# Games like Dakar Desert Rally

> The closest matches to Dakar Desert Rally: Dakar 18, EA SPORTS™ WRC, DiRT Rally 2.0, Project CARS 2, and WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Dakar 18](https://imho.run/games/767390/dakar-18) — Shares damage model with Dakar Desert Rally. 287 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/767390/)
2. [EA SPORTS™ WRC](https://imho.run/games/1849250/ea-sports-wrc) — Also Offroad and Automobile Sim, like Dakar Desert Rally. 5,614 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1849250/)
3. [DiRT Rally 2.0](https://imho.run/games/690790/dirt-rally-2-0) — A frequent pick in Dakar Desert Rally players' libraries, and another Racing. 18,446 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690790/)
4. [Project CARS 2](https://imho.run/games/378860/project-cars-2) — Shares dynamic weather with Dakar Desert Rally. 5,859 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378860/)
5. [WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship](https://imho.run/games/1004750/wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championship) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 385 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004750/)
6. [Gravel](https://imho.run/games/558260/gravel) — A frequent pick in Dakar Desert Rally players' libraries, and another Sports. 585 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558260/)
7. [MX vs ATV Legends](https://imho.run/games/1205970/mx-vs-atv-legends) — Shares vehicle physics with Dakar Desert Rally. 2,708 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205970/)
8. [RIDE 4](https://imho.run/games/1259980/ride-4) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 2,659 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259980/)
9. [Wreckfest](https://imho.run/games/228380/wreckfest) — A frequent pick in Dakar Desert Rally players' libraries, and another Action. 18,276 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/)
10. [Automobilista 2](https://imho.run/games/1066890/automobilista-2) — Shares damage model with Dakar Desert Rally. 5,381 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066890/)
11. [OVERPASS™](https://imho.run/games/970840/overpass) — Also Offroad and Automobile Sim, like Dakar Desert Rally. 57 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/970840/)
12. [Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit](https://imho.run/games/47870/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 5,277 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47870/)
13. [Off-Road Drive](https://imho.run/games/200230/off-road-drive) — A frequent pick in Dakar Desert Rally players' libraries, and another Simulation. 265 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200230/)
14. [Assetto Corsa](https://imho.run/games/244210/assetto-corsa) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 58,334 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/)
15. [Expeditions: A MudRunner Game](https://imho.run/games/2477340/expeditions-a-mudrunner-game) — A frequent pick in Dakar Desert Rally players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,556 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2477340/)
16. [iRacing](https://imho.run/games/266410/iracing) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 2,941 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266410/)
17. [Forza Horizon 5](https://imho.run/games/1551360/forza-horizon-5) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 90,035 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1551360/)
18. [Offroad Truck Simulator: Heavy Duty Challenge®](https://imho.run/games/1165530/offroad-truck-simulator-heavy-duty-challenge) — Also Offroad and Automobile Sim, like Dakar Desert Rally. 67 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1165530/)
19. [CarX Street](https://imho.run/games/1114150/carx-street) — A frequent pick in Dakar Desert Rally players' libraries, and another Massively Multiplayer. 9,054 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114150/)
20. [Le Mans Ultimate](https://imho.run/games/2399420/le-mans-ultimate) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 5,814 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399420/)
21. [FIA European Truck Racing Championship](https://imho.run/games/940580/fia-european-truck-racing-championship) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Dakar Desert Rally. 59 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/940580/)
22. [GT Legends](https://imho.run/games/44690/gt-legends) — Shares damage model with Dakar Desert Rally. 118 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/44690/)
23. [World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24 Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/3281130/world-of-outlaws-dirt-racing-24-gold-edition) — Also Offroad and Automobile Sim, like Dakar Desert Rally. 204 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3281130/)
24. [Xpand Rally](https://imho.run/games/3010/xpand-rally) — Also Offroad and Automobile Sim, like Dakar Desert Rally. 250 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1839940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1839940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1839940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1839940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1839940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dakar Desert Rally

Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Experience the speed and excitement of the largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1839940
- **Developer:** Saber Porto Ltd.
- **Publisher:** Saber Interactive
- **Genres:** Racing
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 4, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1839940/dakar-desert-rally)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1839940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839940/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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