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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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Dakar Desert Rally

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2022PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable56 % positive29.99 €

Fits your focus: Combat like Dakar 18 and World like Dakar 18.

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

  • Combat like Dakar 18
  • World like Dakar 18

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.

Assetto Corsa

  • Combat like Dakar 18
  • World like Dakar 18

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.

SnowRunner

  • Combat like Dakar 18
  • World like Dakar 18

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.

MudRunner

  • Combat like Dakar 18
  • World like Dakar 18

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.

WRC 9

  • Combat like Dakar 18
  • World like Dakar 18

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.

V-Rally 4

  • Combat like Dakar 18
  • World like Dakar 18

A racing game spanning rally, rallycross, drift, buggy and hill climb events, with over 50 cars to drive, upgrade and customize across demanding tracks around the world. The focus is on precise, challenging handling rather than easygoing arcade fun.

EA Sports WRC

  • Combat like Dakar 18
  • World like Dakar 18

A realistic rally driving sim with the official WRC license, pairing modern Rally1 cars with classic icons on shifting surfaces that demand precise driving.

Dirt Rally 2.0

  • World like Dakar 18

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.

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