Steam market intelligence
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
59% positive · 21,302 Steam reviews · released Nov 19, 2024 · by Asobo Studio
SimulationFlightRealisticVRMultiplayerHobby SimSingleplayerAtmospheric
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~562,373
(P10–P90: 224,949 – 1,237,221)
Gross revenue: ~$32,275,599
($12,910,228 – $71,006,340)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 78% positive across 297 stored reviews. Simulation games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 3090 games).
Performance & stability57% positive · 69 mentions
“Edit: I just reset my career and chose another airport. No bugs in the other airport. In Career mode, I couldn't get past the PPL Check Ride due to the bug- after landing, and hold short of taxi way, there are no ATC instructions where to…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 15 h played
Visuals & audio79% positive · 28 mentions
“- needs fast Internet connection at all times - no longer allows for manual local cache - higher base hardware requirements - Dune DLC is locked to MSFS2020 (cannot be played in 2024. Ornithopter also not available) - Top Gun DLC also not…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 7 h played
Controls & UI32% positive · 22 mentions
“After reading some of the horrible reviews I had second thoughts about buying MSFS 2024. But after using the SIM for over a month, I can say it's absolutely worth the money. As new updates are coming out it's getting even better and I love…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 127 h played
Price & value47% positive · 19 mentions
“- needs fast Internet connection at all times - no longer allows for manual local cache - higher base hardware requirements - Dune DLC is locked to MSFS2020 (cannot be played in 2024. Ornithopter also not available) - Top Gun DLC also not…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 7 h played
297 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Art style
Realistic
Structure
SandboxOpen world
Mood & themes
AtmosphericRelaxingHorror
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayer
Platform features
AchievementsPartial controller support
Business model
In-app purchasesBuy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.