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Since 1995, X-Plane has been at the forefront of flight simulation, continually pushing the boundaries of realism and immersion. X-Plane 12 carries this legacy forward, offering a state-of-the-art simulator that combines real-world physics, unprecedented systems depth, and a true-to-life simulation of the world. Whether you're an aspiring pilot, an aviation enthusiast, or simply seeking an unmatched flying experience, X-Plane 12 is the go-to platform for any aviation fan.
X-Plane 12 takes immersion to new heights with its dramatically improved volumetric clouds and real live weather system. The new volumetric clouds create stunning, dynamic skies that evolve with the weather. Paired with our revamped live weather feature, which updates conditions in real-time based on global meteorological data, every flight feels truly authentic.
X-Plane 12 introduces a new lighting model that transforms the visual experience. With photometric lighting, every surface is rendered with real light intensities, capturing the subtleties of natural light across different times of day and weather conditions. The addition of bloom effects further enhances realism, creating stunning visuals and making every moment feel more vibrant and authentic.
X-Plane 12 redefines environmental realism with its enhanced scenery features. The world comes to life with new 3D trees that sway in the wind, realistic 3D water that reacts naturally to weather, and updated autogen that brings cities and landscapes to vivid detail. Airports are more immersive than ever with fresh textures, moving boats, and over 20,000 3D airports sourced from the X-Plane Gateway, each with unique, community-driven enhancements. Whether flying low over dense forests or landing at a bustling airport, X-Plane 12's scenery creates an unparalleled sense of place and realism.
New Aircraft in X-Plane 12
Airbus A330
Cessna Citation X
BETA Technologies ALIA-250
Lancair Evolution
Cirrus SR22
Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Van's RV-10
F-14 Tomcat
Robinson R22 (plus a floats version)
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Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Updates
Build ids and update times come straight from Steam's PICS — the same source SteamDB reads. Patch history grows as we record new builds.
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 75 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
This game has the most realistic looking plane models known to man. Msfs 2020 or 2024 dont have the same magic as looking at a cessna 172 in this game
This game is much better than MSFS 2024, the optimization is incredible, not once did I get a lag spike.
Even with good Hardware and high settings the game looks awful. And in VR , which i play mostly, the framerate is abysmal, even with tuned down graphics, which look even more horrible again. Yes the flight dynamics are better than Msfs. But if you compare VR , MSFS is miles ahead, it is not even close. If you don't use VR, you don't care about graphics and prefer "realistic" flight dynamics, it's good For everyone else, don't buy it.
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Modeled estimate over time, reconstructed from Steam's monthly review histogram.
Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Ukrainian*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 75 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
отличный симулятор если вы любитель авиации и не только. рекомендую к покупке и просто полетать без программирования полетов и не только. но по хорошему нужна мощная машина которая потянет сим в 60 фпс хотя бы.
Very intricate game, much fun but the amount of modding required from the get go leaves an empty taste, the community gave this franchise soul.
Great
extremely realistic with lots of add ons and good quality freeware available
very good game if you like planes but if you dont like planes then its not very good game.
还不错，但是配置上限很高，感觉最低是AMD R7+5060Ti，我的i5-14500KF+4050带不动会卡退，注意一下 笔记本也不一定带的动，而且一定要SSD硬盘
Pretty much the best flight sim money can get you, especially if realism is your biggest concern as no other sim is as realistic as XP12. Sure MSFS may have better looking ground, but any other texture is (imho) much more realistic and prettier in XP12, but either way realistic physics and flight characteristics is what matters much more than graphics. Also it has TONS of freeware aircrafts, and even more paid ones so you can fly pretty much anything you wish (you can even make your own planes and its a feature built into the game) I got XP12 as a birthday gift from my gf, but I 100% would buy it myself, bc fr what it offers theres no better deal in the flight sim community. 10/10 with a slight "ehh" towards boring ground textures, but you dont even see it for most of your flight so who tf cares. Also the game is INSANELY well optimized, to the point where you can run high to near max settings on a 3 year old mid tier 3060 with stable 60fps.
Momentum
Pace estimated from the game's recent review growth (our daily snapshots) at its own sales-per-review ratio — a momentum signal, not booked sales.
Engagement
DAU/MAU are modeled from peak concurrent players (≈×8 and ×28) — Steam publishes no active-user counts, so treat these as rough estimates, not reported figures.
Audience
Estimated from the language of this game's reviews — a proxy for where players are, not official Steam demographics.
Audience
Games most often reviewed by the same players — an audience-affinity signal from our review sample, not full ownership data.
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