Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4x4 and Dakar 18 both land in Sports, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Racing on Steam. Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4x4 (2017) is 1 year older than Dakar 18 (2018). Dakar 18 scores higher on Steam reviews (65.2% positive) than Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4x4 (64.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4x4 if you want an Action, Indie, and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4x4 launched in 2017.
Choose Dakar 18 if you want a Simulation game with Shared/Split Screen and Online PvP. Dakar 18 launched in 2018.
Both Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4x4 and Dakar 18 sit in Sports, Adventure, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (64.2% vs 65.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
 Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4x4 |  Dakar 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Racing | Sports, Adventure, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.2% positive (53 reviews) | 65.2% positive (287 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ivanovich Games | Bigmoon Entertainment |
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