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The Drone Racing League Simulator
The DRL Simulator is the premier FPV racing game and simulator. The DRL Sim offers a robust, evolving feature set, including high-intensity drone racing. It packs tracks that DRL's real world pilots compete on, with more added every season. And, it's the only place to fly DRL's exclusive drone, the
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
51 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Servers are no longer functional..that means no progress, no community maps no nothing. You will be left with a shell of a game. DO NOT BUY shame .. was a great sim”
“Shut down the online servers along with the core aspect of even owning the game. all leaderboards gone, custom tuned drones you built you can no longer access. and community content is gone. was such a fun sim when it…”
“bought it for offline mode but even here it doesnt save the settings which makes setting up the controller painful. Such a shame as it has a really nice training modules and potential.”
6 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Very good game, for its price it's good for beginners like me”
“Great game it's worth your money. Would recomend to beginners and experienced pilots.”
“has saved me $$$ in wrecked drones.”
4 of the 78 reviews raise this.
3 of the 78 reviews raise this.
12 of the 78 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Servers are no longer functional..that means no progress, no community maps no nothing. You will be left with a shell of a game. DO NOT BUY shame .. was a great sim”
“Servers are down. You can play offline alone, but that's boring.”
“the whole game does not work. I read they shutdown the servers. DO NOT BUY!”
5 of the 78 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is no longer supported by any updates and often crashes.”
“bought it for offline mode but even here it doesnt save the settings which makes setting up the controller painful. Such a shame as it has a really nice training modules and potential.”
4 of the 78 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is no longer supported by any updates and often crashes.”
“abandoned and practically unplayable at this point”
“It's a very good game to completely get the mechanics of fpv flying and get really good at it. The downside is that it is no longer supported for macos and doesn't really have its online functionality. 10/10 would…”
4 of the 78 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Servers are down. You can play offline alone, but that's boring.”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Used to be a great sim, now however the servers seem to be down, them still selling this full price and there not being any hint at this is just criminal, dont buy, half the funktionality is gone and it doesnt even save…”
“DO NOT BUY: Servers down, game still for sale.”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Even with the offline being shut down this is absolutely still the best simulator for beginners. The Simulator comes packaged with tons of high quality offline maps and is still worth getting for only $10. The company DRL is dead, the community has fallen apart but at least we…”
— a player, Steam review · 204 hrs played“Don't buy it for the online content, because the servers have died years ago. Buy it for the training tutorials and content. pair it with a DJI controller and Quest3 headset and you get a very good in-depth trainer for FPV without killing your drone while learning!”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Guys it was a good game before the servers went down. The physics feel accurate, but the servers are now down, and you cannot save your data in the game. You can still load in and play the game but you will need to enter all your settings every time you play. There is a mod…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
DRL SIM 4.1 Release Announcement
Hello Pilots, In this release you will find a new map to explore! Silicon Valley brings you an epic soccer stadium, with lively surroundings, gaps, and dives galore. With this map comes the Race in th
DRL SIM 4.0 Release Announcement
Hello Pilots, We're really excited to share our latest updates with you! The development team has been grinding to bring you a new Onboarding mode, a new Search & Destroy game play mode, a DRL Pilot f
DRL SIM 3.12 Release Announcement
Hello Pilots, Today we are bringing you our latest update. We start this update with some new features courtesy of Allianz. These include a brand new race track called "Allianz Eagle." This track was
DRL SIM 3.11 Release Announcement
Hello Pilots, We have another exciting release for you today. We are starting off with our new circuits feature, a campaign mode type of experience. There are 6 new racing circuits for you to fly with
DRL SIM 3.10 Release Announcement
Hello Pilots, We are bringing you a quality of life update today that contains mostly bug fixes and performance improvements. It addresses problems reported with the race line, Campground map performa
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Racing, Simulation, Sports |
| Player tags | Action · Simulation · Racing · Sports · Indie · Flight · Multiplayer · 3D · Competitive · VR · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases · Partial Controller Support · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | https://thedroneracingleague.com/videogame/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10x64 or greater Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 (2.70 GHz) or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: For best experience, a controller is required and a radio transmitter is recommended. Specs can change over time and with optimizations.