Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition

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

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Developer:
Asobo Studio
Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios
Engine:
Ftech X
Release date:
17 August 2020
Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (318)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (43720)

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Description

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

Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition features 37 airplanes, gliders, and helicopters with unique flight models, 25 handcrafted airports, 4 classic commercial airports, 14 heliports and 15 glider airports.

Explore Your World
• Vivid and Detailed Landscapes - Immerse yourself in the vast and beautiful world that is our planet with over 1.5 billion buildings, 2 trillion trees, mountains, roads, rivers and more.
• Living World - The Earth is vibrant and ever-changing and so is the world of Microsoft Flight Simulator, which includes live traffic, real-time weather, and animals.

Earn Your Wings
• Aircraft - Hone your pilot skills in a variety of aircraft from light planes to commercial jets with comprehensive flight models. Every aircraft includes highly detailed and accurate cockpits with realistic instrumentation.
• Checklist System - From pro to beginner, scale your level from full manual to full assist with interactive and highlighted instrument guidance and checklist.

Test Your Skill
• Live Weather -The weather engine enables users to switch on the live weather mode to experience real-time weather including accurate wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, rain and more.
• Day and Night Engine - Experience flight at any time of day or year allowing for night VFR, visual flight rules, navigation.
• Aerodynamic Modeling - A state-of-the-art physics engine with over 1000 control surfaces per plane allows for a truly realistic experience.

Microsoft Flight Simulator has fulfilled the aspirations of aviators worldwide for 40 years. Celebrate the award-winning franchise with the 40th Anniversary Edition, loaded with all-new features, aircraft and content that span the history of aviation.

The 40th Anniversary Edition update introduces:
• 1 true-to-life Airbus A310 Airliner
• 2 helicopters and 14 heliports
• 2 gliders and 15 glider airports
• 7 famous historical aircraft including the Hughes H-4 Hercules (aka the Spruce Goose)
• 4 classic commercial airports
• 24 classic missions from the franchise’s past

The Deluxe Edition includes everything from the Standard Edition plus 5 additional highly accurate planes with unique flight models and 5 additional handcrafted international airports.

Deluxe Additional Aircraft
• Diamond Aircraft DA40-TDI
• Diamond Aircraft DV20
• Textron Aviation Beechcraft Baron G58
• Textron Aviation Cessna 152 Aerobat
• Textron Aviation Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Deluxe Additional Handcrafted Airports
• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands)
• Cairo International Airport (Egypt)
• Cape Town International Airport (South Africa)
• O’Hare International Airport (USA)
• Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (Spain)

The Premium Deluxe Edition includes everything from the Deluxe Edition plus 5 additional highly accurate planes with unique flight models and 5 additional handcrafted international airports.

Premium Deluxe Additional Aircraft
• Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
• Cirrus Aircraft SR22
• Pipistrel Virus SW 121
• Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Longitude
• Zlin Aviation Shock Ultra

Premium Deluxe Additional Airports
• Denver International Airport (USA)
• Dubai International Airport (United Arab Emirates)
• Frankfurt Airport (Germany)
• Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom)
• San Francisco International Airport (USA)

Recommended system requirements

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Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel i5-4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
150 GB available space
VR Support:
SteamVR, Oculus PC, or OpenXR. Keyboard and mouse required

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 590
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
150 GB available space

User reviews

TheTrueRabbit
Recommended | 28 May 2026
114h played

This game taught me how to fly. Currently working on a PPL and wouldn't have moved along so quickly if I didn't have MSFS to practice manoeuvres in. Great flight sim but HOTAS and pedals DEFINITELY recommended, mouse

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warlordatf
Recommended | 27 May 2026
360h played

I've enjoyed flightsim since it was version 2.0 on the ATARI XEGS. Its come a long way and 2020 is great. i like it well enough that i haven't bothered with 2024 yet!

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merkz
Recommended | 31 May 2026
33.7h played

Highly recommend this game. The graphics are amazing at high-end preset. Absoultely amazing game. After some time it can get a bit repetetive and boring, my recommendation is to install NeoFly. It is pretty much a

Helpful: 0
Baby Chugger
Not recommended | 31 May 2026
23.6h played

so this game a broken downloader simulator. i get it for 20 dollars. i let the thing that said "looking for updates" for 22 HOURS. do YOU want to know what happened? NOTHING! IT WAS ON THE SAME FRAME I LEFT IT ON.

Helpful: 0
Farting_Lizard
Recommended | 29 May 2026
102h played

rlly good game, graphics are good, i love listening to my pc screaming when i play this game. my pc makes a mildly loud- very loud sound when i run the game but tbh i think its just my pc.

Helpful: 0
Disconformist
Not recommended | 02 Jun 2026
9.9h played

play for 9 hours no problems, THEN it starts bugging me with "login to xbox" and all kinds of other Microsoft brand hooey. I'm only playing singleplayer, so... NO! also, the sign in screen is broken, making complying

Helpful: 1