Choose Assetto Corsa
Choose Assetto Corsa if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93% positive across 58,334 reviews.
Assetto Corsa vs RDS - The Official Drift Videogame
Assetto Corsa and RDS - The Official Drift Videogame both land in Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam. Assetto Corsa (2014) is 5 years older than RDS - The Official Drift Videogame (2019). Assetto Corsa scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than RDS - The Official Drift Videogame (79.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose RDS - The Official Drift Videogame
Choose RDS - The Official Drift Videogame if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. RDS - The Official Drift Videogame launched in 2019.
Both Assetto Corsa and RDS - The Official Drift Videogame sit in Sports, Simulation, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Assetto Corsa |  RDS - The Official Drift Videogame | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Racing | Sports, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive (58,334 reviews) | 79.9% positive (254 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Kunos Simulazioni | Drift Physics Crew |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam.
- Assetto Corsa (2014) is 5 years older than RDS - The Official Drift Videogame (2019).
- Assetto Corsa scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than RDS - The Official Drift Videogame (79.9% positive).
- RDS - The Official Drift Videogame is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Assetto Corsa (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Assetto Corsa is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; RDS - The Official Drift Videogame has no Deck rating yet.
Assetto Corsa vs RDS - The Official Drift Videogame — FAQ
- Which is better, Assetto Corsa or RDS - The Official Drift Videogame?
- On Steam reviews Assetto Corsa scores higher (93% positive) than RDS - The Official Drift Videogame (79.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Assetto Corsa is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Assetto Corsa or RDS - The Official Drift Videogame first?
- If you want chronology, Assetto Corsa (2014) came out before RDS - The Official Drift Videogame (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Assetto Corsa and RDS - The Official Drift Videogame similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.