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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

App ID 1250410
App Type Game
Store Name Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Developer
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
Franchise Microsoft Flight Simulator
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Zouna Engine
Last Changenumber 39362529
Last Record Update 30 September 2026 – 23:16:48 UTC ()
Release Date 18 August 2020 – 04:00:00 UTC ()

From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.

Additional Information

Developer Asobo Studio
metacritic_name Microsoft Flight Simulator
controller_support full
metacritic_score 91
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/microsoft-flight-simulator?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1250410_eula_0
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Store Release Date 25 August 2026 – 15:21:40 UTC ()
osarch 64
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OpenVrSupport Yes
OtherVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
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PlayAreaVr
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3rd-Party Account Xbox Live
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/msfsofficial
https://x.com/MSFSofficial
https://www.youtube.com/microsoftflightsimulator/
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 18 August 2020 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 30 May 2025 – 03:36:38 UTC () (1748576198)
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Detected Technologies Zouna Engine, AMD_FidelityFX_FSR2 SDK, AMD_GPU_Services SDK, Azure_Playfab_Party SDK, Coherent SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, OpenXR SDK, Tobii SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • Note: This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 30 July 2026 – 18:47:43 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 21580682
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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AllowMicroTxnFromRestrictedCountries No
MicroTxnRestrictedCountries RU,BY
Belarus, Russian Federation
First seen on SteamDB 13 February 2020 – 22:26:05 UTC (), in changelist #7753551

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Norwegian Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes

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last_modified25 August 2026 – 15:23:53 UTC
timestamp25 August 2026 – 15:23:53 UTC
trailer_name 40th Anniversary
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timestamp 17 May 2023 – 21:16:47 UTC

Steam charts

  • 2,033 players right now
  • 3,091 24-hour peak
  • 61,829 all-time peak 18 August 2020
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  • 26 viewers right now
  • 78 24-hour peak
  • 216,593 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 77.69% SteamDB Rating
  • 57,584 78.7% positive reviews
  • 15,606 21.3% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2033 players live playing Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) on Steam.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) had an all-time peak of 61829 concurrent players on 18 August 2020.

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