Pylon Racer

Pylon Racer

Johan Hammes · February 21, 2019 · Racing, Indie, Early Access, Simulation, Flight

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Pylon Racer price by region

Pylon Racer costs $3.29 in Georgia (USD), €3.99 in Europe (EUR), £3.99 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, CA$5.69 in Canada, NZ$6.29 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$10.89 in Brazil and zł17.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Pylon Racer offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.29 $3.29 — 1
Europe (EUR) €3.99 €3.99 — 1
United Kingdom £3.99 £3.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Canada CA$5.69 CA$5.69 — 1
New Zealand NZ$6.29 NZ$6.29 — 1
Australia A$7.50 A$7.50 — 1
Brazil R$10.89 R$10.89 — 1
Poland zł17.99 zł17.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Pylon Racer

Pylon Racer is an experiment. On the one hand it was the one game I craved and could not buy, and on the other it is a sandbox where I can experiment with new rendering and game-play techniques.

From a games perspective:
  • True first person gaming. No HUD overlays, no ribbon in the sky to follow, no chase plane views. Fly it the way a pilot would, then watch the TV replay afterwards.
  • Insanely difficult. It is the "flappy bird" of flight simulation. There is no rookie mode to nurse you around. You will have to practice the turns repeatedly until you are in full control of the airplane.
  • Accurate simulation of a modern aerobatics plane.
  • Pure test of pilot skill. No upgrades, especially no in app purchases. Your time only reflects your skill as a pilot. I hope that combined with leaderboards for time and penalties it will foster a community that race each other for the top spot.
  • Fast stable game-play. Down to the minimum spec, my testers have all managed a guaranteed 60 fps. I feel so strongly about this aspect of gaming, that I will report bad frames as part of your results. In a game this fast, even a single slow (30 fps) frame will through you off balance. Combined with a 1000 fps joystick and flight model simulation, it is the smoothest simulation experience you can get.

From a developer perspective:
  • Trees. With 4 million individual leaves in the world, and more than half of them visible in a single frame at times, it was a chance to prove that 3 dimensional trees have a place in flight simulation. It builds on my research in growing convincing trees on the GPU, and I look forward to expanding the vegetation in the future.
  • Radiosity solution inside the cockpit. Full light bounce simulates the complexities of light and the wide range of light effects. While my initial research showed fantastic promise, a maths bug has forced me to tone it down a little for this release.

Pylon Racer — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Mar 16, 2019
I think that the developers of this game are off to a great start. This game has real potential. I've been looking for a game that allows someone to somewhat experience what it is like to fly a Red Bull air race plane. This game kind of does that. That being said I also feel this game needs a lot of work. Don't get me wrong. I like the game. I think it is good and deserving of support, but it needs more work done to it. I know it is only in its beta stage now, and I hope it will be developed upon. However, there is a lot of room for improvement. Here are some suggestions that I would recommend, and I would like to see in the next updates for this game. 1. Add a free flight mode: This will allow players to get use to the game dynamics and allow players to just have fun flying the plane whenever and however they want to without worrying about trying to compete or complete a goal. 2. Allow players to have control over the velocity of the plane. 3. Allow players to have the option to take-off and land the plane (or start in the air if they want). 4. Have more controller settings 5. Have more control over the visual graphics and sound settings 6. Have a digital HUD that displays speed,…
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 11, 2021
camera perspective broken
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 20, 2021
worst game ever made! the camera is broken, stuck looking backwards and there is no way to adjust it. Stay far away from this game. Its a waste of money!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 25, 2019
The game is fun to play but hard to control properly. I use a Speedlink Dark Tornado flight stick and I would like to edit some buttons in the controls menu. Please make possible to select also buttons. I have only X and Y axis and a slider for throtle and braking control, which at the moment does not work.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 24, 2019
Alright. Pylon Racer. This game is actually a lot of fun. I went through and completed all the training and very badly attempted the ending race, getting dsq on being to low on the last gate. I give props to the Dev who worked on this its a lot of fun to mess around in and really rewarding to see your name move up the leaderboard as you get better and better at keeping your plane at speed and level (which is definitely a challenge with these types of planes). That being said I would add in a few quality of life things into the game. 1. Using the mouse to act as the head and look around at either the ground or where the next pylon is. On I think the 3rd or 4th practice you're sent back through the gate and the three single pylons but you need to make a wider turn on the first to make sure you can turn back into the second. Being able to keep your eye on the next pylon would be an excellent way to improve ones performance. 2. Yaw or rudder control. I'm an avid flight simmer and I have a complete set of thrustmaster t.16000 hotas and rudder set. I think adding in that 3rd channel of control would make flying a bit easier as you can fly a true line with actual rudder control. And it …
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 29, 2022
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