Microsoft Flight Simulator

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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1379 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 362 out of 1379
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  1. JuanRaElmasterr
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es buenísimo, se los digo la verdad, el nivel de realismo de este juego sobrepasa mis expectativas, personalmente mi seño es ser piloto y este simulador me hace mucha ilusión.… Expand
  2. skeletor447
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    de lo mejor que verán en 2020, de verdad que Microsoft sorprende una vez más, van de bien para mejor cada día que pasa!
  3. RedWolf9
    Aug 20, 2020
    3
    A friend recommended the game to me, said it was FTP on the Xbox game pass, so what did i have to lose? He already told me that there was a massive download (92gb) for the game, so that didn't bother me that much. So i went to my closet of nerdy gaming gear, and found my Seitek x52 pro HOTAS. You know, a critically acclaimed piece of hardware used to play specifically these kinds of games.A friend recommended the game to me, said it was FTP on the Xbox game pass, so what did i have to lose? He already told me that there was a massive download (92gb) for the game, so that didn't bother me that much. So i went to my closet of nerdy gaming gear, and found my Seitek x52 pro HOTAS. You know, a critically acclaimed piece of hardware used to play specifically these kinds of games.

    So, the download crashed twice, and there was a bit of bother with getting it to actually finish, but it got there in the end, and hey! the game is B-E-A-utiful! Since i haven't played flight simulator for quite some years, i thought i'd give ye old "learn to fly" a try. Shouldn't be a problem... Right?

    Well. First off, it turned out that there was no default setup for my HOTAS. You know, the one that is literally critically acclaimed and used by thousands of flight simulator players around the world, because it only has a few short comings. But hey, it's a new game, it might be a little buggy, so lets just get that out of the way, and play the game.

    So i went online, not on bing, but google, and found a solution to my problem. Turns out it works if you disconnect the HOTAS, launch the game, and then connect it. So that's what i did, and then i wen't flying. For all of 10 minutes before it started turning my Throttle off randomly. I thought "that was weird" and continued playing, having it happen several times.

    a little later, it happened while i was on the ground. So there was no way to just crash the plain, and restart the mission. Now i was stuck there, because the issue that disabled my throttle, also disabled my keyboard. So now i was stuck in a game, where i couldn't do anything and couldn't exit because it disabled everything control device on my computer, except my mouse.

    EVEN THEN! i thought, hey I'd just restart, new. game. buggy. It happens. Except! It switch my monitors, continuesly disabled my keyboard, even through a forced restart of my computer.

    So, even though i really tried to look past all the bugs, the game is currently in a terribly buggy state, that can effect the rest of your computer, so if you have an x52 pro, which is where i think the bug arised, then for the love of all that is holy, don't play the game with it, it took me the better part of 2 hours to get my keyboard working again, and it's currently 5:32am.

    So, TL:DR QA should have used a bit longer on this product, and you might get to suffer for their lack of diligence.    … Expand
  4. Solaki
    Aug 21, 2020
    4
    This game was announced as a revolutionary new flight simulator by delivering great standard scenery based on bing maps and a lot of planes which are more detailed than ever before. Not to forget the new graphics of course.

    All of these things are more or less indeed quite good, however this simulator is bugged as hell. Live Time, Live Weather, Computer Systems and Auto Pilot of the    This game was announced as a revolutionary new flight simulator by delivering great standard scenery based on bing maps and a lot of planes which are more detailed than ever before. Not to forget the new graphics of course.

    All of these things are more or less indeed quite good, however this simulator is bugged as hell. Live Time, Live Weather, Computer Systems and Auto Pilot of the planes are not working properly at all. This simulator really feels like it is still in an alpha stage and not ready for release at all. It was completely rushed and I hope that these bugs will get fixed, but right now it is in my opinion absolutely unacceptable especially for the high price.    … Expand
  5. Cloud1718
    Aug 21, 2020
    1
    I have been playing the game for a month, i found a lot of glitches an bugs. Is a bad simulator. And maps arr not realistic at all. So good trying
  6. meochan
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    TL;DR: Final verdict: Do not buy as of now. Not even you have a beefy computer since the sim is pretty f**ked up right now.

    It's the sim fun? Yes. It's the sim's graphicly stunning? Yes! It the sim really true2life? I would say 99%!!! But are you able to actually enjoy all of this? Nah that's not Microsoft and Asobo's first priority. They are too busy making a industry claimed best    TL;DR: Final verdict: Do not buy as of now. Not even you have a beefy computer since the sim is pretty f**ked up right now.

    It's the sim fun? Yes. It's the sim's graphicly stunning? Yes! It the sim really true2life? I would say 99%!!!
    But are you able to actually enjoy all of this?
    Nah that's not Microsoft and Asobo's first priority. They are too busy making a industry claimed best flight simulator for all the media and youtubers show it off and don't have the time to care about us little peasants are able to actually play it or now. Why do I say that? Here's why:

    I have a decent desktop PC so the performance issue is fine on my end.
    But ever since the launch I'm experiencing server issues where I can't select any servers cuz they're not there on the server list and the game stuck on Automatic server and can't actually assign me into one. I can't see any live flights and/or other real players in the world map. I can only see my friends so I thought "Ok let's multiplayer then". But when I enter the actual game world, I can't see anyone! Not even my in game friends which appears on my world map!
    I've submitted a ticket on Zendesk which is their "supporting" site since the day of launch. But did I got a reply?
    Nope! 4 days and not a single word from their supporting team lol

    That's the major issue that I've been facing lately but that's not the ONLY issue I've encountered since launch.
    The world map's filter keep at a really weird configuration where I can't see any airports. I stuck at reset it into default every time I enter the world map.
    The manual cache page keeps at a whopping 500ms frame time so I can't select any region to cache.
    The game will crash if you have any usb devices plug in or pull out.
    And on and on and on......

    I currently have 3 tickets opened at Zendesk and I don't expect them to reply me anytime soon cuz I don't think they really care about minor bugs and issues since there are soooo many ppl aren't able to even enter the game. I won't refund it cuz it really got potential but I also won't change my score even if Microsoft and Asobo fixed these issues since this is the most disastrous launch I've ever experienced since Forza Horizon 3 Windows 10 Launch lol (Remember THAT Microsoft??)    … Expand
  7. TitanTechGames
    Aug 21, 2020
    10
    It is amazing and realistic. Graphics are superb, but you will need a powerful gpu, clearlly more on the simulator side than a game, and therefore not for everyone
  8. Corujinha12234
    Aug 21, 2020
    10
    Muito bom o jogo consegue ser imersivo com o seu realismo sem deixar de ser arcade se mudar as configurações além de ser deslumbrante
  9. Doubledash
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Relaxing, I spend 4 hours un this game, im very fan of planes and its my dream become a pilot
  10. HanDaewi
    Aug 23, 2020
    4
    Vietnam OWNS Truong Sa & Hoang Sa
    Microsoft DID NOT add them in the world map thought they add many details & location in Vietnam. But still, the names & locations of our islands, NONE OF THEME EXIST in MFS’ map!
    What a shame to DENY our sovereignty! Hope this is just a mistake and Microsoft would add them as soon as posible!    Vietnam OWNS Truong Sa & Hoang Sa
    Microsoft DID NOT add them in the world map thought they add many details & location in Vietnam. But still, the names & locations of our islands, NONE OF THEME EXIST in MFS’ map!
    What a shame to DENY our sovereignty!
    Hope this is just a mistake and Microsoft would add them as soon as posible! https://m.vovworld.vn/en-US/current-affairs/vietnam-has-full-undeniable-sovereignty-over-hoang-sa-truong-sa-archipelagos-851267.vov
    Thanks!    … Expand
  11. AGRIONll
    Aug 23, 2020
    1
    Perhaps the game is good, but I can't download it. The developers should fix it, but I don't recommend buying it yet.
  12. SunligthoXD
    Aug 24, 2020
    7
    El juego es tremendo despliegue grafico, pero eso si pesa bastante siendo un juego sencillo de simulación de vuelos, aunque mas bien deberian agregar mas cosas como objetivos a cumplir o mas aeropuertos.
  13. Noe_Ginting
    Aug 24, 2020
    2
    This Game Is Terrible. I can't Play this in HP 15-dk1064TX Pav Gaming Laptop. It is not recommended to buy this game with the usual gaming computer capabilities
  14. Fanboykilling
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    اونایی که ازین بازی بد میگن فقط نوب های سونی فن هستن که از سوزش به بازی 0 یا نمرات پایین دادن در تجربه بازی شک نکنید بهترین بازی در ژانر خودشه
  15. ArtCos99
    Aug 25, 2020
    5
    Rapidement, le jeu est superbe, c'est du Microsoft flight simulator donc il n'y a rien à redire, de la pure simulation au service des amateurs d'aviation. Cependant, j'ai eu énormément de problèmes à l'installation, j'ai dû réinstaller le jeu plusieurs fois car il était impossible à lancer, ne possédant pas la fibre, j'ai du attendre 3 jours avant d'y jouer. Mais cela n'est pas tout, uneRapidement, le jeu est superbe, c'est du Microsoft flight simulator donc il n'y a rien à redire, de la pure simulation au service des amateurs d'aviation. Cependant, j'ai eu énormément de problèmes à l'installation, j'ai dû réinstaller le jeu plusieurs fois car il était impossible à lancer, ne possédant pas la fibre, j'ai du attendre 3 jours avant d'y jouer. Mais cela n'est pas tout, une fois le jeu bien installer et lancer, ici encore plusieurs problèmes très embêtants se sont présentés a moi. Le jeu à d'énormes chutes d'fps, que ce soit ingame ou dans les menus, cela est très frustrant sachant que mon pc est configuré comme suit : I7, RTX2060, 16 GB RAM, qualité graphique haute.
    J'espère qu'Asobo vont fixer les différents problèmes, et j'en suis persuadé.
    Je changerai ma note une fois que mon jeu sera stable et jouable de façon optimale.
    Malgré tout ce jeu reste excellent et le meilleur reste à venir.    … Expand
  16. markusmallon
    Aug 25, 2020
    2
    Refund auf Steam wurde unmöglich gemacht, das Spiel hat ewig lange Ladezeiten, plötzliche Abstürze usw.
  17. FunnyRaptor
    Aug 25, 2020
    2
    Ständige Abstürze des Spiels sei es im Download oder im Spiel selbst, meine Tastatur Funktioniert auch nicht mehr im Spiel, das Spiel ist zu dem auch schlecht Optimiert.
  18. usbler
    Aug 27, 2020
    0
    It doesn't even start despite several attempts to reinstall the game, it only freezes before reaching the main menu. A complete desaster for such a highly anticipated and promoted game and a shame for Microsoft
  19. TylerHurtado
    Aug 27, 2020
    0
    Boring just a simple flight simulator in the playstore are free and top and with cardboard graphis
  20. bigreview122
    Aug 28, 2020
    2
    In my experience and my friend's experience in this game, we had multiple crashes horrendous texture streaming, incredibly low frame rates, and a flight model that doesn't feel anything like real life. If you have a monster pc and an amazing internet connection then I guess this "sim" isn't that bad which is sad in my opinion, and before someone thinks I have a **** pc, I want to tell youIn my experience and my friend's experience in this game, we had multiple crashes horrendous texture streaming, incredibly low frame rates, and a flight model that doesn't feel anything like real life. If you have a monster pc and an amazing internet connection then I guess this "sim" isn't that bad which is sad in my opinion, and before someone thinks I have a **** pc, I want to tell you my specs which include an i7-6700k, a GTX 970 and 8GB of RAM which runs pretty much every game I get my hands on pretty damn well. Also for all the potential steam users thinking of buying this disgusting cash grab, just know that they have an "anti" refund policy which includes downloading a 500MB launcher on steam which you are supposed to download the game in, and bear in mind this download is counted as playtime which means no refund for you buddy, though there is a way to refund this garbage and it is making a support ticket with steam and explaining the situation and they will be glad to give your money back to you and if all else fails then just do a Paypal chargeback or credit card chargeback :)… Expand
  21. Leojp
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    ¿Y la gracia del juego? Si es que se le puede llamar juego

    Coges un avión, das una vuelta por tu ciudad, estrellas el avión en tu casa y a la papelera, juego para una tarde y a otra cosa, ABURRIDO
  22. jfumero2585
    Aug 31, 2020
    7
    Was widely looking forward to this game, but biggest PC gaming disappointment of the year so far fore me. Release seems to have been rushed in order to take advantage of the spike in video game sales during covid-19, and/or with misleading system requirements. Game hard crashes my PC almost every single time that I play it, almost always on the pre-flight loading screen.

    Originally    Was widely looking forward to this game, but biggest PC gaming disappointment of the year so far fore me. Release seems to have been rushed in order to take advantage of the spike in video game sales during covid-19, and/or with misleading system requirements. Game hard crashes my PC almost every single time that I play it, almost always on the pre-flight loading screen.

    Originally purchased the game on Steam, got a refund after multiple crashes, then got it on Xbox Game Pass but still have the same problem. The installer for this is terrible, I might add. I have tried all recommended troubleshooting options; I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game multiple times (which takes minimum 3 hours each time). I have turned off all background applications, updated my GPU driver, updated Windows, updated the Microsoft Store app, uninstalled and reinstalled Windows Visual C++, performed Cleanboot, turned off antivirus and firewall, and disabled all third-party applications. I have installed the game on a SSD. I have an overlocked Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, and 16GB of RAM, but I'm unable to play this game even on LOW-END settings without it crashing. If I turn off online functionality, the graphics look worse than a Nintendo 64 game, and it still crashes sometimes. I definitely would not recommend, unless you're looking for hours of aggravation, OR if you insist on trying your luck, wait until several patches have been released.

    [To Microsoft and Asobo Studios]: Please don't list a GTX 970 as fulfilling your official "recommended" system requirements, only to release a game that apparently can only run if you have two SLI-compatible GeForce 2080tis on your rig. Thanks.    … Expand
  23. Johanadark16
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    No se cómo piden llamarle juego a esta cosa la verdad lo compre y lo regale súper aburrido y un asco la verdad
  24. youtaf
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Ignore the shills giving this a 10. I love flight Simulator and was super looking forward to getting this game the day it was announced but this game is a total SCAM! There is NO online play as advertised AT ALL, there aren't even any servers listed when you first sign into the game! 'Live' weather just makes all the weather blank every part of the world, and clicking 'live traffic' causesIgnore the shills giving this a 10. I love flight Simulator and was super looking forward to getting this game the day it was announced but this game is a total SCAM! There is NO online play as advertised AT ALL, there aren't even any servers listed when you first sign into the game! 'Live' weather just makes all the weather blank every part of the world, and clicking 'live traffic' causes no traffic at all to be seen.

    Before shills say ''oh it's you're firewall'' it is not! The game already took 1.3 GB of data without me downloading anything, and I enabled online access in Windows Defender. I can download manual cache fine.    … Expand
  25. KolaySerga
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    Установил пресет на минимальное качество графики, все равно вылетает при подлету к Парижу. Кароче заебало - удаляю к хуям. Может попробую установить после нового года. Еще хотел в стиме купить это сырое гавно. Уже передумал.
    Криворуки дебилам что делали этот продукт надо по голове дать. Играть невозможно.    Установил пресет на минимальное качество графики, все равно вылетает при подлету к Парижу. Кароче заебало - удаляю к хуям. Может попробую установить после нового года. Еще хотел в стиме купить это сырое гавно. Уже передумал.
    Криворуки дебилам что делали этот продукт надо по голове дать. Играть невозможно.
  26. HuyKenway
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    Hoàng Sa, Trường Sa là của Việt Nam. dcm bọn mai cờ rô sọt.
  27. mihoko
    Sep 22, 2020
    0
    Im giving this game a 0 to make developers hotfix their game which is a total garbage considering the current standard of the game industry?
    What do I mean? - There is a huge problem considering the stability of the game which is getting dead-stuck while plugging out joystick... Another problem lies within the game while it suddenly gets bugged limitting your fps to 10. Lowering graphics    Im giving this game a 0 to make developers hotfix their game which is a total garbage considering the current standard of the game industry?
    What do I mean? - There is a huge problem considering the stability of the game which is getting dead-stuck while plugging out joystick... Another problem lies within the game while it suddenly gets bugged limitting your fps to 10. Lowering graphics to 0 doesn't help at all.

    The game is unfinished and it deserves lots of polishing to become playable again. Updates dont help but actually make the game even more bugged! Example: A320neo shutting down one of its engines when you are following apu procedures! WTF

    Graphics are magnificent and thats the only good point of the game released in its alpha to public.
    Very very very disappointing when you spend over 125$ for deluxe edition to support developers...    … Expand
  28. Mondyjoy
    Sep 19, 2021
    0
    Ya it ain't that good. Only fun is watching your house but thats pretty much it...
  29. Pelotu2mazonico
    Sep 30, 2020
    0
    Es un juego muy aburrido que pena por la gente que lo compro yo lo devolví el primer día por aburrido y los gráficos de porquería
  30. Matias87
    Nov 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad performance, anda pretty visuals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Very borne!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  31. Fallconex
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    Not a fan of this series, a common man. Seems like a nice time killer to play like an arcade, nothing more. A huge lack of content (meaning tasks, cities, planes, etc.). The work on making a whole planet accessible for flights is great, but glitches and stubborn mechanics give you a mediocre experience.
  32. 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.
  33. BFG-1337
    Apr 2, 2021
    8
    It is a great use of modern technology, but it is not without its flaws. I truly believe that the flaws will be fixed. It is a great use of your money and more importantly time.
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. Bavari-90
    Dec 22, 2021
    10
    Microsoft Flight Simulator is a technical showcase for what is the future of video games is gonna look like.
  37. Osk12374839
    Feb 13, 2022
    5
    When you buy the game it doesn't say anything about a big download.. But then when you enter it you have to wait like a day for all of it to download. Then you have huge updates which take hours to download. I waited 31 hours! Waste of my time
  38. Chrismerchy
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    Playstation is better and playstation is better and playstation is better and playstation is better
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    Mar 7, 2022
    0
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  40. Pat1711
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Being able to explore the earth at a 1 to 1 scale is an incredibly thrilling experience that'll excite any person with an inner explorer. Along with truly realistic flight simulation experience that'll make any real world pilot wow with astonishment. It does have a few technical hiccups but which can be easily fleshed out in the future. Overall this game is a must play for our generation.
  41. lightyears
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    I tought I would never give a game a 10 because that would suggest that a game is perfect and no game is perfect. Flight simulator is also not perfect. But i still give it a 10 because (especially the VR version) is a milestone and quantum leap in gaming design. With the entire real world recreated in virtual reality. With stunning visuals. The sound tracks are also amazing and reallyI tought I would never give a game a 10 because that would suggest that a game is perfect and no game is perfect. Flight simulator is also not perfect. But i still give it a 10 because (especially the VR version) is a milestone and quantum leap in gaming design. With the entire real world recreated in virtual reality. With stunning visuals. The sound tracks are also amazing and really capture the dream of flight. There is support for a lot of controllers. They kept coming with free updates. With VR support and helicopters as the greatest extras. It toke a while till the VR version was playable at acceptable framerates. But reaching a new milestone in something that is never an easy process. Flight simulator recreated the entirew world into VR and thats a milestonre like the first flight of the Concorde or the first drive of the Bugatti Veyron. And they made it. Thats why I give it a 10. What annoyed me is that many free updates are mandatory updates that you are forced to do. Some are many gigabytes in size. So sometimes I wanted to play but had to downlaod an update over an hour long. After that hour I had to do something else so couldnt play at all. Like said by others I also experienced some problems with the servers during downloads. But that problem looks solved now.… Expand
  42. Goreaffection
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Unbelievable, jaw-dropping, flawless. This is a masterpiece. This is not just a game. This game can become a hobby. This game will last a decade from now. Imagine in the near future you are waiting at an airport, getting bored. You have a super advanced portable VR PC. You strap it in an play MS Flight Simulator. Roaming around the world in stunning 4K, oblivious of the boring peopleUnbelievable, jaw-dropping, flawless. This is a masterpiece. This is not just a game. This game can become a hobby. This game will last a decade from now. Imagine in the near future you are waiting at an airport, getting bored. You have a super advanced portable VR PC. You strap it in an play MS Flight Simulator. Roaming around the world in stunning 4K, oblivious of the boring people around you. This game will stay in our PCs for a long time.… Expand
  43. ShodanSpectre
    Jul 1, 2021
    9
    I've got an actual Sport Pilot (entry-level pilot) license last year, now working towards my Private Pilot exam (next tier) and so I can compare playing this game with flying real single-engine light aircraft.

    This is first and foremost - a flight simulator, most useful for training/practice piloting real aircraft. It doesn't have typical "game" elements per se, and some might find it    I've got an actual Sport Pilot (entry-level pilot) license last year, now working towards my Private Pilot exam (next tier) and so I can compare playing this game with flying real single-engine light aircraft.

    This is first and foremost - a flight simulator, most useful for training/practice piloting real aircraft. It doesn't have typical "game" elements per se, and some might find it lacking in that regard. But that would be pretty absurd.

    I've used X-Plane for practicing flights before, but since MSFS-2020 was released - I believe it's the best realistic flight simulator for actual pilot practice/training to this day, one likely soon-to-be FAA-certified for official simulator pilot training at flight schools.

    Both the terrain, and aircraft modelling - is truly next-gen, orders above what the Global Scenery package of X-Plane-11 offers in terms of world fidelity!

    This simulator is so realistic that there are only a few things to nitpick about:

    Of course, in the dense city streets the auto-generated geometry is messy and ugly - so you might not be able to just land on the street because it's not as flat as one might think.

    Occasionally - a runway on one of the autogen airports would have a geo "step" right accross the middle of it (El Monte / KEMT is one such example) - making it impossible to use.

    Also - the way it's distributed - through the Microsoft Store - is a bit buggy, and it requires the latest Windows updates to run. I'm strongly suspecting this had to do with Microsoft's less-than-honest politics rather than true engineering requirement of this game. As a software engineer - I've never encountered a program which would outright require the latest OS update to run, nor can I understand how such a requirement might naturally arise. So that's Microsoft using every excuse to get users to update their OS.

    System requirements... well, let's just say that flying this simulator is cheaper than flying a real aircraft :-) It is a beast and it does require a might PC to run at acceptable performance. That said - the amount and fidelity of the terrain does justify every bit of it. You gotta realize it's streaming real-world data, not hand-optimized gameworld assets - and putting together the world dynamically as you fly around. And - at pretty damn good fidelity at that.

    Some less popular aircraft models have flaws, for instance the DA-40 versions lack a constant speed prop (the handle is there in the cockpit, but it's non interactable). End up being as slow as a 172 due to also reduced power.

    What else... seaplanes are a bit of an afterthought, and water landings are rather simplified, both graphically and by feel.

    What else... eh, there was a bug where some button in the weather planner became inactive, and needed to be fixed by alt-tabing out and back into the sim. Possibly fixed by now.

    I'd really give it a 10 but I'm a bit I don't wanna be seen as a fanboy and I do admit it has a typical Microsoft wrapper around the neat package, that kinda sours the overall experience a bit, and it's not 100% bug-free, but no major bugs that I've found so far.    … Expand
  44. secretsw
    Feb 23, 2021
    7
    "Flight simulator" is false advertising, it's actually Download simulator.
    First I downloaded the game from MS Store - fine. But then there is the in-game download centre which asks you to download additional 150 GiB... At 20 Mbit/s on average! So I wasted 2-3 days on that. Then comes lvl 3 - Content manager, through which you download the world updates at the same 20 Mbit/s.
    So 4 days    "Flight simulator" is false advertising, it's actually Download simulator.
    First I downloaded the game from MS Store - fine. But then there is the in-game download centre which asks you to download additional 150 GiB... At 20 Mbit/s on average! So I wasted 2-3 days on that. Then comes lvl 3 - Content manager, through which you download the world updates at the same 20 Mbit/s.
    So 4 days later I could finally admire the world of the game in an 8-hour sightseeing flight, appreciate the fascinating vistas, true-to-life towns and landscapes and relax to the beauty of local nature, while experiencing the new vivid and believeable flight model, which is a real joy for your hands.
    Until they released a 55-GiB update when I was 1 hour away from my goal and ruined my evening. I couldn't possibly download it until I went to bed, so I continued in the morning and... The game required a COMPLETE re-download, and said there wasn't enough disk space (because all the packages were already there). And then, of course, came a world updates redownload, the 55 GiB didn't have the new world update within it.
    And then my Game Pass ran out.    … Expand
  45. Victor2202
    Jun 14, 2021
    10
    Não acredito que os sonystas arrumaram tempo pra vir aqui dar hate no jogo porque vai sair pro Series X? Meu Deus, um jogão desse bixo.
  46. 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!
  47. Koval1984CZ
    Aug 24, 2022
    9
    + grafika 10/10
    + zvuk/hudba (když funguje) 10/10
    + dohled 10/10 - chyby zvuků (po chybě absence cca 50% zvuku) 0/10 - zkontrolovat na Steamu integritu vám smaže celou hru 0/10 - stupidní nepřipravené profily 0/10 - mám prý odehráno 20 hodin, doopravdy 1h 0/10 - není lokalizace 0/10 - náročnost na 1080 ve 4k 20 fps 4/10 - extra pomalé stahování jen tady, hra full stažená za 17,5    + grafika 10/10
    + zvuk/hudba (když funguje) 10/10
    + dohled 10/10

    - chyby zvuků (po chybě absence cca 50% zvuku) 0/10
    - zkontrolovat na Steamu integritu vám smaže celou hru 0/10
    - stupidní nepřipravené profily 0/10
    - mám prý odehráno 20 hodin, doopravdy 1h 0/10
    - není lokalizace 0/10
    - náročnost na 1080 ve 4k 20 fps 4/10
    - extra pomalé stahování jen tady, hra full stažená za 17,5 h 0/10
    - nejde stahovat a hrát jinou hru na Steamu 0/10
    - po vypnutí hry ještě hraje chvíli hudba

    (díky absenci konkurence hry v takovém rozsahu) 9/10    … Expand
  48. 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.
  49. Jobierre
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    I love this game. Lost myselt across the clouds is so good ! This game allowed me like the aviation. I'm newby on MFS 2020 and I can easily lift off a plane! All people can play MFS 2020 !

    I have a Ryzen 5600X CPU and a RTX 2060 GPU with 32Gb ram and I can play in High and 30fps. I think I will buy a new configuration PC for play in Ultra 60fps ^^' I WANT MONEY :'(
  50. 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
  51. Geralt123
    Apr 17, 2021
    7
    EDIT: downgrade to 7/10 because there are missing certain features for hardcore simmers:

    - toolbar menu is gone when loading a saved flight...seriously??? - satellite map missing - only a vector map that does not even show the world - change plane during flight only possible via a "developer menu" ... seriously? - Slew Mode is horrible - change location during flight only only    EDIT: downgrade to 7/10 because there are missing certain features for hardcore simmers:

    - toolbar menu is gone when loading a saved flight...seriously???
    - satellite map missing - only a vector map that does not even show the world
    - change plane during flight only possible via a "developer menu" ... seriously?
    - Slew Mode is horrible
    - change location during flight only only possible via a "developer menu" ... seriously?

    This simulator has GREAT potential but still has some childhood diseases. I would rate 10/10 if the above issues are solved.

    -----------------------------------

    Since the Flight Simulator 4, back in the 90s, I have been waiting for something like this. And now this dream has become true. Incredible what they achieved here. This is a true "next generation" of flight simulation.

    - The whole world with all buildings
    - Incredible weather effects
    - Good frame rates
    - Realistc flight decks
    - Realistic sound
    - Real world air traffic
    - Road traffic
    - Thousands of trees on the ground
    - All airports of the world

    I am sure there will be plenty of professional aircraft coming out in 2021/22 so that we can fly the FSLabs A320 or the Aerosoft planes. Can't wait! The foundation is already made with this masterpiece of a flight sim!    … Expand
  52. maiconlrocha
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Que jogo! Vontade de viajar o mundo todo agora, to curtindo muito, recomendo a todos. Ótima experiência
  53. baguigo
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Perfect, good game, good graphics, good play, excelent simulator, very goo job.
  54. GekyumeX
    Oct 6, 2020
    8
    Please, FIX THIS GAME. The game is a masterpiece, it's absolutely amazing, the first next-gen game, but, it's totally unplayable. It crashes all the time, it closes alone and sometimes it doesn't even load. At least I paid only 1€ for the Game Pass.. I feel really pity for those who can't request a refund on Steam because the game already took the 2 hours only downloading itself.
  55. Ggoyang
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    Truly amazing game. Going around the world via FS2020 during Covid-19 means a lot to many people. lots of bugs and the download method is a minus.
  56. Onichan_69
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Beautiful graphics, with the controllers its so good for know who a airplane work, so good game :3
  57. Caldan
    Nov 14, 2020
    9
  58. 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
  59. 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.
  60. rafaeal
    Jul 9, 2023
    9
    apesar de demorar horas pra instalar, preciso confessar que o game é incrivel
  61. kikan
    Jul 27, 2021
    10
    Absolutely breathtaking flight sim. There are some technical issues but I'm confident they will get fixed. It's a photorealistic world, especially for bush flying and GA. Have not had this much fun in a sim for ages.

    The weather system is great too. The flight model feels alive but does need some tuning to not be too jumpy.
  62. Nightshroud0
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    El juego es super bueno super realista, es cierto que debe sentirse mucho mejor en un mando especializado pero mi primera impresión ha sido maravillosa y su calidad grafica es bastante buena
  63. Ctrl1138
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    optimization is not the best. While it's damp,but there will be great future, waiting for updates
  64. JACO052
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    El mejor simulador de vuelo jamás creado. Llevo ya 35 horas jugadas y no paro de sorprenderme con lo inmenso que es, la tecnología que se ha utilizado y lo fiel a la realidad que es. La única pega, es lo que tarda en descargarse al inicio del juego. Un juego más que recomendable para los que busquen experiencia de vuelo cercanas a la realidad. Sin duda este juego ha llegado para poner elEl mejor simulador de vuelo jamás creado. Llevo ya 35 horas jugadas y no paro de sorprenderme con lo inmenso que es, la tecnología que se ha utilizado y lo fiel a la realidad que es. La única pega, es lo que tarda en descargarse al inicio del juego. Un juego más que recomendable para los que busquen experiencia de vuelo cercanas a la realidad. Sin duda este juego ha llegado para poner el techo tecnológico de la actual generación y a dar los primeros atisbos de lo que será la nueva. Un 10/10 para mí.… Expand
  65. juanxme
    Nov 10, 2021
    10
    Impresionante el nivel de detalle, se pasan muy buenas horas conociendo el mundo
  66. Widron
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    La experiencia es muy buena y realista, el juego de simulador esta muy bien hecho
  67. Buddynewg
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    El mejor simulador de vuelo jamás creado. Excelente en cada uno de sus aspectos.
  68. ElectroGloop
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Fantastic. These types of games don’t come around often. An amazing foundation to build upon way into the future. Can’t wait to see what comes next.
  69. Cacasecaxxx
    Nov 14, 2020
    8
    ESPECTACULAR, los gráficos son fantásticos, el mapa del mundo sensacional y mientras no vueles muy cerca del suelo da el pego completamente, visitar el mundo en este juego es una experiencia única.
    Aunque todo esto queda eclipsado por su mediocre optimizacion.
    Un juego genial que te recomiendo si eres amante de la simulación o si quieres disfrutar de las vistas un rato, eso si con un    ESPECTACULAR, los gráficos son fantásticos, el mapa del mundo sensacional y mientras no vueles muy cerca del suelo da el pego completamente, visitar el mundo en este juego es una experiencia única.
    Aunque todo esto queda eclipsado por su mediocre optimizacion.
    Un juego genial que te recomiendo si eres amante de la simulación o si quieres disfrutar de las vistas un rato, eso si con un equipo extremadamente potente, ya que su optimizacion no permitirá que lo juegues en ordenadores de gama media-alta.    … Expand
  70. johnxd1269
    Aug 26, 2020
    10
    buen simulador de vuelo uno de los mejores hasta la fecha, eso si hay que tener un buen pc para poder correrlo sus gráficos son muy buenos cuando estas en en aire.
  71. Bweid
    Sep 7, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego, buenos gráficos, buena estabilidad, a los que nos les sirve es porque tienen una tostadora o ni siquiera han jugado.
  72. NuiHarime
    Aug 27, 2020
    10
    el mejor juego del año XDXDXD es lo mejor de lo mejor de este año, un gran juego
  73. Bitborg
    Aug 21, 2020
    10
    Astonishing. Amazing graphics, this is the most complete simulator I have ever played.
  74. its_ubelt
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    Be warned that its a simulator and not a "fun" game. Do NOT get it on console as it lacks mod support compared to the PC version. definitely would of liked to see a campaign and being to be able to level up and buy different planes.
  75. Nova38
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Increíbles gráficos, puedo ir a donde sea, me encanta Lo único malo es la demanda de hardware, pero lo probé en una rtx 2060 súper y va muy bien
  76. Chqnces
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    This is the first legit next generation video game. Asobo has teamed up with numerous companies to create such a realistic experience. A very huge step up from FSX & X-Plane 11 in terms of pricing and features. The things you would get in this sim such as a fully function VFR display around the world, a great amount of high quality aircraft, Nav data and real world traffic come with thisThis is the first legit next generation video game. Asobo has teamed up with numerous companies to create such a realistic experience. A very huge step up from FSX & X-Plane 11 in terms of pricing and features. The things you would get in this sim such as a fully function VFR display around the world, a great amount of high quality aircraft, Nav data and real world traffic come with this sim for $60. If this were FSX or XP11, everything would be about $2,000. This sim is praised for it's outstanding visuals, but the audio is just fantastic as well. Asobo has also taken a step up in physics by using the environment to effect aircraft movement. However, this sim is very demanding on hardware which is expected since it looks so good and is really next gen. This sim is for avid enthusiast like myself and for those that want to fly for fun. Even with autogen areas, you will be able to recognize areas you've been to in your life. The best part is that this is just the beginning. There will be optimizations, more aircraft, helicopters, seasons, fighter jets (coming pretty close), and community developed scenery and aircraft using the SDK. This is a masterpiece and definitely a life changer for me aspiring to become an airline pilot.… Expand
  77. MattRobbo1991
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Unbelievable graphical fidelity, fused with fantastic flight controls that have an unbelievable amount of depth to it. The only problem is like real life it’ll take a long time to master. You can however get flying in any plane after the tutorial missions with relative ease. But it’ll take longer to learn how to set you own waypoints in the cockpit before take off. The world is on anotherUnbelievable graphical fidelity, fused with fantastic flight controls that have an unbelievable amount of depth to it. The only problem is like real life it’ll take a long time to master. You can however get flying in any plane after the tutorial missions with relative ease. But it’ll take longer to learn how to set you own waypoints in the cockpit before take off. The world is on another level in terms of detail and realism to anything that came before. Even if certain lesser known areas are a little rougher than there hand build counterparts. We are talking about fitting a too scale planet Earth here. Which has never been done before. There is a steep learning curve to start off with but eases with practice. As someone who’s always wanted to fly this is the next best thing. You must come into this game without any preconceptions that it is a game, it’s not it’s a sim! There are no missions per say it’s a sandbox where you can fly anywhere! But there are definitely going to be updates allowing for more game mechanics such as missions and maybe careers etc. You can play Microsoft Flight Sim one most modern gaming laptops. I originally installed on an older laptop with a Nvidia GTX 980M and a Intel i7- 6700HQ and 24GB RAM and it could run the game and medium to some high settings. But struggled with frame rates at higher settings. Which is understandable as this is new ground in technology we’re talking. So I went and got myself an upgrade and bought a new laptop with a desktop quality Nvidia RTX 2080 and i7-9750 and the difference in quality is astonishing with it running Ultra settings at buttery smooth frame rates the majority of the time.… Expand
  78. Flowerpower1994
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Eine ganze Welt, voller wunderschöner Orte, wodurch das VFR fliegen ein absoluter Traum wird. Bin einmal quer durch mein Bundesland geflogen, habe mich dabei lediglich an den Straßen und Ortschaften orientiert und siehe da...am Ende kam ich an meinem Ziel an, ganz ohne auf irgendeine Karte zu schauen.

    Für mich ist das ganz eindeutig der beste Flugsimulator, den es derzeit auf dem Markt    Eine ganze Welt, voller wunderschöner Orte, wodurch das VFR fliegen ein absoluter Traum wird. Bin einmal quer durch mein Bundesland geflogen, habe mich dabei lediglich an den Straßen und Ortschaften orientiert und siehe da...am Ende kam ich an meinem Ziel an, ganz ohne auf irgendeine Karte zu schauen.

    Für mich ist das ganz eindeutig der beste Flugsimulator, den es derzeit auf dem Markt gibt, auch wenn es sicherlich noch einiges gibt, was zu verbessern ist.    … Expand
  79. joakolamadrid
    Aug 25, 2020
    9
    juego muy bueno , funciona muy bien como simulador de vuelos , las ciudades estan muy bien hechas , la experiencia es muy buena , el unico problema es que tiene algunos problemas de rendimiento , pero por lo demas es muy bueno
  80. JuanJorgeperez
    Aug 26, 2020
    10
    Este es un simulador muy epico lo que mas me gusta es los graficos son muy realistas :3
  81. Quck123
    Aug 26, 2020
    10
    Wer glaubt, mit einem älterem System die volle Schönheit zu bekommen, sollte sich nach etwas anderem umsehen, der FS verlangt dem System viel ab.
    Dafür ist er unübertroffen, was an Detailreichtum und Grafik angeht und auch die Flugphysik ist sehr gut wiedergegeben.
    Was aktuell noch fehlt sind die Schnittstellen für die Homecockpits, diese werden nach und nach jetzt kommen. Bis dahin    Wer glaubt, mit einem älterem System die volle Schönheit zu bekommen, sollte sich nach etwas anderem umsehen, der FS verlangt dem System viel ab.
    Dafür ist er unübertroffen, was an Detailreichtum und Grafik angeht und auch die Flugphysik ist sehr gut wiedergegeben.
    Was aktuell noch fehlt sind die Schnittstellen für die Homecockpits, diese werden nach und nach jetzt kommen.
    Bis dahin werde ich mit kleinen Propellermaschinen diverse Orte besuchen und einfach nur fliegen und genießen.
    Mein System ist ein Ryzen 9 3900 mit 32Gbit RAM, RTX 2070 Super, zwei super schnelle SSD M.2 und eine 1GBit/s LAN Anbindung, ich denke dass die Internetgeschwindigkeit auch eine große Rolle spielt.. Ich komme damit erstmal gut zurecht und habe im Schnitt 50 Frames/s in der ULTRA Einstellung, wichtig ist aber immer wie es sich anfühlt und nicht wieviel Frames man bekommt, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen war er bisher sehr smooth und das ist wichtig.    … Expand
  82. jk1895
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Best flight simulation ever! Beats P3D and XP in every aspect! I am overwhelmed and speechless. Thanks a lot Asobo and Microsoft.
  83. raghibrumi
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a masterpiece. Literally stunned by its visuals and level of details even when you zoom in and out while inside the plane, it does not blur rather it is perfection.… Expand
  84. EternalPain666
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Excellent, the future of the video games simply the best simulator
  85. lessacebola
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    Esse é provavelmente o melhor jogo de simulação que já vi em toda minha vida, não só pelos gráficos incríveis mas também pela fidelidade a vida real nos mapas do jogo e pela quantidade de cidades que tem no game. Pode ser um pouco difìcil, mas essa é a intenção de um "simulador". Excelente.
  86. The_laggy_one
    Aug 31, 2020
    8
    Fun, like it a lot, I can't really experience it properly because my GTX 1650 cant handle this game
    Looks amazing.
    Summary: a good game, wish I could play this at 30fps
  87. sharpaxe
    Sep 24, 2020
    10
    After getting through some errors when first launching, this game is just beautiful. The graphics are great and the amount of freedom it gives you is unreal. I haven't experienced any bugs or issues. With my R5 3600 and RX 580, I can play at 1080p medium settings, on average 60fps.
  88. giggitty08
    Sep 1, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing! I’m having just as much fun with this game as I did back in the late 90’s
  89. PilleniusMC
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    The simulator for sure isn't perfect yet, but my god, it has more potential than any other simulator on the market right now, and it is already brilliant, especially with this being the biggest game that studio has ever done to date.
  90. kunajk
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    Very good game with excelent flight model. Insane graphics and a lot of aircrafts in Basic version.
  91. Chaosdruid
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    This is the best simulator for many years. It is great in so many ways, and well worth paying the $50 for the basic package. I cannot stress how USA centric this is though, as the majority of photorealistic cities are in the USA. Even FSX had high def bumpmapping and scenery in the USA, and the rest of the world was lower quality, much lower lol.

    As for flight controls, I have    This is the best simulator for many years. It is great in so many ways, and well worth paying the $50 for the basic package. I cannot stress how USA centric this is though, as the majority of photorealistic cities are in the USA. Even FSX had high def bumpmapping and scenery in the USA, and the rest of the world was lower quality, much lower lol.

    As for flight controls, I have Thrustmaster throttle and joystick and they are seen, setup fine, and work very well. The game has sensitivity controls, and over 5 pages of A4 needed to print out the keyboard assignements. One downside is that 2 of those pages are for camera controls, and there is no replay!! It also strikes me as strange that the "fasten seat belts" switch is disabled!! It is one massive part of any pretend Captains flight to turn it off and on again - so strange how they left that out.

    I cannot help but feel sorry for those who had issues in the first week, but the truth is that many issues will be fixed, and fairly quickly. FSX was 15 years old this year, and I have been using it all those 15 years and had fun with it, it worked out to £3 a year. If this one keeps going for 10 years, it's going to be worth it.

    The real shame is the downside of modern-day DLC and payware addons. I expect my flight sim to be more complete than this, with at least 2 helicopters, and all the functions of FSX in this one - so to find that the A321 in FSX has more functionality than this one's A320 was disappointing.

    The upside is the community. Already there is a 2GB livery pack, and the A32NX project is restoring the functions of the A320 MFD for free. We already have some new airports released for free and utilities as well. It's not all pay to play. I am annoyed that Microsoft appear to be releasing helicopters as a DLC that we will have to pay for, I already forked out a small fortune for the Premium package, and I really think we should get two helicopters for free. Similarly there is no float/sea plane, and that also is a bit off.

    The scenery, graphics and AI are pretty high quality though, and flying at night and across scenery in the daytime is pretty damn amazing. It's great. it has some bugs, but they will hopefully be addressed in time. I have read reports that tell you the flight characteristics aren't real, I flew a Cessna 152 in real life, and I can tell you it was pretty realistic. I have read people saying "you shouldn't be able to fly upside down!!" - You know what? I don't care. I used to use FSX for training between flights in the real 152, and this one is 10 times more realistic thatn FSX. I have also wathced and lsitened to several real-world airline pilots flying the A320neo in the sim, and they are saying it's pretty realistic, so I think we have to say that it is more than 75% realistic, and at the end of the day, that's good enough for most people.

    When you try to model 110,000 airports around the whole of the world, even 0.5% is going to be a large NUMBER of mistakes = 550 ... The thing is, some of the mistakes are simple, and some are complex. There are some things missing, and there are a few simple mistakes --- I find it hard to believe that no one noticed the blue taxi arrows point the wrong way and lead you into a field instead of onto the runway, that sort of thing should have been fixed during alpha and beta testing.

    Overall, it will only be worth the money if we get fixes and addons for free that fix the flight planning limitations, and the lack of aircraft. The community will soon begin releasing more and more freeware, the FA/18 came out this week, and the livery pack is at 2.12GB, so in six months I think we will have so many addons we will be in a better position to say whether or not it was worth the money. Currently, buy the basic and don't wate your money buying the premium - it just is not worth the extra cash.

    Why have I given it 10 stars? Because I have spent at least 2 hours a day flying around, and smiled every time I think about flying it, every time I fly in it, and every time I start it I get excited.    … Expand
  92. N320AS
    Sep 4, 2020
    9
    Has room for improvement as expected being early access basically. For default airplanes I have no complaints. The airliners fly a bit strange and don’t have much system depth but again for coming stock with the game they aren’t too bad. The GA planes are tons of fun. Doing bush trips with friends on multiplayer is great. The world is beautiful and the live weather engine is incrediblyHas room for improvement as expected being early access basically. For default airplanes I have no complaints. The airliners fly a bit strange and don’t have much system depth but again for coming stock with the game they aren’t too bad. The GA planes are tons of fun. Doing bush trips with friends on multiplayer is great. The world is beautiful and the live weather engine is incredibly immersive. Looking forward to seeing what the studio adds to this game in the future as well as the add-on community.… Expand
  93. latako
    Sep 5, 2020
    10
    es un juego sinceramente hermoso sus controles al principio son un poco engorrosos pero es facil adaptarse su graficas y paisajes son muy hermosos y es capaz de crear terrenos fotorealistas de manera muy eficaz es verdad que si buscas algo de accion y explociones no te recomiendo este titulo ya que no es su odjetivo su adjetivo es crear una experiencia de vuelo inmersiba tiene algunos bugses un juego sinceramente hermoso sus controles al principio son un poco engorrosos pero es facil adaptarse su graficas y paisajes son muy hermosos y es capaz de crear terrenos fotorealistas de manera muy eficaz es verdad que si buscas algo de accion y explociones no te recomiendo este titulo ya que no es su odjetivo su adjetivo es crear una experiencia de vuelo inmersiba tiene algunos bugs pero nada lo suficietemente grave para destacarlo la verdad admiro el trabajo realisado porr microsoft… Expand
  94. Doniyor
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Просто потрясающая графика все очень детализрованно 10/10 игра на века… Expand
  95. Balle
    Oct 22, 2020
    10
    Better than it's predecessors designed to the last detail the world is fascinating for its real beauty even in the sky on large lines of flight. Graphics and controls are perfect for real simulators.
  96. FelipeBR2312
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Jogo com gráficos incríveis , jogabilidade ótima,realmente um simulador!!
  97. Greg0275HLD
    Nov 5, 2020
    10
    A well-designed map for viewing landscapes as well as an amazing study of aero liners and simulation of the game that makes this game a step higher than its predecessors) Thanks!
  98. 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
  99. Malzur
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    this game is the only one of its kind, and my god is it beautiful. soaring over landscapes you never thought possible is powerful. never before have i seen so many circle crop farms hidden between majestic mountains!
  100. zencisincap
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    A visionary, landmark release that's built with the long haul in mind. It will take a while for PC hardware to catch up with the game's potential, but despite some early technical turbulence the experience remains dazzling.
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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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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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