Choose GT Legends
Choose GT Legends if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. GT Legends launched in 2012.
GT Legends vs DiRT Rally
GT Legends and DiRT Rally 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. GT Legends (2012) is 3 years older than DiRT Rally (2015). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (GT Legends: 118 reviews, DiRT Rally: 10,015). 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
Choose DiRT Rally if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,015 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both GT Legends and DiRT Rally sit in Sports, Simulation, and Racing on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.8% vs 89.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 GT Legends |  DiRT Rally | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Racing | Sports, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.8% positive (118 reviews) | 89.9% positive (10,015 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | SimBin Studios AB | Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation, Racing on Steam.
- GT Legends (2012) is 3 years older than DiRT Rally (2015).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (GT Legends: 118 reviews, DiRT Rally: 10,015).
- DiRT Rally is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; GT Legends has no Deck rating yet.
GT Legends vs DiRT Rally — FAQ
- Which is better, GT Legends or DiRT Rally?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: GT Legends sits at 89.8% positive (118 reviews), DiRT Rally at 89.9% (10,015). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play GT Legends or DiRT Rally first?
- If you want chronology, GT Legends (2012) came out before DiRT Rally (2015). 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 GT Legends and DiRT Rally 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.
- Does GT Legends have multiplayer like DiRT Rally?
- No. DiRT Rally supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while GT Legends is listed as single-player only.