Microsoft Flight Simulator

Name: Microsoft Flight Simulator Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Microsoft Flight Simulator appears in GOTY Ledger as cumulative rank #164, with public GOTY records for 2020.

Cumulative rank: #164
Cumulative score share: 0.7%
Winner selections: 2
Sources: 5

Release year: 2020 Metascore91

Record profile

Record snapshot

A game page highlights the shape of the record: strongest year, winner conversion, source mix, and the main category behind the score.

Strongest year 2020 #13 · 0.7%

Winner rate 40% 2 / 5

Source mix 1 Selection source

Main category 5 Overall Game Of The Year

Cumulative GOTY profile

Year-by-year GOTY record

Each entry shows how this game ranked in its public GOTY year and which nearby competitors shaped that race.

Year rank: #13
Score share: 0.7% 280 pts
Gap to #1: 49.3 pts
Closest gap: 0.1 pts

Same-year score board

#1 The Last of Us Part II 50.1%
#2 Ghost of Tsushima 12.3%
#3 Hades 12.1%
#4 Final Fantasy VII Remake 6.4%
#5 Cyberpunk 2077 6%
#13 Microsoft Flight Simulator 0.7%

Source record summary

Source composition

This view summarizes where the game record came from before listing every verified source.

Selection source

Editorial

5 sources

Result type

Winner

2 sources
Ranked

3 sources

Scoring basis

Ranked lists

3 sources
Winner only

2 sources

Main categories

Overall Game Of The Year

5 sources

Source record summary

Reflected source records

This list shows outlet names, original source links, checked dates, and result types used in the public aggregate.

Show 5 source records

EFTM 2020 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2020
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: Apr 24, 2026

Gamereactor Sweden 2020 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2020
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: Apr 24, 2026

Paste 2020 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2020
Published: Dec 2, 2020
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Ranked #10
Last checked: Apr 23, 2026

The Guardian 2020 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2020
Published: Dec 23, 2020
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Ranked #7
Last checked: Apr 22, 2026

TIME 2020 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2020
Published: Nov 20, 2020
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Ranked #8
Last checked: Apr 22, 2026

Official trailer

Microsoft Flight Simulator - Pre-Order Launch Trailer · Xbox