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The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator

The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator

Learn new tricks, improve your freestyle flow, get inspiration by spectating other pilots, or learn to fly in the first place. The drone setup and physics are already dialed in by Pro pilots, so no need to mess with complicated settings.

Released Mar 7, 2025 Developer Nils Vollenbruch (@nils vo) Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SimulationRacing3DFirst-PersonFlight
View on Steam ↗ $13.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

97.8%positive405 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I bought The Zone after seeing the creator fly the real bando on YouTube, and honestly, I was skeptical. It’s made by an independent developer without a traditional game-development background, but it ended up surprising me. There still aren’t a huge number of maps, although…”

— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I've been flying FPV for about 10 years and this is the first simulator I flew that just felt right, good physics and good maps with good graphics, I really enjoyed it and I recommend it 👍”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Great SIM! I'd love to see 1-2 moving objects on any map, to practice orbiting around them.”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

65all-time peak
0 25 50 2026 22 avg · Aug 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

16achievements
2.0%median completion
0.0%rarest: Professional Racer
83.6% of players 69.5% of players 40.4% of players 24.5% of players 17.1% of players 11.3% of players 6.0% of players 3.4% of players 2.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.6% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 83.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.6%That would have been expensive — Crash 10 times
69.5%Long ranging — Fly 10 Kilometers
40.4%Luckily this is a sim... — Crash 500 times
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Professional Racer — Complete 10000 Race laps
0.1%On the grind — Complete 1000 Race laps
0.3%Are we there yet? — Fly 5000 Kilometers

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$13.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$13.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US13.99 USD
EU13.79 EUR
UK11.79 GBP
Australia20.50 AUD
Canada17.99 CAD
Japan1,600 JPY
Brazil44.49 BRL
China56.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 24, 2026
(Hopefully) permanent fix for MacOS 27 Golden gate

- Updated controller detection is now the default - Fixed OS error 0 when launching

Sep 19, 2026
MacOS 27 Golden gate controller fix

- Added controller compatibility mode launch option on macOS

Sep 13, 2026
Small performance and stability tweaks

- Physics rate should now stay locked at 250hz when 500hz is clearly causing issues - MacOS now also uses a monospace font

Sep 13, 2026
Linux hotfix

- Fixed crashes on startup

Sep 12, 2026
Linux native

Added native support for Linux Controller channels should work properly now without HIDRAW hack

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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresRacing, Simulation, Early Access
Player tagsSimulation · Racing · 3D · First-Person · Flight · Controller · Early Access · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Stats · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements16
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 6500 / AMD Ryzen 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Vega 8 / Intel Iris Plus G7 Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: Only playable with Game controller or RC Radio