Choose Gravel
Choose Gravel if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.6% positive across 585 reviews.
Gravel vs DIRT 5
Gravel and DIRT 5 both land in Sports, 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, Racing on Steam. Gravel (2018) is 2 years older than DIRT 5 (2020). Gravel scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than DIRT 5 (56.5% 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 DIRT 5
Choose DIRT 5 if you want an Action, Adventure, and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,504 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Gravel and DIRT 5 sit in Sports and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Gravel |  DIRT 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports, Racing | Action, Sports, Adventure, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.6% positive (585 reviews) | 56.5% positive (1,504 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Milestone S.r.l. | Codemasters |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Racing on Steam.
- Gravel (2018) is 2 years older than DIRT 5 (2020).
- Gravel scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than DIRT 5 (56.5% positive).
- DIRT 5 is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Gravel (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- DIRT 5 has co-op; Gravel does not.
- DIRT 5 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Gravel has no Deck rating yet.
Gravel vs DIRT 5 — FAQ
- Which is better, Gravel or DIRT 5?
- On Steam reviews Gravel scores higher (76.6% positive) than DIRT 5 (56.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Gravel is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Gravel or DIRT 5 first?
- If you want chronology, Gravel (2018) came out before DIRT 5 (2020). 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 Gravel and DIRT 5 similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.