Microsoft Flight Simulator Is The Highest-Rated Xbox Game This Year According to Metacritic

Asobo Studio’s recent release of Microsoft Flight Simulator for the Xbox Series X/S has been met with great critical reception, and it seems that the game has become the highest-rated Xbox Series X game this year according to the review aggregator Metacritic.

Microsoft Flight Simulator on consoles currently sits at a 91 on the website, and Hazelight Studios’ It Takes Two comes in at a close second with 89. Fans and developers alike have been quite vocal about Asobo’s technical wizardry with this port, as the significantly weaker Xbox Series S seems to have no issues running the game.

Microsoft recently released a new update for Flight Simulator on PC which increased performance by freeing up the CPU, and also unveiled a number of official accessories for the game – flight controllers, keyboard-mouse combos. Many high-profile releases such as Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 are on the well, horizon – and will be interesting to see how long Asobo’s simulator manages to retain the top spot.