Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
Live player count and Steam charts
Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 397 | -4 | -1.0% | 605 |
| Jun 2026 | 401 | -22 | -5.2% | 614 |
| May 2026 | 423 | -6 | -1.4% | 648 |
| Apr 2026 | 429 | -1 | -0.2% | 666 |
| Mar 2026 | 430 | -17 | -3.8% | 672 |
| Feb 2026 | 447 | -47 | -9.5% | 714 |
| Jan 2026 | 494 | +23 | +4.9% | 791 |
| Dec 2025 | 471 | -2 | -0.4% | 751 |
| Nov 2025 | 473 | +17 | +3.7% | 715 |
| Oct 2025 | 456 | 0 | 0.0% | 718 |
| Sep 2025 | 456 | -9 | -1.9% | 695 |
| Aug 2025 | 465 | -22 | -4.5% | 687 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Nov 15, 2019New beta branch available on Steam!
- Sep 5, 2018Just Flight's Republic P-47D Thunderbolt comes to Steam!
- Aug 29, 2018Flight1's Barcelona Comes to Steam!
- Aug 9, 2018Flight1 P-51D Comes to Steam!
- Aug 2, 2018Wartime Workhorse: Just Flight's Stinson L-5 Now On Steam
- Jul 25, 2018A2A Simulations F4U comes to Steam!
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 18:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 49 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
