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Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing cover art

Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing

LuGus Studios · 2018-09-13

Steam

IndieRacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 13, 2018 (Mac), Sep 13, 2018 (Linux)

Liftoff® is a drone simulator that translates the rush of first-person view drone flight to the digital world. Join the biggest community for virtual FPV racing and freestyle!

Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing is an Indie, Racing, Simulation, and Sports game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 14,012 reviews).

724
playing now
95%
positive of 14k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

724 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 724 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,599 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~200/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,353 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 354k–850k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,167 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2021-03-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25325320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8062792026-09-14 20:00 — 566 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 318 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 762 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 747 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 361 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 681 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 775 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 328 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 637 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 768 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 379 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 582 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 690 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 343 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 448 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 704 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 363 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 405 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 698 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 567 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 349 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 655 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 691 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 724 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
56425Nov 2015Aug 2026Nov 2015 — avg 27 · peak 101Mar 2016 — avg 52 · peak 98Jul 2016 — avg 45 · peak 93Nov 2016 — avg 55 · peak 100Mar 2017 — avg 57 · peak 114Jul 2017 — avg 71 · peak 146Nov 2017 — avg 97 · peak 176Mar 2018 — avg 102 · peak 190Jul 2018 — avg 92 · peak 155Nov 2018 — avg 124 · peak 264Mar 2019 — avg 122 · peak 228Jul 2019 — avg 114 · peak 187Nov 2019 — avg 117 · peak 218Mar 2020 — avg 170 · peak 356Jul 2020 — avg 146 · peak 234Nov 2020 — avg 180 · peak 309Mar 2021 — avg 336 · peak 619Jul 2021 — avg 185 · peak 301Nov 2021 — avg 181 · peak 293Mar 2022 — avg 209 · peak 332Jul 2022 — avg 203 · peak 299Nov 2022 — avg 210 · peak 337Mar 2023 — avg 261 · peak 436Jul 2023 — avg 249 · peak 390Nov 2023 — avg 309 · peak 495Mar 2024 — avg 411 · peak 734Jul 2024 — avg 385 · peak 623Nov 2024 — avg 409 · peak 627Mar 2025 — avg 477 · peak 751Jul 2025 — avg 442 · peak 672Nov 2025 — avg 447 · peak 695Mar 2026 — avg 543 · peak 876Jul 2026 — avg 536 · peak 882Aug 2026 — avg 524 · peak 814
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
20202026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 20 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-23: 19 new positive2026-09-25: 9 new positive2026-09-26: 8 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new positive2026-09-28: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-09-30: 8 new positive2026-10-01: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 9 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 7 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 6 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-11: 5 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 4 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$11.992015-11-092026-08-042015-11-09 — best price $19.992016-05-10 — best price $15.992016-08-20 — best price $19.992016-12-22 — best price $13.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-12-21 — best price $13.992018-05-21 — best price $19.992018-09-13 — best price $17.992019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-04-22 — best price $17.992019-06-14 — best price $19.992019-11-26 — best price $15.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-02-14 — best price $13.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992023-06-05 — best price $13.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992024-01-29 — best price $17.992024-04-01 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $11.992024-09-23 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $13.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-28 — best price $13.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $15.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-04 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

702026-09-30 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
19.5%
earned "Practice Rounds"
1.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support3 DLC

2 supported languages: English, French

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2019-02-18, latest 2022-08-31 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieFlightRacingSportsCraftingRealisticSimulationAtmosphericExplorationMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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