Choose DiRT Rally
Choose DiRT Rally if you want a Sports game with Multi-player, VR Supported, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 10,015 Steam reviews back the pick.
DiRT Rally vs Exo Rally Championship
DiRT Rally and Exo Rally Championship both land in 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 Simulation, Racing on Steam. DiRT Rally (2015) is 11 years older than Exo Rally Championship (2026). Exo Rally Championship scores higher on Steam reviews (91.5% positive) than DiRT Rally (89.9% 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 Exo Rally Championship
Choose Exo Rally Championship if you want an Action game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Exo Rally Championship launched in 2026.
Both DiRT Rally and Exo Rally Championship sit in Simulation and Racing on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.9% vs 91.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 DiRT Rally |  Exo Rally Championship | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Racing | Action, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 18.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (10,015 reviews) | 91.5% positive (317 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | Exbleative |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Racing on Steam.
- DiRT Rally (2015) is 11 years older than Exo Rally Championship (2026).
- Exo Rally Championship scores higher on Steam reviews (91.5% positive) than DiRT Rally (89.9% positive).
- DiRT Rally is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Exo Rally Championship has no Deck rating yet.
DiRT Rally vs Exo Rally Championship — FAQ
- Which is better, DiRT Rally or Exo Rally Championship?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: DiRT Rally sits at 89.9% positive (10,015 reviews), Exo Rally Championship at 91.5% (317). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play DiRT Rally or Exo Rally Championship first?
- If you want chronology, DiRT Rally (2015) came out before Exo Rally Championship (2026). 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 DiRT Rally and Exo Rally Championship similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Exo Rally Championship have multiplayer like DiRT Rally?
- No. DiRT Rally supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Exo Rally Championship is listed as single-player only.
- Does DiRT Rally run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — DiRT Rally is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Exo Rally Championship doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.