July 31st, 2025 Development Update

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

Public beta testing for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 3 and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Sim Update 16 continues. Earlier this week, we submitted a new pre-release build for SU3 to volunteer community testers. You can read the release notes below:

- Sim Update 3 Beta (1.5.21.0) Release Notes – July 30th, 2025

As part of SU3, the team has been working on improvements to ATC localization for non-English languages. For any non-English speakers participating in the SU3 beta, please complete the short survey at this link to share your feedback about the ATC updates with the development team. Your responses make a huge difference in our improvement efforts!

Next month some members of the team will be in Cologne, Germany to attend Gamescom, the largest video game industry show in Europe. Microsoft Flight Simulator players can look forward to an exciting city update, a brand-new aircraft that many fans will recognize for use in the sim, and exciting and unique challenges for players to test their piloting skills.

Just as we did last year, we are once again hosting a small in-person Microsoft Flight Simulator Community event in Cologne, Germany on the evening of August 23rd. This free event is a causal mixer between fans of MSFS and includes a buffet-style meal, drinks, and is meant for those who are 18+ in age. There is no presentation or exclusive information being presented at this event. You do not need a ticket to Gamescom to attend this event. Anyone wishing to attend can express interest by completing this web form.

Attendees at last year's Gamescom MSFS Community event. — Attendees at last year’s Gamescom MSFS Community event.

– MSFS Team

Development Update

Development Roadmap – july 2025

Feedback Snapshot

Click here to see the Feedback Snapshot from June 4.

SDK Update

Asobo

No update this week.

Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

No update this week.

Marketplace

Marketplace Releases (MSFS 2020)

There are 54 NEW and 42 UPDATED products in this week’s Marketplace Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020).

New Releases This Week
54 NEW Products: 24 ON PC, 30 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 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 Xbox	New on 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 and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox	New on Xbox
	New on Xbox

Updated This week:
42 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 21 ON PC, 21 ON XBOX
Updated on PC	Updated on Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on 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
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 Releases (MSFS 2024)

There are 54 NEW and 13 UPDATED products in this week’s Marketplace Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Updated This week:
15 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 8 ON PC, 7 ON XBOX
Developer: FSX360 Updated on PC and Xbox	Developer: SimSolutions Updated on PC and Xbox	Developer: propairflight Updated on PC
Developer: JED Studio Updated on PC and Xbox	Developer: JED Studio Updated on PC and Xbox	Developer: TouchingCloud Updated on PC and Xbox
Developer: Akaflieg Freiburg e.V. Updated on PC and Xbox		Developer: Beautiful Model of the World Updated on PC and Xbox

Marketplace Backlog

Current Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Backlog: 337 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	73	0	4	77
Mission	4	0	64	68
Scenery	18	0	9	27
Livery	6	0	6	12
Airport	15	0	26	41
Other	22	0	14	36
Total	138	0	123	261

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	23	0	20	43
Mission	24	0	70	94
Scenery	4	0	3	7
Livery	16	0	13	29
Airport	2	0	20	22
Other	4	0	6	10
Total	73	0	132	205

Third Party Update

No Update this week.

Community

Community Fly-In Friday

We return to Africa this week for a scenic flight across Madagascar, a large island nation in the Indian Ocean!

Departing from the port city of Mahajanga, we will make our way southeast towards the capital, Antananarivo. En route, we’ll have a touch & go landing on a dirt strip at Tsaratanana.

Click here for event details!

Community Video

Welcome onboard United Airlines flight 522 for this week’s Community Video, as we join Flight Sim Vlogs for a cinematic long-haul journey from New York Newark Liberty International Airport to Funchal on the island of Madeira!

Screenshot challenge

This week’s screenshot challenge: Symmetry in the Sky

Last week’s Screenshot Challenge was: The Aviatrix Aesthetic

Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: BasedRaccoon (X)

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NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – August 7th, 2025

Sincerely,

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team