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The Zone - FPV Drone Simulator

98% positive · 414 Steam reviews · released Mar 7, 2025 · by Nils Vollenbruch (@nils vo)

SimulationRacing3DFirst-PersonFlightControllerEarly AccessMultiplayer

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~13.7k (P10–P90: 5.5k – 30.1k)

Gross revenue: ~$157k (P10–P90: $62.7k – $345k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 98% positive across 63 stored reviews. Racing games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 81% (median of 230 games).

Visuals & audio95% positive · 39 mentions
“Hands down best drone simulator available. Dont let the graphics deter you because the physics make up for it. If youre new to flying expect it to put quite a few hours into this before things start clicking. at about 15 to 20 hours once…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 17 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability92% positive · 26 mentions
“I've tried pretty much every popular FPV simulator on the market — Liftoff, Velocidrone, DRL... Honestly? None of them felt anything like flying a real quad. Then I found this game. The flight physics are spot-on. The way the drone…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Multiplayer & community100% positive · 23 mentions
“Hands down best drone simulator available. Dont let the graphics deter you because the physics make up for it. If youre new to flying expect it to put quite a few hours into this before things start clicking. at about 15 to 20 hours once…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 17 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value100% positive · 16 mentions
“best feeling physics out of all sims i tested (liftoff, velocidrone, uncrashed, trypfpv) crashing / tapping walls actually feels realistic, new turtle mode is also great. really looking forwards to more polished / new maps, this has so…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 2 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI93% positive · 15 mentions
“Hands down best drone simulator available. Dont let the graphics deter you because the physics make up for it. If youre new to flying expect it to put quite a few hours into this before things start clicking. at about 15 to 20 hours once…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 17 h played · Report / request removal

266 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Technology

3D

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op

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Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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