Microsoft Flight Simulator: How to get free Top Gun expansion

In honor of Tom Cruise's upcoming Top Gun film, Microsoft Flight Simulator has added some exclusive content to the game. Top Gun Maverick is a 36-year gap between the first and the most recent movie in the franchise, which few expected. It has cemented Tom Cruise's reputation as the GOAT in the eyes of many, and he is unquestionably one of Hollywood's greatest ever stars.

Microsoft Flight Simulator has risen to the top in recent years in its own right, with the most recent game being a critical phenomenon and possibly the greatest representation of realistic flying we've ever seen. When you combine the two elements, you have a fantastic crossover that gives fans the best of both worlds and allows them to participate.

How to get Microsoft Flight Simulator’s free Top Gun expansion

To receive the expansion for your Xbox or PC, all you have to do is download it and it will be available right now.

To simplify it, consider the following:

• Start the 'Microsoft Flight Simulator program.
• From the home page, go to 'Maverick Activities.'
• To download, please click here.
• Wait for it to install, then restart the game and have fun!

To be clear, this additional content for Microsoft Flight Simulator is absolutely free with the purchase of the game.

What does the Top Gun expansion include?

If you possess the game and are able to add the content to your hardware, the following is a list of the goods you will receive, according to an official blog post:

• Three missions for the F/A-18E plane in training
• A landing challenge on a carrier deck
• Five low-level, high-speed tasks
• Top Gun Maverick Edition livery for the F/A-18E Super Hornet piloted by Tom Cruise in the film Top Gun.
• A hypersonic aircraft that has never been seen before.

If you're wondering why there's a livery for the F/A-18E Super Hornet rather than the actual fighter, it's because it's already in the game, having been added last year.