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 Dakar 18
Gravel and Dakar 18 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. Both released in 2018. Gravel scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than Dakar 18 (65.2% 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 Dakar 18
Choose Dakar 18 if you want an Adventure and Simulation game with Shared/Split Screen. Dakar 18 launched in 2018.
Both Gravel and Dakar 18 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 |  Dakar 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2018 |
| Genres | Sports, Racing | Sports, Adventure, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.6% positive (585 reviews) | 65.2% positive (287 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Milestone S.r.l. | Bigmoon Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Racing on Steam.
- Both released in 2018.
- Gravel scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than Dakar 18 (65.2% positive).
- Gravel is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Dakar 18 (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Dakar 18 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Gravel has no Deck rating yet.
Gravel vs Dakar 18 — FAQ
- Which is better, Gravel or Dakar 18?
- On Steam reviews Gravel scores higher (76.6% positive) than Dakar 18 (65.2% 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.
- Are Gravel and Dakar 18 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.