Google has launched a new flight simulator you can play for free

Google is giving you a free flight – with its new flight simulator app.

The tech giant has added a free-to-play flight simulator within its Google Earth map software. What’s so special about the Google Earth Flight Simulator is that you can play with it directly in the browser, whether it’s Google Chrome or Apple’s Safari, for instance.

Google first began offering a flight simulator as a hidden feature within its Google Earth software in 2007. But that version required downloading the software. This experimental simulator is free to use with your mouse and keyboard.

The company announced the inclusion of the flight simulator “just for fun,” along with many other features added to the web version of Google Earth from the professional desktop edition, Google said in a post on social media platform X on June 12.