The Drone Racing League Simulator
First-person drone racing simulator with flight lessons and timed courses
The Drone Racing League · Released Nov 1, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 4,180
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 29% of 17 in 30 days
- Players
- 18
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Dec 12, 2023
What is The Drone Racing League Simulator?
A first-person-view drone racing simulator where you learn flight controls in tutorials, then fly timed courses and freestyle maps. You can tune your drone and study replays to improve your racing lines.
For you if...
- +you want guided practice with FPV drone controls
- +you enjoy tuning drones and improving lap times
Not for you if...
- −you prefer forgiving racing controls to flight practice
- −you dislike repeating courses to improve your times
What players say
79% of 4,180 reviews are positive · 29% of 17 in the last 30 days
Players praise the tutorials for helping them learn FPV flight, as well as the course selection and drone handling. Their main complaint is that the official servers are down, cutting off online play, leaderboards, and saved settings; some also report trouble loading courses offline.
Players over time
▼ -41% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 33 players on Sep 26, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 18 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 29 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 21 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 24 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 28 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 28 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 33 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 24 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 26 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 26 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 32 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 33 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 22 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 18 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 18 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 21 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 19 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 19 |
Screenshots and trailer
The Drone Racing League Simulator system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 650, 8 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Drone Racing League Simulator?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10x64 or greater
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4460 (2.70 GHz) or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- For best experience, a controller is required and a radio transmitter is recommended. Specs can change over time and with optimizations.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10x64 or greater
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-7300U or better
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 1060 and above
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- Notes
- For best experience, a controller is required and a radio transmitter is recommended. Specs can change over time and with optimizations.
Does The Drone Racing League Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does The Drone Racing League Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Gamepad not enabled by default
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- First time setup requires active internet connection
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, In-app purchases
- Languages
- Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.
Does The Drone Racing League Simulator use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- May 16, 2020 · Fanduel DRL Sim Racing Cup
- Sep 17, 2019 · Update 3.3 Hotfix OSX
- Jun 27, 2019 · DRL Simulator 3.1 Hotfix
- Mar 16, 2019 · DRL Sim Hotfix for Update 3.0
- Mar 15, 2019 · DRL SIM 3.0 Release Announcement