Best rally driving feel and physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“IMO the best grip / tyre model / physics. It's not too grippy, it's not too loose and artificially difficult. It just feels right imo.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
DiRT Rally 2.0
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Codemasters2019Racing · Driving · Simulation
The verdict
A demanding, great-looking rally sim with superb handling, sound and VR/wheel support. Skip it if you want casual play, offline career or don't want to buy DLC.
Great for
Wheel or VR players who want a demanding, rewarding rally sim with lots of cars and stages
Main risk
Always-online career, paywalled DLC and a steep learning curve can frustrate you
What players love
Beautiful graphics and immersive sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Absolutely stunning visuals, the game looks amazing and even cinematic at times.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Great with wheel and force feedback
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this game has the best force feedback out of all driving sims using a g923”
Steam review · 50 h played ↗
Rewarding challenge and learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Really challenging and definitely not for everyone, but after you get used to it driving feels amazing.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Lots of content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Such a wide range of cars and stages. A lot of replayability.”
Steam review · 148.2 h played ↗
Excellent VR support
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The best VR racing game I’ve tried. Seamless setup and an amazing experience with both a racing wheel and a VR headset.”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Always-online career and server problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It's a single player game which forces you to be always online and have a connection to the server.”
Steam review · 52.2 h played ↗
Floaty, inconsistent physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“you could hit a dirt mound at 35mph and your call will do a combat roll like its paul blart in mall cop.”
Steam review · 259.8 h played ↗
Key content locked behind DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Half the maps are locked behind a paywall. NIce.”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
Wheel and controller setup problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“its wheel support is atrocious. Recent updates to the game have made certain wheels unusabnle.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Inaccurate co-driver pace notes
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Pacenotes in Poland and USA are wrong and will make you crash all the time”
Steam review · 96.3 h played ↗
Too hard with no tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Impossibly hard. Not fun at all. Learning curve is a vertical wall.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support100 GB
Minimum
OS64bit versions of Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10
ProcessorAMD FX4300 or Intel Core i3 2130
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD HD7750 or NVIDIA GTX650Ti
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OS64bit versions of Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i5 8600K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX Vega 56 or NVIDIA GTX 1070
Storage100 GB available space
OS64bit versions of Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10
ProcessorAMD FX4300 or Intel Core i3 2130
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD HD7750 or NVIDIA GTX650Ti
Storage100 GB available space
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