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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Availabe on PC (Microsoft Store and Steam) and Xbox Series X|S. Also available to download with Xbox Game Pass.

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Features

Microsoft Flight Simulator features include:

  • Vivid and Detailed Landscapes – Immerse yourself in the vast and beautiful world that is our planet with more than 37 thousand airports, 1.5 billion buildings, 2 trillion trees, mountains, roads, rivers and more.
  • A Living World – Earth is vibrant and ever-changing and so is the world of Microsoft Flight Simulator which includes live traffic, real-time weather and animals.
  • Highly Detailed 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.
  • New Checklist System – From pro to beginner, scale your level from full manual to full assist with interactive and highlighted instrument guidance and checklist.
  • Dynamic Weather – The new 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.
  • New Day & 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 1,000 control surfaces per plane allows for a truly realistic experience.
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From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Test your piloting skills against the challenges of night flying, real-time atmospheric simulation, and live weather in a dynamic and living world. Create your flight plan to anywhere on the planet. The world is at your fingertips.

Purchase now on PC (Win 10/11, Steam) and Xbox Series X|S. Also available to download with Xbox Game Pass.

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Recent MSFS (2020) News

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March 12th, 2026 MSFS Weekly Briefing

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Weekly Recap Public testing for Sim Update 5 remains ongoing with a new test build released earlier this week. You can see the full release notes for beta build 1.7.10.0 on our forums here. As always, if you are participating in the beta, please remember to vote in our feedback surveys and submit a bug report in … Continued

March 5th, 2026 MSFS Weekly Briefing

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Weekly Recap We had two releases this week! The first is Sim Update 16.1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). This is a relatively small update that resolves a few stability/crash issues. You can read the full release notes here. Next up, we released the latest beta test build for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 5. This build resolves … Continued

Marketplace Update: Week of March 2, 2026

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Jump to:  MSFS 2020 Releases ↓  |  Marketplace Backlog ↓Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024  New Products 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 … Continued

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