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X-Plane 11
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
67 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game suck, the graphics is on par with mobile game despite taking 80GB of storage, terrible optimization in OpenGL mode, no freeware A320 model like in Msfs 2020, no intergrated real life flight, but hey it is…”
“Це справді чудовий авіасимулятор, який по прайсу (особливо під час знижок) обійдеться вам як 1-2 шаурми десь біля вокзалу. За ці кошти ви отримуєте чудову, одну з найкращих фізику польотів та відносно низькі системні…”
“My go to for realism and available aircraft. The systems are very representative of the aircraft models. So realistic that the simulator i used to fly (full motion) for training at my flying job used it for many years!…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Це справді чудовий авіасимулятор, який по прайсу (особливо під час знижок) обійдеться вам як 1-2 шаурми десь біля вокзалу. За ці кошти ви отримуєте чудову, одну з найкращих фізику польотів та відносно низькі системні…”
“Good Flight Simulator for those who want better Physics and system depth (Like the 737 from Zibo and LevelUP)... My experience after buying it was incredible, cause i was using MSFS 2020 with almost 20 FPS, but now…”
“got this after owning both msfs2020 and xp12. And oddly i have been using it more often because it is more stable and not as jittery in VR - i can grab the yoke and keep it stable. load times are faster. flight model…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Це справді чудовий авіасимулятор, який по прайсу (особливо під час знижок) обійдеться вам як 1-2 шаурми десь біля вокзалу. За ці кошти ви отримуєте чудову, одну з найкращих фізику польотів та відносно низькі системні…”
“Very good game the graphics are realistic must try zibo 737 mod and dont trust most freeware they are most of the time trash”
“Good Flight Simulator for those who want better Physics and system depth (Like the 737 from Zibo and LevelUP)... My experience after buying it was incredible, cause i was using MSFS 2020 with almost 20 FPS, but now…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“My go to for realism and available aircraft. The systems are very representative of the aircraft models. So realistic that the simulator i used to fly (full motion) for training at my flying job used it for many years!…”
“For 2016 game running smoothly on my ancient 2013 laptop. Its the best flight simulator for low end laptop. the graphics is still good many aircraft option. default scenery not the best but it is a good flight simulator…”
“Love this game such much it's a shame. The best experience is flying in VR. I use a photo realistic reshade with it and the atmosphere is stunningly beautiful!! Took a plane from Sacramento to Reno and enjoyed the…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Це справді чудовий авіасимулятор, який по прайсу (особливо під час знижок) обійдеться вам як 1-2 шаурми десь біля вокзалу. За ці кошти ви отримуєте чудову, одну з найкращих фізику польотів та відносно низькі системні…”
“although its laggy for my compiuter, its still very fun and totally worth the money”
“it was cheap but it's still good for 2025/2026 msfs is expensive compared to X-Plane 11. X-plane 12 just adds planes and cool lighting”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game suck, the graphics is on par with mobile game despite taking 80GB of storage, terrible optimization in OpenGL mode, no freeware A320 model like in Msfs 2020, no intergrated real life flight, but hey it is…”
“Empty world, No scenery, Roads are grey lines, No buildings, spent best part of 100 hours trying different downloads for scenery and have finally given up. Why cant x plane have scenery as standard ? I also purchased…”
“For 2016 game running smoothly on my ancient 2013 laptop. Its the best flight simulator for low end laptop. the graphics is still good many aircraft option. default scenery not the best but it is a good flight simulator…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game suck, the graphics is on par with mobile game despite taking 80GB of storage, terrible optimization in OpenGL mode, no freeware A320 model like in Msfs 2020, no intergrated real life flight, but hey it is…”
“pretty good and does not lagg too much, the loading is the most crucial part where it crashes a lot so dont click out of the loading phase”
“my potato pc couldnt withstand me crashing into my local mall”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This game suck, the graphics is on par with mobile game despite taking 80GB of storage, terrible optimization in OpenGL mode, no freeware A320 model like in Msfs 2020, no intergrated real life flight, but hey it is…”
“Very good, just a little sad i couldn't find any good freeware airbus addons :shrug:”
“An amazing game wish there were more models mabye some older aircraft”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Empty world, No scenery, Roads are grey lines, No buildings, spent best part of 100 hours trying different downloads for scenery and have finally given up. Why cant x plane have scenery as standard ? I also purchased…”
“still good compared to most flight sims, i decided to save for microsoft flight sim though”
“Very hard and the graphics are awful, especially the terrain. And yes there are fixes but i have to download some 10gb thing and on top of that i ahve to know how to script so basically this game is not for noobs like…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I have never experienced a worse tutorial. I've spent almost an hour in this s***t and haven't been able to fly anything... Maybe if you already know how to do this, you might have fun. But as an beginner - I am highly…”
“This is more than a game. It is a great simulator once you get used to some of its quirks. Some plugins require a lot of information in order to properly install, but to a degree, that's part of its charm. As an…”
“Helped me a bunch during my Flight Training To get Some Concepts and Practice I wish it had Automated Sids And Stars ATC and you have a built in Charts but either Ways am Using Addons For that the Sim Is Nice and Better…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“a very good simulator that rivals MSFS not in graphics but simulation, just as a simulator should be. Runs fantastic. Even being as old as it is, this is the software that pilots train on because of its flight modelling and stability.”
— a player, Steam review · 65 hrs played“Great way to introduce yourself to flying without the expense.”
— a player, Steam review · 120 hrs played“mi fly mi crash 10 bananas/10 oranges would kill 205 ppl again”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:07 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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KAST - Astoria Regional Airport | OUT NOW
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2011850/XPlane_11__Addon_Skyline_Simulations__KAST__Astoria_Regional_Airport/ The KAST Astoria Regional Airport for X-Plane is a civil and military airportb in Warre
SBGR - São Paulo - Guarulhos International Airport | OUT NOW
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989890/XPlane_11__Addon_Globall_Art__SBGR__So_Paulo__Guarulhos_International_Airport/ This scenery was built based on studies and research carried out by Globall Ar
ProCam - Out NOW!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1960120/XPlane_11__Addon_Aerosoft__ProCam/ ProCam XP now gives you the option to quickly and easily create new camera positions within the X-Plane 11 simulator. Whet
SAM GroundService - Out now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1952480/XPlane_11__Addon_Aerosoft__SAM_GroundService/ After WorldJetways, AirportVehicles and FollowMe, the next extension for SAM is ready to go. SAM GroundService
GET IT NOW | Airport Stuttgart
Airport Stuttgart XP brings the international airport of the state capital of Baden-Wuerttemberg as a native add-on to the flight simulator X-Plane 11. This add-on represents the airport in the latest
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Flight · Realistic · Open World · Multiplayer · VR · Singleplayer · Physics · First-Person · Sandbox · Atmospheric · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Partial Controller Support · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian * |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://x-plane.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10, 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 CPU with 2 or more cores, or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11-capable video card from NVIDIA or AMD w/512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: Default VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: The disk requirements are based on how many world scenery areas are downloaded. Minimum with one scenery area is 20 GB . Additional scenery areas can be downloaded at no charge at any time after purchase