Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Developer
- Asobo Studio
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 19 November 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- UK price
- £48.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
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
1080p · 30fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 90fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Custom-built PCs for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Full buyers guide →If you'd rather buy than build, these are the Create PCs machines we'd put Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on, cheapest first. Real specifications and current prices, each link lands on that exact build.
CREATE Flight Simulator PC
High-end
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core AM5 CPU/Processor
- GPU
- INNO3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 X3 16GB Blackwell Graphics Card
- RAM
- Corsair Vengeance Black 64GB 6000MHz DDR5 Memory Kit
- Storage
- WD Black SN8100 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD / Solid State Drive
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Flagship
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16 Core AM5 CPU/Processor Retail
- GPU
- ASUS ROG ASTRAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GAMING OC Blackwell Graphics Card
- RAM
- 128GB (4x32GB) DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM Workstation Memory Kit
- Storage
- Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 NVMe 2.0 SSD / Solid State Drive
Prices from Create PCs, the UK builder we run, and include VAT. They're the price shown on arrival, not a teaser, but components get repriced, so treat them as current rather than fixed. Custom-built machines start around £2,400; below that a self-build is usually the better answer, and we say so on our budget guides.
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 23 August 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, look at the tier picks above.