Games like DIRT 5
If DIRT 5 is your kind of game, the closest matches are DiRT 4, Urban Shadows Racing™ Tokyo and DiRT Rally 2.0 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →DIRT 5 is an arcade off-road racing game developed by Codemasters that spans routes across varied global terrain including gravel, ice, snow and sand. The game features a dynamic weather system that transforms tracks seasonally, a playground mode offering creative freedom, and split-screen multiplayer for local co-op racing, alongside time trial options. Players describe the arcade-style physics as forgiving and fun, the atmosphere as epic yet lighthearted, and note that robust local multiplayer is rare and well-implemented here. Reviewers highlight the seasonal track variations as adding genuine variety to the experience. Steam Deck verified and priced at $17.99, the game holds a 57% positive rating from approximately 1,500 Steam reviews.
About DIRT 5: DIRT 5 is a fun, amplified, off-road arcade racing experience created by Codemasters. Blaze a trail on routes across the world, covering gravel, ice, snow and sand, with a roster of cars ranging from rally icons to trucks, to GT heroes.
Players who liked DIRT 5 also play
Steam players who put hours into DIRT 5 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
DiRT 4
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DIRT 5.
Top pick for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
DiRT 4 is all about embracing fear. It’s about the thrill, exhilaration and adrenaline that is absolutely vital to off-road racing. It’s about loving the feeling of pushing flat out next to a sheer cliff drop, going for the gap that’s too small and seeing how much air you can get. Be Fearless.
Urban Shadows Racing™ Tokyo
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Casual with DIRT 5.
Urban Shadows Racing™ Tokyo - intense races on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo. Compete against other racers, upgrade your cars, and prove you’re the best on the track.
DiRT Rally 2.0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DIRT 5.
Third-strongest match for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
DiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.
GRID
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DIRT 5.
Ranked #4 for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with DIRT 5.
GRID is a racing experience like no other. Offering unrivalled wheel-to-wheel racing for everyone, where every race is unpredictable as you create rivals and nemeses on your road to conquering the world of motorsport.
F1® 23
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with DIRT 5.
Ranked #5 for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Be the last to brake in EA SPORTS™ F1® 23, the official video game of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship™. A new chapter in the thrilling "Braking Point" story mode delivers high-speed drama and heated rivalries.
F1® 24
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with DIRT 5.
Ranked #6 for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Join the grid and Be One of the 20. Drive like the greatest in EA SPORTS™ F1® 24, the official video game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™.
EA SPORTS™ WRC
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DIRT 5.
Ranked #7 for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Experience the thrill of the 2024 rally season with new locations, moments, stages, high-performance vehicles, new liveries, and licensed crews. Brace yourself to embark on your continued rally journey.
Gravel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DIRT 5.
Ranked #8 for DIRT 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Gravel is the ultimate off-road experience. The most extreme racing game that will let you try out amazing stunts in the wildest places on the planet!
Reviewers mention these as similar to DIRT 5
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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with DIRT 5.
Reviewers of DIRT 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with DIRT 5.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.
Project CARS
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DIRT 5.
Reviewers of DIRT 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
DiRT Rally
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DIRT 5.
Reviewers of DIRT 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
DiRT Rally is the most authentic and thrilling rally game ever made, road-tested over 80 million miles by the DiRT community. It perfectly captures that white knuckle feeling of racing on the edge as you hurtle along dangerous roads, knowing that one crash could irreparably harm your stage time.
Need for Speed™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DIRT 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with DIRT 5.
Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
The Crew Motorfest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DIRT 5.
Reviewers of DIRT 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with DIRT 5.
Welcome to Motorfest, the ultimate open-world driving experience. Explore the Hawaiian islands of O'ahu and Maui. Celebrate the best of car culture through 20+ themed campaigns (street racing, offroad, drift...) and collect hundreds of iconic vehicles. Enjoy the game free for five hours!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DIRT 5 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under DIRT 5 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with DIRT 5.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DIRT 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with DIRT 5.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DIRT 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with DIRT 5.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DIRT 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with DIRT 5.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under DIRT 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with DIRT 5.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under DIRT 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with DIRT 5.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with DIRT 5.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with DIRT 5.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DIRT 5.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DIRT 5.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with DIRT 5.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Codemasters
Other recommendable Steam games by Codemasters, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
DiRT Rally 2.0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DIRT 5.
Another title from Codemasters, the studio behind DIRT 5. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
DiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.
F1® 2021
WHY THIS
Another title from Codemasters, the studio behind DIRT 5. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Every story has a beginning in F1® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Enjoy the stunning new features of F1® 2021, including the thrilling story experience ‘Braking Point’, two-player Career, and get even closer to the grid with ‘Real-Season Start’.
F1® 2020
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with DIRT 5.
Another title from Codemasters, the studio behind DIRT 5. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
F1® 2020 allows you to create your F1® team for the very first time and race alongside the official teams and drivers. Alternatively, challenge your friends in new split-screen with casual race options for more relaxed racing. Compete on 22 circuits, with current and classic content.
F1® 25
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DIRT 5.
Another title from Codemasters, the studio behind DIRT 5. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1® 25, the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship™, featuring a revamped My Team mode, the thrilling third chapter of Braking Point, and more!
DiRT Rally
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DIRT 5.
Another title from Codemasters, the studio behind DIRT 5. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
DiRT Rally is the most authentic and thrilling rally game ever made, road-tested over 80 million miles by the DiRT community. It perfectly captures that white knuckle feeling of racing on the edge as you hurtle along dangerous roads, knowing that one crash could irreparably harm your stage time.
F1® 24
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with DIRT 5.
Another title from Codemasters, the studio behind DIRT 5. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Join the grid and Be One of the 20. Drive like the greatest in EA SPORTS™ F1® 24, the official video game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™.
F1® 23
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with DIRT 5.
Another title from Codemasters, the studio behind DIRT 5. Shares Sports and Racing with DIRT 5.
Be the last to brake in EA SPORTS™ F1® 23, the official video game of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship™. A new chapter in the thrilling "Braking Point" story mode delivers high-speed drama and heated rivalries.
Frequently asked about DIRT 5
- Is DIRT 5 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — DIRT 5 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does DIRT 5 cost?
- DIRT 5 is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does DIRT 5 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — DIRT 5 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to DIRT 5?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DIRT 5 are DiRT 4, Urban Shadows Racing™ Tokyo, DiRT Rally 2.0.
- Who developed DIRT 5?
- DIRT 5 was developed by Codemasters and published by Codemasters, Electronic Arts.
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