FPV SkyDive : FPV Drone Simulator

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

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Free to play

US Steam price, checked 2 h ago

The verdict

A free FPV sim that works well as a beginner stepping stone and for testing a radio, with decent free maps. Skip it if you want realistic physics, easy controller setup, or hate DLC paywalls.

Great for

Beginners wanting a free way to learn FPV stick basics before buying a drone or a better sim

Main risk

Most maps, drones and the full tutorial are paywalled, and controller setup or physics may frustrate you

What players love

Great free sim for learning FPV

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“now i have a quad irl and this game is what helped me learn how to fly fpv in the first place!”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗

“This is an awesome game if you wanna learn FPV without the thought of crashing!”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗

“I learned to fly in 4 hours, really cool game.”
Steam review · translated · 2.2 h played ↗

Free to play with a good free content set

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“the free maps and drones are fantasitc for a free game.”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗

“I got three free drones and a couple maps just from doing the contests.”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗

Good physics and realism for the price

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“The realism is excellent (I fly FPV drones in real life), and it works flawlessly with my RadioMaster TX16S MkII.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“very realistic game and good drone physics”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗

Radio and gamepad support works

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews

“managed to get a PPM controller working on linux/proton first try”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“I had no such problem here (calibrating the controller) and stayed with it.”
Steam review · translated · 5.7 h played ↗

Fun maps, modes and drones

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews

“Didn't expect this much content(time-trial racing, freestyle, challenges) from a free sim.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗

“real time settings like battery drain, interference, prop wash and damage, great looking maps”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗

Runs well on low-end hardware

Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews

“the optimization is insane”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗

“it works on my lenovo ideapad with no lag”
Steam review · 43.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Heavy paywalls and DLC

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“TOO MUCH P2W AND IN GAME DLC's. If u want to learn how to fly? Buy DLC.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗

“Now it's a donation dump: almost all maps are paid, the track editor is paid, even some drones are paid.”
Steam review · translated · 5.1 h played ↗

“After the first 4 "lessons" it takes you to the store to buy the Training pack for 11 dollars”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗

Unrealistic or floaty physics

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“This is not a realistic simulator.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗

“Drone falls down if you dont push trottle. That's not how drones work!”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

Controller calibration and binding problems

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Doesn't calibrate right it just rushes through the steps at moving the sticks and messes up center and max values completely.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗

“it is not possible to bind the functions on the controller to functions in game”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗

Crashes, freezes and black screens

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The game will run for maybe 2-3 minutes before crashing. Ive re launched over 35 times in the last 40 minutes of playing.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“After playing for 5 or 10 minutes on one map the game progressively gets more stutters and eventually crashes.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

Over-sensitive, hard-to-tune controls

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“CONTROLS SUCK, TOO SENSITIVE.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗

“throttle goes from zero to nuclear if you barely breath on it”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

Free content moved behind paywall

Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews

“An update removed the best map and converted it into a paid DLC”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

“Now it's gone and you sell it as a DLC.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows (7,8,10) 64-bit

ProcessorIntel Core i5

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better

Storage2 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows (7,8,10) 64-bit

ProcessorIntel Core i5 6500 or better

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or better

OSWindows (7,8,10) 64-bit

ProcessorIntel Core i5

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better

Storage2 GB available space

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