Microsoft Flight Simulator X

aka: FSX

Moby ID: 26241

Released

October 2006 on Windows

Credits

164 people

Publishers

Developers

ACES Game Studio

Moby Score

8.0

#2,218 of 25.6K

Critics

82% (35)

Players

(6)

Review Ranking

#816 on Windows

Collected By

26 players

Genre: Simulation
Perspective: 1st-person
3rd-person (Other)
Interface: Direct control
Vehicular: Flight / aviation
Helicopter
Vehicle simulator

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: DVD-ROM
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard, Mouse, Other Input Devices
Multiplayer Options: Internet, LAN, Modem
Number of Offline Players: 1-8 Players
Number of Online Players: 2-8 Players

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$14.99 used, $42.49 new on eBay

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Add-on (official)

Austria Professional HD: East (2014)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration (2007)

Add-on (unofficial)

727 Captain (2010)
757 Captain (2008)
A340-500/600 (2007)
Airbus A380 (2008)
Airbus Collection (2006)
Airbus Collection: Long Haul (2008)
Airbus Fleet (2007)
Airbus Series Volume 2 (2009)
Aircraft: Collector's Edition (2007)
Airport Toulouse (2012)
Around the World in 80 Flights (2008)
Audio Environment: Airliner-Edition (2010)
Audio Environment: General Aviation Edition (2012)
Austria Professional X (2009)
Balearic Islands X (2010)
Black Hawk (2007)
C-130 Hercules (2008)
Carrier Strike Force (2008)
Combat Collectors: Second Edition (2008)
Constellation Professional (2009)
Corfu X (2011)
DC-10 Collection (2007)
Discover Great Britain (2010)
Dornier Do-27 (2007)
Eurofighter Typhoon (2007)
Eurofighter Typhoon and Eurocopter Tiger (2008)
F-4F Phantom: Ultimate Edition (2008)
Fighter Pilot 2 (2008)
Flight Deck 6 (2009)
Fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (2006)
Flying Club 2 (2010)
FTX Aeropelican: Airport Scenery Pack (2009)
FTX Airdrie Airpark: Airport Scenery Pack (2012)
FTX Anacortes: Airport Scenery Pack (2011)
FTX Australia: The Full Terrain Experience (2009)
FTX Bundaberg: Airport Scenery Pack (2010)
FTX Cairns INTL: Airport Scenery Pack (2010)
FTX Coffs Harbour: Airport Scenery Pack (2011)
FTX Cushman Meadows: Airport Scenery Pack (2011)
FTX Diamond Point: Airport Scenery Pack (2011)
FTX Europe: England (2012)
FTX Europe: Wales (2013)
FTX Felts Field Spokane: Airport Scenery Pack (2013)
FTX Hervey Bay: Airport Scenery Pack (2009)
FTX Jackson Hole: Airport Scenery Pack (2012)
FTX Ketchikan: Airport Scenery Pack (2011)
FTX Milford Sound: Airport Scenery Pack (2013)
German Airfields: Inselhüpfen (2007)
German Airfields: Nordlichter (2008)
Gibraltar X (2010)
Grumman F6F Hellcat (2008)
Hawker Heroes (2009)
Helgoland (2007)
Heraklion X (2012)
Hurricane (2007)
International Fighters (2008)
Maldives X (2010)
Manhattan X (2009)
Mega Airport Zurich 2012 (2011)
MiG-15 (2007)
MiG-29 Codename: Fulcrum (2009)
Military Collection 2008 (2008)
Military Helicopters 2 (2009)
Mission: WWI Dogfight (2008)
Modern Airliners (2016)
Monaco (2007)
Mykonos X (2012)
PMDG 777-200LR/F (2014)
Pole to Pole (2009)
Rescue Pilot: Mission Pack (2008)
Robin X: DR400 (2013)
Scenery Madeira (2008)
Skiathos X: The Greek St. Maarten! (2013)
Tahiti X (2009)
The Early Years of Flight (2008)
The Ultimate Flight Collection (2008)
Traffic 360° (2012)
Traffic X (2008)
Venice (2008)
VFR Germany: Nord (2008)
VFR Germany: Ost (2009)
VFR Germany: Süd (2009)
VFR Germany: West (2007)
VFR Real Scenery: Birmingham, Coventry & Wolverhampton (2007)
VFR Real Scenery: Central & Southern England (2007)
VFR Real Scenery: Isle of Wight (2007)
VFR Real Scenery: London (2006)
VFR Real Scenery: South East England (2007)
Wellington (2008)
X-15-1 (2007)

Special Edition

Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Deluxe Edition) (2006)

Description official descriptions

Microsoft Flight Simulator X or FSX is the tenth version of Microsoft's line of civilian flight simulators. It updates the series to take advantage of up-to-date technologies including DirectX 10 and features much improved graphics and multiplayer support in the form of "Shared Skies" feature, which allows multiple players to share the cockpit.

The standard version is aimed at casual players and features 18 planes, 40 high-detail airports, 28 high-detail cities and 30+ structured missions.

The player can choose between flying predefined missions or free flight anywhere he or she wants in single player or multiplayer mode. The whole world is modelled in the game and in this version the maximum altitude is 100 million feet. New aircraft in this version include Airbus A321, DHC-2 Beaver floatplane, Boeing 737-800 and a new ultralight, Air Creation Trike 582 SL.

Spellings

模擬飛行 10 - Traditional Chinese spelling

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Studio Manager	Shawn Firminger
Art	Aaron O'Bryan-Herriot Adrian Woods Birney C. Mitchell Chris Banks Christopher W. Greenhaw Danny Ngan Darren Mckee David Adams Derek A. Bentley Emmanuel Athans Greg Poulos Irvin Gee Jason Waskey Jill Cammarano John Carlton John W. Smith Kevin Burgess Larry Ahern Lissa Klanor Marvin Washington Michael S. Chavez Peter Zahn Rick Hudson Rick Welsh
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Reviews

Critics

Average score: 82% (based on 35 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 6 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Microsoft Flight Simulator X appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

4Players
- 2006 – #2 Best Simulation of the Year

Later Licensing

When Microsoft closed the ACES Studio in 2009, Lockheed Martin licensed the source code and has continued to develop the simulator, releasing updated versions under the name 'Prepar3d' (P3D) - not intended for gaming/entertainment, but available with Professional, Developer and Academic licensing - the latter applicable for self-education purposes, just as the original title. Existing add-ons for FS-X are not guaranteed to work in P3D but many add-on developers have released conversion tools to make their products compatible.

Online servers

The game's online servers which were hosted on GameSpy were shut down on 5 December 2012.

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Game added February 5, 2007. Last modified November 20, 2024.