The Drone Racing League Simulator is a first-person-view drone racing simulator designed to teach flight as well as test it. Its interactive tutorial covers basic FPV maneuvers and controls, and pilots can review replays to study racing lines and improve lap times. The game describes its flight model as true to life, drawing on aerodynamic modeling and physics informed by real drones, so control and handling are central to its racing premise.
Players can fly courses from the DRL World Championship season and connect a transmitter. Customization includes building a drone from a very large set of component combinations, choosing skins, and designing a course to fly. These options give the simulator a broader focus than timed laps alone: practice, equipment choices, and course creation all sit alongside the core challenge of piloting.
For head-to-head play, the game offers cross-platform multiplayer, rooms that players can create or join, and hosted tournaments. Its map leaderboards reward the fastest recorded times.