Microsoft Flight Simulator Reviews

Microsoft Flight Simulator is ranked in the 100th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

Unparalleled realism and an entire planet to explore makes Microsoft Flight Simulator a simulation like no other.

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10 / 10.0
Jul 27, 2021

‎There's no better title currently on Xbox Series; a completely enjoyable experience on console, which makes you forget about the PC. A technical feat for aviation simulators that has made history and that will take you by the hand for hundreds of hours of flight‎.

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Alex Donaldson
Top Critic
Aug 17, 2020

It’s a technical achievement and an excellent training aid, but it’s also a brilliant piece of escapism, transcending its purpose as a tool to become something far more widely enjoyable – and I can’t recommend it enough.

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100 / 100
Aug 17, 2020

There is nothing out there like Microsoft Flight Simulator. It delivers the entire world in unrivaled quality, combined with pinpoint precise controls and realism at a level that is unmatched. If you want a taste of the sky, this game is virtual perfection, and if you are learning to fly in the real world, nothing will reinforce what you've already learned more than Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Aug 18, 2020

From craggy snow-topped mountain ranges to swooping desert valleys to bustling cities, the landscape is alive with detail.

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Aug 21, 2020

Ultimately, Microsoft Flight Simulator was well worth the wait. For enthusiasts of past installments, there is so much to look forward to. For those who might be on the fence about a flight simulator that is virtually an endless sandbox game, the great news is that it has been added to the Xbox Game Pass on PC right from launch, and players can check it out there before making the plunge.

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Chris Wray
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a marvelous use of technology to create one of the most wonderful and spectacular looking games I've ever played.

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Twinfinite
Giuseppe Nelva
Top Critic
5 / 5.0
Nov 16, 2021

Ultimately, the GOTY Edition makes a fantastic simulator even more enjoyable and polished, adding a ton of value on top of a package that was already pretty much unbeatable under this point of view.

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10 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a game that you have to play to understand just how incredible of an experience it is. It's an incomparable adventure that consistently surprises and delights. The game provides you with all the tools necessary to conquer the unthinkable task of flying the plane. Asobo has laid an incredible platform that will provide hours upon hours of joy for both casual gamers and flight experts alike, and it's only upwards from here.

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10 / 10
Aug 31, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator has enough quality-of-life features to make it well worth a purchase for any virtual pilot, but the ability to fly anywhere on the planet makes for a game that's uncanny and impossible not to recommend to anyone who's remotely interested in the view from above.

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Press Start
Shannon Grixti
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Jul 26, 2021

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a game that you have to play to understand just how incredible of an experience it is. It's an incomparable adventure that consistently surprises and delights. The game provides you with all the tools necessary to conquer the unthinkable task of flying the plane. Asobo has laid an incredible platform that will provide hours upon hours of joy for both casual gamers and flight experts alike, and it's only upwards from here.

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AusGamers
KostaAndreadis
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

In 2020, Microsoft Flight Simulator leverages technology that feels as much of our current place and time as it does the immediate and distant future.

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5 / 5.0
Aug 19, 2020

Earn your virtual pilots license with a visually stunning and challenging globe of flying locations.

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5 / 5.0
Aug 24, 2020

It's hard to understate how incredible having the whole world available feels and the amount of possibility it opens up.

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5 / 5.0
Jul 27, 2021

I could keep going on and on about this for ages… but I need to stop somewhere. With a strong starting point in terms of aircraft to use and the fact that you can fly to/from anywhere in the world plus regular updates and more content, I really can't recommend this enough to fans of flight! Visually stunning and a challenge if you want it to be, or a reasonably calm flight of fancy if you want that, Microsoft Flight Simulator Xbox Series X is a true accomplishment on this next-gen console and a game that you will continue coming back to, even years later that can be played as a enjoyable joy flight or a challenge as you attempt to land a passenger plane at night and with bad weather. But enough from me… I need to get back in the cockpit and enjoy the sights of the world (if we can't get out there in reality at the moment… this is arguably the next best thing!).

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AusGamers
KostaAndreadis
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Jul 27, 2021

Even now it still feels ahead of its time.

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10 / 10.0
Aug 25, 2020

If you’ve ever wanted to fly a plane or are simply fascinated by air travel, Microsoft Flight Simulator is a must-have.

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10 / 10.0
Aug 23, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator is an almost absolute simulator. Piloting an Airbus, turboprop or a regular avionics has never been so enjoyable and so educational. Here you will really learn how to become a real pilot!

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10 / 10.0
Aug 17, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a once in a lifetime gaming experience, it’s incredibly detailed while being beyond the scope of anything that has come before it.

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Aug 17, 2020

Flight Simulator at launch is only the beginning, as it’s set to be a game that evolves and grows over time rather than being a static product. If this was all the game would be, it’s great as-is. No matter whether you buy it, or download it via Game Pass, you’re getting the best flight simulator to-date. Microsoft Flight Simulator soars to new heights, and has easily been worth the the fourteen year wait.

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