Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Developer
- Asobo Studio
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 19 November 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- UK price
- £69.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: simulator
Pursue your dream of an aviation career with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This brand-new simulator is designed to take advantage of the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics and gaming to create the most sophisticated, immersive and awe-inspiring flight simulator of all time. To achieve this unprecedented level of accuracy, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is powered by the significantly evolved Asobo Studio engine.
Best gaming PC for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£8491080p · 30fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,8991440p · 90fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Xbox Game Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080 |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and your GPU is at or above Radeon RX 5700 XT, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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