flight Simulator in its current state reminds me a lot of Sea of Thieves shortly after launch. The game has a lot of promise and a lot of potential, but it is marred by a number of issues that keep it from really shining. Once the issues have been worked out in six months or a year from now, I fully expect Microsoft Flight Simulator to be a must-have title. Right now, unless you are a hardcore flight sim fanatic, I would pass on buying the premium version and just stick to playing the basic version that's included with GamePass.
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