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X-Plane 12
Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“X-Plane is the best flight simulator out there. I’m not even considering switching to MSFS. PHYSICS RULES! ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just…”
— a player, Steam review · 188 hrs played“I've converted from MSFS2024--a game in which I flew hundreds of hours and spent hundreds of dollars in add-ons--because it just woke up one day and decided to stop running properly (severe stuttering and frame drops). Coming from that experience, there were some things I…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played“Very helpful with the avionics part for almost any aircraft. If you're planning to get PPL and seriously try to stick with x plane 12 for a while, than going to a actual flight school. You'll save so much money and time in the long run, it's a life saver!”
— a player, Steam review · 162 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:58 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Release of X-Plane 12.4.3
We are more than happy to announce the release of X-Plane 12.4.3! Please have a look at our webpage for further information: Release Announcement Release Notes
NEW | Globall Art - Toronto Pearson International
Features:Accurate replica of Toronto International Airport, Pearson, updated 2026Precise modeling, from original references, photos and other studiesCustomized lanes, decks and taxiways, with ambient
X-Plane 12.4.2 is now available
Hi everyone, We just released a small bugfix release for X-Plane. Further information about it are available on our webpage. Enjoy your flights!
Release of X-Plane 12.4.1
We just release X-Plane 12.4.1 For further information, please visit the X-Plane homepage.
NEW | DarkBlue Scenery - New Chitose Intl Airport
Features:4K high-definition textures Custom ground texture Custom lighting systemCustom taxiway signs Custom dynamic vehicles featuring distinctive Hokkaido elements Includes RJCJ Chitose Air Base wit
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Flight · Realistic · VR · 3D · Immersive Sim · Action-Adventure · 3D Vision · First-Person · Jet · Atmospheric · Military (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · LAN Co-op · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Ukrainian * |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.x-plane.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or 11 Processor: Intel Core i3, i5, i7, or i9 CPU with 4 or more cores, or AMD Ryzen 3, 5, 7 or 9. Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: A Vulkan 1.3-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel Arc GPU with at least 2 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 23 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: NVIDIA: GeForce 900 or newer, driver version 510 or newer AMD: AMD Radeon RX 500 or newer, driver version Adrenaline 22.2.1 or newer. Intel: Arc GPUs only