Frontier Pilot Simulator

Buy70%

Mixed · 956 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

RAZAR s.r.o. · Flight · Dec 7, 2021

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio2 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Frontier Pilot Simulator?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 956 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While optimization needed work, I still sank endless hours into the calming gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is still in early access, but the graphics seem to have improved, and two years is a long time.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although just hauling cargo from A to B could become boring after a while the different story lines are a nice addition to the game.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is completely playable with keyboard and mouse but I'd recommend playing with a controller as this makes modulating the throttle in VTOL mode easier.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I really like this game but it does have a pretty good learning curve to it.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Plays perfectly on the Steam Deck with some minor adjustments of the controls.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay74 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Story35 reviews
Controls34 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Performance
54% still recommend
Crashes
59% still recommend
Interface
36% still recommend
Optimization
38% still recommend
Audio
54% still recommend
Bugs
54% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$24.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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