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Logo of the newest entry in the series, simply titled Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of amateur flight simulation video games developed for Microsoft Windows, with earlier versions for IBM and Apple. Frist released in 1982, it is the longest-running flight simulation video game series, as well as the longest-running software product line for Microsoft, predating Windows 1.0 by three years. The series was critically acclaimed, and was ranked by Time as the 23rd "Best Video Games of All Time".

The first entry was derived from the 1971 FS1 Flight Simulator, developed by Bruce Artwick and published by Sublogic, which was sold to Microsoft. Following releases of more entries (including the famous Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX)), developer Aces Game Studio was closed down by Microsoft in 2009, and the series remained silent in the ensuing years. After 14 years of hiatus, the latest entry, simply titled Microsoft Flight Simulator, was released in 2020. It is the first in the series to also be released in virtual reality, with its release in the Xbox Series X and Series S scheduled in mid 2020.

Several special entries were released. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight was released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first flight conducted by the Wright Brothers. Microsoft Flight, released in 2012, is a free-to-play spin-off of the series; it was later removed from official sites, however sold copies can still be played. Microsoft Space Simulator was released in 1994, and was followed by Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, released in 1998. A second and third edition of Combat were later released. In 2001, Microsoft Train Simulator was released. A sequel was attempted, however following the closure of Aces Games, the sequel was cancelled.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Title	System	Release date	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Microsoft	IBM	Apple	Ref(s)
Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0	Personal computer	November 1982	Sublogic	Microsoft	No	Yes	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.0		May 1984			No	Yes	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator		May 1986			No	No	Yes
Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0		1988			Yes	No	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0		1989
Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0		1993
Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1		June 1995
Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95		1996			Yes	No	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98		September 16, 1997			Yes	No	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000		1999			Yes	No	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002		October 2001	Microsoft		Yes	No	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight		July 29, 2003	Microsoft Game Studios	Microsoft Game Studios	Yes	No	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator X		October 13, 2006	Aces Game Studio, Dovetail Games		Yes	No	No
Microsoft Flight Simulator	Personal computer, virtual reality, home video game console	August 18, 2020	Asobo Studio	Xbox Game Studios	Yes	No	No

Sublogic

Title	Details
FS1 Flight Simulator Original release date: 1979	Release years by system:
Flight Simulator II Original release date: 1983	Release years by system:

Related

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator	October 28, 1989	none	none
Microsoft Space Simulator	1994	none	none
Combat Flight Simulator 2	October 13, 2000	none	none
Microsoft Train Simulator	May 2001	none	none
Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe	October 24, 2002	none	none
Microsoft Train Simulator 2	none	none	none
Notes: Cancelled following the closure of developer Aces Game Studio in 2009

External links

• Official website