Rank 01Games like Dakar Desert Rally
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Dakar Desert Rally also play
The closest matches to Dakar Desert Rally: Dakar 18, EA SPORTS™ WRC, DiRT Rally 2.0, Project CARS 2, and WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Offroad and Automobile Sim, like Dakar Desert Rally.
- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 5)
- 2023
Rank 03- $13.99 (Price checked Oct 5)
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Project CARS 2
Why this: Shares dynamic weather with Dakar Desert Rally.
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WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship
Why this: Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally.
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MX vs ATV Legends
Why this: Shares vehicle physics with Dakar Desert Rally.
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Saber Porto Ltd.
- Price: $5.99−80%checked Oct 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 51% of 575 reviews
- Genres: Racing
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Damage model punishes every mistake
- Dynamic weather transforms stages mid race
- Long desert stages demand endurance
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Epic
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Why this: Also Offroad and Automobile Sim, like Dakar Desert Rally.
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Why this: Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally.
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Why this: Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Dakar Desert Rally.
About Dakar Desert Rally
The closest matches to Dakar Desert Rally: Dakar 18, EA SPORTS™ WRC, DiRT Rally 2.0, Project CARS 2, and WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Dakar Desert Rally is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dakar 18, EA SPORTS™ WRC and DiRT Rally 2.0 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and epic, and single out its checkpoint based progression and damage model. 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.
About Dakar Desert Rally: Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Experience the speed and excitement of the largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs.
Is Dakar Desert Rally worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 51% of 575 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 80% off, now $5.99 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Damage model punishes every mistake
- Dynamic weather transforms stages mid race
- Long desert stages demand endurance
- Navigation feels like real dakar
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I only recommend this game to die-hard Dakar Rally fans. Otherwise, this game was cleared, released incomplete, and they couldn't catch up on finishing/fixing it. I am sorry for the devs. We need to stop the trend of releasing unfinished…”
“I just wish i could reccomend this game becouse it looks amazing and its mechanics are great but a gamebreaking bug prevents me from playing the game which hurts so much”
People who play it also play: Dakar 18, EA SPORTS™ WRC, DiRT Rally 2.0
Frequently asked about Dakar Desert Rally
Can I run it?
Does Dakar Desert Rally run on Steam Deck?
Dakar Desert Rally is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Dakar Desert Rally cost?
Dakar Desert Rally is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Dakar Desert Rally have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dakar Desert Rally supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Dakar Desert Rally?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dakar Desert Rally are Dakar 18, EA SPORTS™ WRC, DiRT Rally 2.0.
Who developed Dakar Desert Rally?
Dakar Desert Rally was developed by Saber Porto Ltd. and published by Saber Interactive.