The 6 best FPV simulators of 2023 for flying freestyle! Only one will come out on top

I took a look at 6 of the best and most current FPV simulators for flying freestyle so you don't have to! Which one is right for you? Well lets dive in to each one and see what they offer. We will be taking a look at AI Drone Sim, Orqa FPV Skydive, Liftoff, Velocidrone, TRYP FPV, and Uncrashed. Get out your radios and plug in those USB cables, because it is time to get some virtual FPV shredding done!

Here are the links to each sim if you want to check them out

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My daily driver 5" build:
Quadmula Siren F5 Split
iFlight Xing 2208 1800KV Motors
SpeedyBee F7 V3 Flight Controller
SpeedyBee 50A BLheli32 ESC
DJI O3 Air Unit and camera
CNHL Speedy Pizza 6S 1200mah
RCHackers 6S 1300mah
Ethix Rad Berry 5135 Props

My daily driver 3" build:
Quadmula Siren F3 Split
Emax Eco II 2004 3000kv Motors
Skystars F722 HD Pro flight controller
Skystars KM55A 55 amp BLheli32 ESC
DJI O3 Air Unit and camera
GNB 550mah 6S
HQ 3.1x3x4 props

My other gear:
Radiomaster TX16S
Radiomaster AG01 Gimbals
Thumb Grippies Pinch Sticks
DJI Goggles V2
iFlight Crystal DJI patch antenna
TrueRC Singularity omni antennas
Happymodel 2.4G ELRS Pro Module

[tommyslavic]

Completely new to this but Uncrashed looks gorgeous. If my FPV journey ends there at least I will have a nice Sim in my Steam library.

[JohnSmith_]

I have all of them, I fly velocidrone far and away the most because grinding race maps has been the best way for me to improve my flying. I improved more in a month of flying tracks than I did in 6 months of just freestyling around. After that it's liftoff, because I also like their tracks and the graphics are nice (which I barely notice anyway). Uncrashed is third, but something I pick up once every couple of weeks. Mostly because it's so freestyle focused, and I just go there to putz around.

[jeedmodorn]

Thank you! Tried Liftoff and Uncrashed (as well as the DJI virtual app) and for the Avata, Uncrashed feels the best. Time will tell if my real life flying will prove it right. The only downslide is lack of a damage model. But I guess, this is why it's called "un" crashed :)

[AustinWestbro]

FPV just got on my radar tonight. Thanks for this video! Can’t wait to order my first controller and start practicing!

[JPspinFPV]

In Lift Off I do find some substantial differences in the way settings affect the flight dynamics. But I do agree that Velocidrone is way more fun to fly.

[Inertia]

In Liftoff:
building on the bench
changing props, motors, frames, for sure changes the flight characteristics. I don't understand how you would even think that it doesn't . It very much does change the way the quad handles, and feels.

[ManjaroBlack]

I'm fairly new but I've had sims and a controller for about 6 months. I started with Velocidrone and Tryp. I haven't felt a need for anything else, but I've thought about Uncrashed.

[NikGFPV]

Love the new studio setup. The purple is 🔥. Definitely my favorite color!!

[mhk]

Great work thanks, love all your vids.. using them to build my first quad. You mention an article 'linked below' for the gravity settings etc for Uncrashed, did you ever get around to doing it?

[MidnightMarrow]

Saw some FPV videos a few years back and decided to buy some parts and build my first one. Build and everything went perfectly and somehow didn't crash it. Moved to a state that is pretty windy most days and is cold and snowy for a huge portion of the year so haven't done much with it since. I've played with Liftoff a little bit and DCL when it released but neither of those felt anywhere close to real to me. Definitely very floaty, they don't seem to carry momentum or drop near as quickly as in real life so while part of me wants to practice up on a sim during the poor weather before hopping back into it and risking my actual drone, I don't feel like it would be helpful in the sense the floaty nature of the sim would negatively impact my real flights. Not to mention my drone feels much more powerful and responsive even than the sims which is also kind of stupid considering I built it for 6S but under power it with 4S trying to save money, figured the up front cost was a bit lower on top of the potential to crash and need new batteries lol.

[martinezreynajoseantonio]

I just started watching your videos, thanks for share your experience, I from mexico and here the informatios is few,

[jamesandrewprice]

DCL is my favorite and not mentioned in this video!...I have flown them all...DCL rocks and has kick ass graphics!

[MARK-LUCIA]

Great overview and your comments for each are spot on. I live mostly in Uncrashed as well.

[Fl_Music_Producer]

I have flown tryp fpv, lift off fpv, fpv freerider, drl sim. I have been flying tryp and lift off the most lately. Fpv free rider is ok to learn the stick but can get boring. Drl is fun but not the most realistic. Lift off is fun but harder the drl to fly and tryp fpv feels way different. Its funny how all these games simulate the same thing but feel totally different. With that being said there is nothing like going out and flying a real drone!

[rre]

Good Job! I Love Uncrashed, (400 hrs ) but even on very high end gaming laptops, it will bog down and become unusable. Have you seen this? Particularly when I change the maps. Getting out of Uncrashed and back in sometimes fixes it, sometimes not. Shutting PC down and back in helps sometimes also. I notice this after flying for 20 mins or so. Is it heat? Are there setting I can do to eliminate it? BTW calling my dji fpv a potato was hurtful.

[BloodshedRomance]

need more details on the uncrashed settings. I'm about an hour into it and i've figured out tilting the camera affects the perceived speed and pitch, but it still feels super twitchy. As a FPV noob I need a bit less twitch in my sticks lol.

[balisong]

fpv freerider was always my go to in the past.

[ChrisCroft]

I haven’t tried Uncrashed for a while, so I might need to try it again.

[andrewgoldfish]

Thanks for the excellent review. I remember seeing Ukrainian drone operators playing one in a bunker between drone missions, the one with the cars.

[YuProducciones]

Bacon Ninja, I really enjoy the video.. almost feel deezy jhajahaha, the last 2 games look crazy good... but, me and my dad... kinda want to "practice" normal drone fligh... not FPV, we are planning to buy a "dji mini 4 pro" casual drone. So.. I would like to know if you have any recomendation. thanks a lot ^^