X-Plane 11 similar games & best alternatives

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X-Plane 11

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.

What works

  • Highly realistic flight physics and aircraft systems
  • Extensive modding and third-party content
  • Wide global scenery and exploration
  • Strong community and multiplayer networks
  • Good value base sim with frequent updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and complexity for beginners
  • Default atc and ai traffic are weak
  • High hardware requirements for best experience
  • Costly addons for advanced aircraft and scenery
  • Some bugs and occasional crashes reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tower! Simulator 3

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition

  • X-Plane 10 Global - 64 Bit

  • X-Plane 12

  • Global Rescue

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition

More violent

Games that feels like X-Plane 11 but with more combat and destruction

  • Project Wingman

  • DCS World Steam Edition

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

  • Falcon 4.0

  • VTOL VR

Less social

Games that feels like X-Plane 11 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Aviassembly

  • Ultrawings

  • Lakehopper

  • Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator

  • Flyout

  • Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator

More competitive

Games that feels like X-Plane 11 but with more competition against others

  • The Drone Racing League Simulator

  • Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing

  • Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator

  • KitHack Model Club

  • Puffin Planes

  • Mini Airways - ATC simulator

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with X-Plane 11. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with X-Plane 11. These titles are not in What to play next.

X-Plane 11: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Story, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026