EreaDrone : FPV Drone Simulator
- June 23, 2023
- EreaStudio
Get on Steam"EreaDrone: FPV Drone Simulator offers a realistic and immersive drone racing experience, allowing players to race against others, freestyle in large environments, and create custom tracks. Its physics are designed in collaboration with a French aeronautics school, ensuring realism and authenticity. The game also features a map editor and multiplayer mode for up to 8 pilots and 4 spectators."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features realistic flight dynamics that enhance the experience of flying drones, making it enjoyable for both beginners and experienced pilots.
- The map creator is user-friendly and allows players to easily design and share their own tracks, contributing to an active community.
- The game has received regular updates from the developers, showing a commitment to improving the overall experience based on player feedback.
- Many players have reported significant technical issues, including stuttering, crashes, and problems with logging in, particularly on Linux and Steam Deck.
- The graphics and physics have been criticized for feeling outdated and floaty, detracting from the realism expected in a drone simulator.
- The user interface can be unintuitive at times, and some features, like the controller setup and drone tuning, do not seem to function as intended.
- graphics14 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the clean visuals and smooth performance, while others criticize the overall quality as mediocre and plagued by frame timing issues and stutters. Although the game can look good on medium settings, it lacks the visual impact of more advanced titles and requires a high-end PC for optimal performance. Overall, the graphics are seen as a middle ground, with some players emphasizing that gameplay mechanics are more important than visual fidelity.
“For the graphics, they are excellent; even in medium settings, the game looks clean.”
“Graphics and physics are amazing, and require an actual high-end gaming PC or laptop to run everything maxed out.”
“Graphics and most of the physics are right on point.”
“Graphically, the game resides in the middle ground, lacking the visual prowess of more impressive titles.”
“The game has frame timing issues and stutters at any graphics level.”
“Not good graphics.”
- music8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its mesmerizing quality, especially during flight sequences, with many users highlighting it as a standout feature. Reviewers consistently rate the soundtrack highly, often referring to it as a "banger" and giving it perfect scores. Overall, while there are other options available, none seem to match the game's exceptional music.
“- Banger soundtrack (10/10)”
“Much better options available, none with as good of music, however.”
“The music is mesmerizing when you're flying.”
- optimization8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is praised for its excellent performance and realistic drone mechanics, though some players report frequent stuttering issues that hinder immersion. The potential for customizable drone parts that impact performance is highlighted as a significant enhancement.
“The drones now feel much more realistic, and overall, the game's performance is excellent.”
“I do not have a toaster for a computer as all other simulators run smoothly.”
“Additionally, I encountered frequent stuttering issues during gameplay, further detracting from the immersion.”
“Moreover, implementing the ability to change drone parts that genuinely affect performance would be a massive selling point in my opinion.”
- gameplay8 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for its lack of depth and complexity, with frequent stuttering issues that hinder immersion. The excessive reuse of the shipyard level leads to a repetitive experience, prompting users to recommend alternative FPV simulators like Liftoff and Velocidrone for a more engaging gameplay experience.
“It would add depth and complexity to the gameplay.”
“Additionally, I encountered frequent stuttering issues during gameplay, further detracting from the immersion.”
“It becomes apparent that the shipyard level is excessively reused, contributing to a repetitive and monotonous gameplay experience.”
“For a superior FPV sim experience, I recommend exploring alternatives such as Liftoff, Tryp, Velocidrone, and Uncrashed, which offer substantially better gameplay and features.”
