Free Microsoft Flight Simulator (Series) Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is FlightGear, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Microsoft Flight Simulator and five of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Microsoft Flight Simulator are Rigs of Rods, YS Flight Simulator, Microsoft Flight and Wizzsim.com Flight Simulator Freeware.

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    FlightGear

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    The FlightGear flight simulator project is an open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator development project. It also simulates space flight in Earth's orbit.

    15 FlightGear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    It's free and open-source, and that means I like it!

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    • Almost everyone thinks FlightGear is a great Microsoft Flight Simulator alternative.

    • FlightGear is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

    • FlightGear is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

    • FlightGear is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Flight Simulator is Paid and Proprietary
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    Rigs of Rods

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    Rigs of Rods is an open source vehicle simulator licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3. What makes Rigs of Rods different to most simulators is its unique soft-body physics: vehicles, machines, objects, etc.

    22 Rigs of Rods alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    HAK3R4LIFE
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    Great addition to FlightGear!

    Guest
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    rig of rods is a car game, while flightgear is a plane game

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Rigs of Rods is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Flight Simulator is Paid and Proprietary
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    YS Flight Simulator

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    YS Flight Simulator is a free flight simulator specifically designed for computers without powerful graphics rendering capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Microsoft Flight

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    Microsoft Flight is a flight simulation game from Microsoft Studios created as a successor to the long-running, discontinued Microsoft Flight Simulator series. The simulation game is offered "free-to-play"; only charging gamers for downloading extra content, aircraft...

    15 Microsoft Flight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    I need it, as a Professional Pilot .

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Microsoft Flight is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Flight Simulator is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Wizzsim.com Flight Simulator Freeware icon

    Wizzsim.com Flight Simulator Freeware

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    Flight Simulator Freeware downloads for MSFS, FSX, FS2004 to FS98, Prepar3D and X-Plane. Freeware Software plus all the latest flight sim news.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Wizzsim.com Flight Simulator Freeware as an Alternative to Microsoft Flight Simulator
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    This is more an extensions for flight simulators than a flight simulator in its own right.

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    • Wizzsim.com Flight Simulator Freeware is the most popular SaaS alternative to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

    • Wizzsim.com Flight Simulator Freeware is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Flight Simulator is Paid and Proprietary
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