Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
Audio: English, Portuguese, French, German · Subtitles: Russian, Finnish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, German, Polish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish
- simulator
- non-fiction
- single player
- multiplayer
The story
Microsoft Flight Simulator is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and stunning aircraft in an incredibly realistic world. Create your flight plan and fly anywhere on the planet. Enjoy flying day or night and face realistic, challenging weather conditions.
What it’s like
Soft dawn light spreading across photogrammetry-built cities, cloud banks that thicken and drift, and the long amber glow of sunset over real terrain: the look is patient and almost documentary, with the cockpit's instrument panels glowing in the dark while the world below rolls by at its own unhurried pace. The sound is layered and mostly ambient, with engine drone, rushing wind through the cabin, radio chatter from air traffic control and a restrained, sparse score that surfaces only at takeoff and landing. Nothing here is urgent. Flights unfold in real time, so the rhythm is steady and meditative, with long stretches of cruising broken by the small absorbing tasks of navigation, radio calls and descent planning. Emotional register is calm and contemplative, a quiet wonder at seeing ordinary places from altitude, and the arc is simply the pilot's growing fluency and confidence over a session. Intensity is very low: no violence, gore or cruelty, though weather can turn turbulent and stressful. It suits a rainy Sunday, a late-night wind-down, or anyone who finds peace in precision. Built for people who want to explore the planet slowly and feel the weight of the controls.
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