Genre SimulationReleased Aug 25, 2026

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition

Developed by Asobo Studio · Published by Xbox Game Studios
Estimated lifetime revenue
$58.06M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$43.45M
After Steam's 25% cut
Units sold
1.15M
≈ 16 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 73,311 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
73,311
Mostly Positive79% positive
Playing now
3,157
28-day peak 3,531 · low 1,908
New reviews, last 28 days
+295
≈ 11 a day since Sep 14

History

Sep 14 – Oct 12

73.3K73.2K73.1K73.0K
Sep 14Sep 28Oct 12

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

Simulation →

Against the 110 most-reviewed Simulation games on Steam

Outearns 76% of them — in the top quarter of the group.

Median
$25.53M
125,713 reviews
Top 10% start at
$122.34M
This game
$58.06M
17th pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.

Developer
Asobo Studio
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Genre
Simulation
Released
Aug 25, 2026
Steam app ID
1250410
Data updated
Oct 12, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.