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X-Plane 12 on Steam

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Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation

X-Plane 12 is a simulation, flight and realistic game developed and published by Laminar Research.
Released on December 17th 2022 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, VR and Steam Machine in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Ukrainian.

It has received 6,381 reviews of which 5,551 were positive and 830 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 58.99€ on Steam.


The Steam community has classified X-Plane 12 into these genres:


Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for X-Plane 12:

UI Subtitle Audio
English
German
French
Italian
Korean
Spanish - Spain
Simplified Chinese
Russian
Japanese
Portuguese - Portugal
Ukrainian

Media & Screenshots

Get an in-depth look at X-Plane 12 through various videos and screenshots.

System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i3, i5, i7, or i9 CPU with 4 or more cores, or AMD Ryzen 3, 5, 7 or 9.
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: A Vulkan 1.3-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel Arc GPU with at least 2 GB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 23 GB available space
  • VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
  • Additional Notes: NVIDIA: GeForce 900 or newer, driver version 510 or newer AMD: AMD Radeon RX 500 or newer, driver version Adrenaline 22.2.1 or newer. Intel: Arc GPUs only
MacOS
  • OS: MacOS 12.00 (Monterey) or Newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i3, i5, i7, or i9 CPU with 4 or more cores, or AMD Ryzen 3, 5, 7 or 9.
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 500 or newer, driver version Adrenaline 22.2.1 or newer
  • Storage: 23 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Varies
  • Processor: Intel Core i3, i5, i7, or i9 CPU with 4 or more cores, or AMD Ryzen 3, 5, 7 or 9.
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: A Vulkan 1.3-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel Arc GPU with at least 2 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 23 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: We have developers using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and newer successfully, however we don’t provide support for specific distributions. We require proprietary GPU drivers. Intel: Arc GPUs only

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User reviews & Ratings

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

85 hours played
Aug. 2026
Play CS2 with stupid teamates, stress levels go up the roof, I did a short 6 hour flight, me landed perfectly, stress levels goes down, me live longer. In short, X-Plane good
195 hours played
Aug. 2026
I've purposefully waited until I had plenty of hours of gameplay to review this game. This game is the pinnacle of flight simulators. The physics of flight have been masterfully reproduced in this software. The graphics are really good as well but like it's been said before (in paraphrase), "if you want visually beautiful go to MSFS24 but if you want to actually experience flight simulation go to XP12." The attention to detail that's been afforded to these planes is unbelievable. And they've been able to make this game run on such a small amount of ram and vram that I can use my Oculus 3 in the VR function using only a 1070 Ti nvidia gpu... It's really astounding how well this software has been put together. I can't recommend this highly enough.
50 hours played
July 2026
As expected, everything works perfectly on Linux. Not as details as MSFS, but it runs smoother, everything loads quicker, and there is no account needed to play. It also works excellently with my Honeycomb hardware, and I look forward to seeing how well TrackIR works when I get it and set it up. Overall, XP12 is easy and comfortable to use.
60 hours played
March 2026
I've converted from MSFS2024--a game in which I flew hundreds of hours and spent hundreds of dollars in add-ons--because it just woke up one day and decided to stop running properly (severe stuttering and frame drops). Coming from that experience, there were some things I initially found frustrating with XP12, especially the ineptitude of the graphics engine to do antialiasing, but with persistence I figured out how to get the visuals to where I like them, and figured out a collection of add-ons that match, and in many ways surpass, my MSFS experience, for flying airliners. There is more attention to realism with the flight dynamics, and the game systems are generally just more flexible and open, you can do more things to customize your experience to taste. I'm fully converted, and only wish I hadn't wasted so much money in MSFS before figuring out how to optimize my XP12 experience. I don't know if my MSFS performance issues will ever resolve, but even if they do, I'll probably stick with XP12 as my simulator of choice.
262 hours played
Feb. 2026
X-Plane is the best flight simulator out there. I’m not even considering switching to MSFS. PHYSICS RULES! ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☑ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☑ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☑ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☑ 10

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Frequently Asked Questions

X-Plane 12 is currently priced at 58.99€ on Steam.

No, X-Plane 12 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 58.99€ on Steam.

Yes, X-Plane 12 received 5,551 positive votes out of a total of 6,381 achieving a rating of 8.43.
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X-Plane 12 was developed and published by Laminar Research.

Yes, X-Plane 12 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, X-Plane 12 is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, X-Plane 12 is playable and fully supported on Linux.

No, X-Plane 12 is not playable on Steam Deck.

Yes, X-Plane 12 is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.

Yes, X-Plane 12 supports VR. You can play it using a compatible VR headset.

X-Plane 12 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

X-Plane 12 includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Yes, there are 55 DLCs available for X-Plane 12. Explore additional content available for X-Plane 12 on Steam.

No, X-Plane 12 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, X-Plane 12 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, X-Plane 12 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for X-Plane 12.

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Steam price 26 October 2026 20:11 UTC
Steam reviews 18 October 2026 08:07 UTC

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  • ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck X-Plane 12 compatibility
X-Plane 12
Rating
8.4
5,551
830
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
489
Developer
Laminar Research
Publisher
Laminar Research
Release 17 Dec 2022
Platforms