DRONE The Game
Early access since Dec 2018
This version of DRONE does not yet include updates from Earth 2. We invite players to download the free demo but please resist purchasing the game as Earth 2 intends to re-release the full version as free-to-play, making it accessible for everyone. Follow our Socials and Discord for news/updates.
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Still in early access
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Evaluation
DRONE The Game is currently unavailable for purchase on Steam — no purchase options exist on the store page. The game entered Early Access on December 17, 2018, and received active development updates through late 2020, including multiple arena additions, a custom drone editor, and multiplayer improvements. However, no developer news posts appear after October 2020, meaning official communications from Five Studios Interactive stopped as of October 14, 2020.
The short description on the store page provides critical context: the developer states that "this version of DRONE does not yet include updates from Earth 2," and advises players not to purchase the game because "Earth 2 intends to re-release the full version as free-to-play." This explains both why the game can no longer be purchased and why development under Five Studios Interactive appears to have halted — the project has apparently transitioned to a different entity ("Earth 2") with a planned free-to-play re-release. The store page remains visible but the game cannot be bought, placing it in delisted status.
Evidence
Short description explicitly warns players not to purchase the game, stating that Earth 2 intends to re-release the full version as free-to-play and that the current version does not include Earth 2 updates.
No purchase options are available — the game cannot be bought on Steam.
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Developer
Publisher
Five Studios Interactive
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Experience what it means when you combine classics like Unreal Tournament and Descent and spice them up with fresh ideas from creative game developers and a dedicated community. Give it a chance:
... and decide if you want to support this game!
DRONE, in its core, is a multiplayer arena shooter. The gameplay is centered around fast paced aerial combat in spectacular scifi arenas. But wait, there is more: Create and manage complex remote controlled battle vehicles that fit your playstyle. Anything from tiny drones that fit through the smallest gaps for stealthy hit and run strategies to tanky behemoths with devastating firepower are possible. What you want to create and how you want to play is up to you! During early access the possibilities will increase frequently, for example ground based vehicles are on our roadmap.
There is also a very powerful arena editor alpha build available to play around with. When all core features of the game are ready the arena editor will be integrated directly into the game, opening up a whole universe of user created content, from the community, for the community.

DRONE is currently in a successful ongoing on-site crowdfunding campaign. We promise to complete the game and we have proven that we have what it takes to do so.
By purchasing the game in early access, you are supporting the development of DRONE and getting the "Traveler" crowdfunding tier unlocked for you. Among other perks, this tier grants you full access to all features as they are developed and, of course, you will have the final game once it’s done.

Not our conquest of space. Not our level of civilization. Not art or philosophy. Not even our scientific progress as such... when the first contact fleet of the Interstellar Committee of Advancement & Integration (ICAI) darkened the skies above the UN headquarters in New York 2137, the motivation for their intervention was clear cut: we were deemed a beast with tools and habits too dangerous to be left alone.
And to a subset of civilizations in the galaxy that meant: READY FOR THE GAME.
Warfare out there had become a regulated affair long ago. A ritual. A kind of sport. A source of entertainment backed by a vast and complex industry. Disputes over resources and territory, even the appropriation of some technology were no longer the subject of messy and uncontrollably destructive conflict. Such commodities would often become the formal prizes of tournaments, fought on a variety of natural and artificial stages all over the galaxy by teams representing companies, nations, a planet, an entire species... or just themselves.
Read more on the official website of DRONE.

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Last evaluated Jul 22, 2026
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