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Games like Dakar 18

2018PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable69 % positive29.99 €

A rally racing game built around the legendary Dakar, with bikes, trucks and rally cars. It emphasizes navigation, endurance and vehicle handling over long stages across rough terrain.

  • Driving or flying
  • Open world
  • Challenging difficulty

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In short: Games like Dakar 18

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dakar 18 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dakar Desert Rally

97 %Match

2022PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable56 % positive29.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Dakar 18: driving or flying, an open world and a realistic look.

An off-road rally sim built around the Dakar Rally, with huge desert stages where roadbook navigation and driving licensed bikes, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs take centre stage.

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Spintires

Vast, open spaces

An offroad simulation where you pilot heavy trucks through deep mud in the Russian wilderness. With winches, route planning and deformable terrain, every lumber delivery becomes a gruelling challenge.

WRC 9

Gameplay comes before story

A demanding rally simulation with official WRC drivers, cars and stages, where precise driving and trusting your co-driver's pace notes are key. Online clubs let players run their own championships against others.

Assetto Corsa

Gameplay comes before story

A hardcore racing simulator built around highly detailed driving physics, authentic cars and tracks. A huge modding scene and online racing give it lasting appeal for sim enthusiasts.

X-Plane 11

Open world

X-Plane 11 is a highly realistic flight simulator with detailed 3D cockpits and a world-wide map you can fly across freely. It focuses on authentic flight physics and learning rather than story or combat.

MudRunner

Gameplay comes before story

An off-road simulator where you wrestle heavy all-terrain trucks through Siberian mud, planning routes with a map, winch and patience. The physics and terrain are the real opponent.

Dirt Rally 2.0

Challenging difficulty

An uncompromising rally simulator where one small mistake on gravel, mud or snow can end your stage. Precise driving, careful car setup and trusting your co-driver's pace notes are what it's all about.

SnowRunner

Open world

An off-road simulation where you wrestle heavy trucks through mud, snow and rivers. The appeal lies in believable physics, careful route planning and tuning the right vehicle for every job.

BeamNG.drive

Open world

A vehicle sandbox whose soft-body physics make crashes and deformation feel strikingly real. You roam open maps, push cars to destruction and build your own scenarios.

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