Games like Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
If Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are X-Plane 11, Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition and DCS World Steam Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its realistic flight physics, vast plane selection and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Released in 2014, Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition is a flight simulation that lets players take off from anywhere in the world and fly a range of aircraft to destinations globally. The game features realistic flight physics and mod support alongside a library of free add-ons. Reviewers note the extensive selection of aircraft available, and players appreciate its accessibility across various PC specifications. Players describe the experience as nostalgic and relaxing, finding it a rewarding simulation that rewards patience and practice. The Steam version holds an 86% positive rating from over 14,000 reviews.
About Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition: 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.
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X-Plane 11
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Top pick for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
DCS World Steam Edition
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Third-strongest match for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
Elite Dangerous
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Ranked #4 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator
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Ranked #5 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
We promise you will feel like a pilot flying airliners, helicopters, fighters, gliders, historical and aerobatic aircraft in a photorealistic world! Over 10,000 real world flights, highly detailed cockpits and scenery are awaiting you.
Combat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Ranked #6 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Feel the power of flying the AV8B Harrier II. A middle ground flight and naval combat simulator with mission planner & fully dynamic open ended campaign. Showstopping VR.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
WHY THIS
Shares mod support and a relaxing mood with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Ranked #7 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
WWII Online
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Ranked #8 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
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Forza Horizon 4
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Reviewers of Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
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Shares a relaxing mood with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
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Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Nightrunner
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Buckle up in this minimalist retro arcade high score chaser.
Mafia: Definitive Edition
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Reviewers of Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
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Reviewers of Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
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Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!
SnowRunner
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Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!
Forza Horizon 5
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Shares a relaxing mood with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Reviewers of Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~80% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
People Playground
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Priced ~60% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Kerbal Space Program
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Priced ~60% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~80% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Noita
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Priced ~68% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Priced ~60% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
PowerWash Simulator
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Priced ~50% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~88% under Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
- Does Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition work on Steam Deck?
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition cost?
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition are X-Plane 11, Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition, DCS World Steam Edition.
- Who developed Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition?
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition was developed by Microsoft Game Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition.
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