Choose DiRT Rally
Choose DiRT Rally if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 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 DiRT Rally 2.0
DiRT Rally and DiRT Rally 2.0 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. DiRT Rally (2015) is 4 years older than DiRT Rally 2.0 (2019). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (DiRT Rally: 10,015 reviews, DiRT Rally 2.0: 18,446). 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 DiRT Rally 2.0
Choose DiRT Rally 2.0 if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 18,446 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both DiRT Rally and DiRT Rally 2.0 sit in Sports, Simulation, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, VR Supported, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.9% vs 89.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 DiRT Rally |  DiRT Rally 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Racing | Sports, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 13.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (10,015 reviews) | 89.5% positive (18,446 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | Codemasters |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam.
- DiRT Rally (2015) is 4 years older than DiRT Rally 2.0 (2019).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (DiRT Rally: 10,015 reviews, DiRT Rally 2.0: 18,446).
- Steam Deck: DiRT Rally is Deck Verified, DiRT Rally 2.0 is Deck Unsupported.
DiRT Rally vs DiRT Rally 2.0 — FAQ
- Which is better, DiRT Rally or DiRT Rally 2.0?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: DiRT Rally sits at 89.9% positive (10,015 reviews), DiRT Rally 2.0 at 89.5% (18,446). 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 DiRT Rally 2.0 first?
- If you want chronology, DiRT Rally (2015) came out before DiRT Rally 2.0 (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 DiRT Rally and DiRT Rally 2.0 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.