Great for learning FPV and saving money
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“I would say that the time I spent on here directly translated to the skills required to fly in the real world.”
Steam review · 247.5 h played ↗
Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%LuGus Studios2018Flight · Racing · Simulation
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A well-regarded FPV sim with realistic physics, many maps and strong customization, ideal for learning before flying real drones. Skip it if you lack a proper radio or want polished tutorials, UI and performance.
Great for
Beginners and FPV pilots with a real radio who want to practice without crashing real drones
Main risk
Controller setup and tutorials frustrate newcomers, especially without a real radio
What players love
Realistic physics and flight feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Now Liftoff matured from a game to a sim, where flying is so close to real FPV quads.”
Steam review · 93.4 h played ↗
Addictive, fun and challenging
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Super addictive with difficult race maps once you get good.”
Steam review · 44.1 h played ↗
Many varied maps and tracks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there are a lot of very large, interesting maps to roam around and explore while getting the hang of flying.”
Steam review · 89.8 h played ↗
Deep drone customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“You're even able to change the weight and components of the drone to match your IRL one”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Helpful tutorials for starting out
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“the tutorials are really good for starting out, maps are great and the game is high quality overall.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Controller setup and compatibility problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Transmitter compatibility is trash, do NOT buy this expecting anything to work without hours of unsuccessful tweaking.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Poor optimization and performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Optimization in this game DOES NOT exist.”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
Floaty or unrealistic physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“More of an arcade game than a sim. Good to get a feel of a drone, but not realistic at all. Very floaty and gravity feels non-existant.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
Tutorial is clunky and hard for beginners
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“You cannot skip any parts of the tutorial.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Small, uninspiring maps and dated graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“very small map locations , those out of range messages piss me so much!”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
Developer attitude and Russian language removal
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“They are extremely defensive and rude whenever anyone leaves a negative review.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel 8th gen / AMD Ryzen 1st gen - 2.4GHz or faster.
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce RTX 2060 / AMD RX Vega 56 - 4GB VRAM or more.
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11
ProcessorIntel 10th gen / AMD Ryzen 3rd gen - 3.0GHz or faster.
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce RTX 2060 / AMD RX Vega 56 - 4GB VRAM or more.
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel 8th gen / AMD Ryzen 1st gen - 2.4GHz or faster.
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce RTX 2060 / AMD RX Vega 56 - 4GB VRAM or more.
Storage25 GB available space
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