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MSFS Switzerland Scenery Packs

Switzerland Scenery Packs refresh Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Sion, and Zermatt with sharper ground imagery, improved textures, and new 3D building shapes, plus a photoreal Matterhorn for more convincing alpine flights. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), it uses alternative data sources to enhance key cities and landmarks beyond the defaults.

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Switzerland

Flight Simulator 2020

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A single-engine aircraft with a yellow tail flies above a mountainous landscape featuring winding roads, forests, and snow-capped peaks.

A single-propeller aircraft with a black and yellow livery flies above a deep alpine valley with snow-capped mountains and glaciers.

A single-engine aircraft with a yellow tail flies above a densely built urban area with roads, buildings, and green spaces visible below.

A twin-engine aircraft flies above a patchwork of farmland, with a river winding through a broad valley surrounded by mountains.

A red twin-engine aircraft flies above a patchwork of fields and villages nestled between green mountains and a winding river.

A black and yellow single-engine turboprop aircraft flies above a sprawling city with fields, roads, and a coastline visible below.

A single-engine aircraft flies above a mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks and a prominent jagged summit in the background.

A black and yellow single-engine turboprop aircraft flies above a sprawling coastal city with fields, roads, and residential neighborhoods visible below.

A low-wing single-engine aircraft flies above a densely built cityscape near a large body of water at sunset.

A commercial jet painted in Lufthansa livery flies above a sprawling cityscape with a large lake and scattered clouds overhead.

A rugged mountain landscape features a prominent peak in the distance, surrounded by snow-capped ridges and deep green valleys.

A Lufthansa-branded twin-engine jet flies above a city with a large lake, scattered clouds, and distant green hills.

A dense urban area with illuminated streets and buildings stretches toward a distant lake under a dramatic, cloudy evening sky.

A black and yellow single-engine turboprop aircraft flies above scattered clouds with a detailed city and lake visible below.

A single-engine aircraft flies above a densely built city with a river, fields, and a large lake visible at sunset.

A densely built urban area with winding streets and parks borders a large, calm lake under a reddish sunset sky.

A low-wing red and black aircraft flies above a sprawling cityscape at sunset, with a large lake and dramatic clouds in the distance.

A twin-engine aircraft flies above a patchwork of fields and buildings with mountains and scattered clouds in the background.

A twin-engine aircraft flies above a patchwork of fields and small towns with mountains and scattered clouds in the background.

A twin-engine aircraft flies above a valley with a runway, urban buildings, and mountains partially covered by clouds in the background.

A cockpit view shows a glass cockpit instrument panel and a mountainous valley approach with an airport runway visible ahead under scattered clouds.

A rugged, snow-dusted mountain peak rises through pink-tinted clouds under a dramatic orange sky at sunset or sunrise.

A twin-engine aircraft flies above a patchwork of fields and forests with mountains and scattered clouds in the background.

A low-wing twin-engine aircraft with a dark red livery flies above a sprawling cityscape at sunset with scattered clouds.

A cityscape with a mix of buildings and fields stretches toward distant mountains under a dramatic, cloud-filled sunset sky.

A sprawling cityscape with illuminated roads and buildings stretches toward a distant lake under a dramatic, cloud-filled sunset sky.

A densely built city with a large waterfront is shown under a dramatic reddish sky with low clouds and distant hills.

A cityscape at sunset shows a runway illuminated with approach lights, with dramatic clouds and distant mountains in the background.

A mountain valley at dusk shows the town of Zermatt labeled in the foreground with the Matterhorn peak illuminated by sunset.

A brightly lit runway extends into the distance under dramatic red and orange clouds, with city lights and scattered buildings visible below.

A rugged, snow-dusted mountain peak rises sharply in the foreground with orange clouds and distant glaciers illuminated by sunset light.

A twin-engine aircraft flies above a sprawling city and farmland at sunset, with dramatic clouds and a large lake in the distance.

A river winds through a city and farmland as the sun sets behind distant mountains, casting orange light across scattered clouds.

A rugged mountain peak rises above a blanket of orange-tinted clouds with the sun low on the horizon and visible lens flare.

A mountain with a sharply pointed peak is illuminated by the setting sun above a valley town with scattered buildings.

A rugged mountain peak rises sharply against a dramatic sky filled with orange and purple clouds at sunset.

A rugged, snow-dusted mountain peak rises sharply into a dramatic sky filled with dense orange clouds at sunset.

A rugged mountain peak rises sharply into the sky, surrounded by dramatic orange clouds and illuminated by low-angle sunlight.

A sharp mountain peak rises above surrounding clouds at sunset, with snow-covered ridges and an orange glow in the sky.

A nighttime aerial view shows a cityscape with illuminated streets and buildings, leading to a brightly lit runway in the distance.

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Expert Overview

As a long-time flight simulation enthusiast, I’ve found the MSFS Switzerland Scenery Packs to be a significant step up from the default Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery. Developer Haydn94 expertly enhanced iconic Swiss destinations such as Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Sion, and Zermatt, adding fresh 3D building shapes and upgraded ground textures. The standout highlight is the photorealistic Matterhorn, which provides a dramatic visual centerpiece for mountain flying.

From my experience testing the mod in Microsoft Flight Simulator, the reworked cities offer a much richer landscape for sightseeing and VFR flights. While it’s not on par with full photogrammetry or premium payware, the improvements are substantial and bring genuine atmosphere to the Swiss Alps. Overall, this pack delivers smoother terrain transitions, clearer landmarks, and a reliable balance of performance and detail that keeps your flights engaging without overloading the sim.

A quick rework of several Swiss cities and landmarks such as the Matterhorn using alternative data sources (not the default) for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) release.

Showing the Matterhorn mountain available in the scenery pack. The developer, Haydn94 created this pack as they were not happy with the MSFS defaults for the region and thought users would find this useful.

This pack reworks and covers the following areas in Switzerland;

Bern
Geneva
Lausanne
Lucerne
Sion
Zermatt

New 3D building shapes, textures, and details have been added for all of the areas above. Also, ground textures have been changed/upgraded from the default.

Zermatt if of course home to the iconic Matterhorn mountain (which is also included in photorealistic detail) and this scenery pack brings some eye-candy when flying around the mountain.

Note from the developer:

"...the sim is unstable with large quantities of data at the moment and therefore the packages have to be reasonably small in size which is hard to achieve with this method other than reducing quality.

The packages will never be anywhere near as good as a photogrammetry cityscape or a 3rd party payware scenery.

These are made to improve the sim vs the default for myself and are only made available to others so that those who may also prefer this vs the default have access.

They will not suit all peoples tastes and unfortunately, they will have to wait for a better freeware or payware scenery, I myself am waiting for the same thing."

Developer: Haydn94 (Haydn Jones).

Currently, the developer does not publish a public donation page. If this changes we will add it here.

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File information

Filename

switzerland-msfs-packs.zip

File size

2.99 GB

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Clean (scanned with ClamAV)

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

Download speed: Free tier is capped at 2 Mbps (this file takes approximately 3h 34m at the cap). PRO members download at full line speed.

This is a freeware file — use is subject to our freeware copyright terms.

How to install this mod

MSFS scenery

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Locate your MSFS Community folder

All MSFS add-ons live in the Community folder. Microsoft Store / Game Pass version: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community\. Steam version: %APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Community\. Tip: enable Developer Mode in MSFS to see your exact Community folder path.
Copy the scenery package into Community

Drag the extracted scenery folder into your Community folder. Photogrammetry and large mesh packs can be 1GB+ — ensure you have disk space.
Restart MSFS

Close MSFS completely and relaunch. The new content appears in the Content Manager, on the World Map, or in the aircraft/livery selector.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

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Most helpful comment

Unfortunately, doesn't work with my MSFS with the latest patch. I can only see some distorted shapes. :-( Hope to download a working version one day as the scenery looks great in the photos. Greetings to the authors.

Ralf Jun 2022

How does this have 5 stars and only negative comments? Since there has been no update and I don't know how to install this anyway, I'm not gonna try ...

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blau06051972 Mar 2021

It doesn't work properly regarding greens, buildings, trees, etc. All of them are massive distorted or truncated. Regarding these problems, I had to deinstall all of these files.

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Chuck94 Jan 2021

Hi, same for me, I can only see distorted shapes, all buildings are truncated, Matterhorn has major texture issues. Any installation instructions or something we are missing? Thanks for the excellent work! Greetings to you guys.

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denis lancelin Dec 2020

After decompression, 6.2 GB of data! Unfortunately, this scenery disturbed my MSFS, even on my powerful config. Low FPS, flying textures, aircraft instability, photogrammetry issues. After the uninstallation, all issues were resolved.

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Claude Lambiel Nov 2020

On the new version, the image of the Matterhorn and 300 meters higher than the valley, too bad courage, well done anyway.

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Vince Marino Nov 2020

How do you install a package like this? I've looked for "Readme" and checked the Knowledge Center, but don't seem to relate to these files. It doesn't look like other packages where a directory in the zip file gets placed in the Community folder. Thanks.

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GuexPhilippe Oct 2020

Does not work. The buildings are truncated and the elevation is poor. Please give installation instructions (if the files are not corrupted). Thank you.

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