Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-08
Review summary
  • Career mode is praised
  • Graphics are stunning
  • Better than MSFS2020
  • Career mode extremely buggy
  • Performance issues and poor optimization
  • Frequent crashes during flights
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 header

Categories

Flight SimulationCareer ModeOpen-World ExplorationRealistic SimulationMultiplayerVehicle CustomizationDynamic Weather and Mechanics

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 8-11GB VRAMmixedWindows 12-15GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMmixed

Timed cohorts

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Refund churn

Risk snapshot

Fast read on churn risk and the loudest complaints.

92.1% PrecisionNov 19, 2024 → Sep 8, 2026
Total revenue at risk
$824,132

~$37,598 per month

Modeled from refund-intent reviews

Most dangerous issue
Unplayable Bugs

Technical · 16.7% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by churn risk

$824,132
Technical
Design
Business
Other
69.6%$573,896
18.3%$150,591
12.1%$99,645
0.0%$0
Issue map

Complaint treemap

Normalized churn drivers sized by volume; click to inspect a cluster.

Issue treemap
Technical · 64.3% share
Design · 21.4% share
Business · 12.9% share
Other · 1.4% share
Issue · Technical
Unplayable Bugs
Share of issues
14.3%
Primary region
United States
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Annoyed
Average sentiment intensity