August 28th, 2025 Development Update

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is X user tsujiKa_air! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below.

Last week we released Sim Update 3 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. In case you missed it, the full release notes for SU3 are available at this link. Also, if you have not yet done so, please be sure to vote in our SU3 surveys on our forums here. Your feedback is of great assistance to us!

Work continues on MSFS 2024, with the team preparing to start the public beta test for Sim Update 4 soon. Please watch this space for more information about how to join the beta once it begins!

Finally, several members of the MSFS team were present at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany last week. In addition to announcing City Update 12 and Local Legend 21, the team also had an opportunity to meet some simmers from our player community for a flight sim social event. It’s always a delight for us to interact with flight sim fans and discuss our hobby together!

– MSFS Team

Development Update

Feedback Snapshot

SDK Update

Asobo

No update this week.

Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

No update this week.

Flight Planner Update

No update this week.

Marketplace

Marketplace Releases (MSFS 2020)

There are 72 NEW and 91 UPDATED products in this week’s Marketplace Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020).

released week of august 28


New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox

New Releases This Week
66 NEW Products: 33 ON PC, 33 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC	New on Xbox
New on PC	New on PC	New on PC and Xbox

Updated This week:
91 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 45 ON PC, 46 on XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC	Updated on Xbox	Updated on Xbox
Updated on Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on Xbox
Updated on PC	Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on Xbox

Marketplace Releases (MSFS 2024)

There are 56 NEW and 54 UPDATED products in this week’s Marketplace Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Released week of August 28:

New This week:
56 NEW Products: 28 ON PC, 28 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
	New on PC and Xbox

Updated This week:
54 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 27 ON PC, 27 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox

Marketplace Backlog

Current Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Backlog: 401 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	16	64	80
Mission	8	70	78
Scenery	9	10	19
Livery	2	20	22
Airport	8	33	41
Other	24	24	48
Total	67	221	288

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	10	29	39
Mission	0	16	16
Scenery	2	11	13
Livery	0	19	19
Airport	11	13	24
Other	0	2	2
Total	23	90	113

Third Party Update

No Update this week.

Community

Community Fly-In Friday

This week we’re off to beautiful British Columbia, Canada for some spectacular bush flying! Starting from Comox on Vancouver Island, we’ll make our way across the Straight of Georgia and then through some gorgeous mountain passes until we reach our full stop destination of Bella Coola.

Click here for event details!

Community Video

Have you only stuck to fixed wing aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator but fancy a new challenge? Check out this brilliantly created video from Dreamsofwings who delves into the wonderful world of helicopter flying, discussing why you might like to try out rotorcraft!