Choose DiRT Rally
Choose DiRT Rally if you want the VR Supported and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.9% positive across 10,015 reviews.
DiRT Rally vs F1 2018
DiRT Rally and F1 2018 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 3 years older than F1 2018 (2018). DiRT Rally scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than F1 2018 (87.5% 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 F1 2018
Choose F1 2018 if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,613 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both DiRT Rally and F1 2018 sit in Sports, Simulation, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 DiRT Rally |  F1 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Racing | Sports, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (10,015 reviews) | 87.5% positive (1,613 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 3 years older than F1 2018 (2018).
- DiRT Rally scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than F1 2018 (87.5% positive).
- Steam Deck: DiRT Rally is Deck Verified, F1 2018 is Deck Playable.
DiRT Rally vs F1 2018 — FAQ
- Which is better, DiRT Rally or F1 2018?
- On Steam reviews DiRT Rally scores higher (89.9% positive) than F1 2018 (87.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, DiRT Rally is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play DiRT Rally or F1 2018 first?
- If you want chronology, DiRT Rally (2015) came out before F1 2018 (2018). 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 F1 2018 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.