DiRT Rally 2.0

Dirt Rally 2.0 is the ultimate rally experience—brutal, realistic, and insanely satisfying. Every turn, jump, and drift feels intense, especially with a wheel setup. The difficulty is no joke, but mastering a stage is the best feeling ever. Car handling is top-notch, and the weather effects make races even more thrilling. If you love rally racing, this is as good as it gets!

Really great game, very satisfying even playing on controller. Requires skill tho and a little of understanding about cars. I wish i could play this game on a rig (dont have one), i bet it would feel amazing!

10/10

This game does not use a launcher.

Bought this game when it was 80% off. The best £3.59 I've spent in a long while. Probably be worth it still at full price.

* Classic racing physics; You know where you are with this game when you have experience driving already.

* Lots of settings to tweak: Audio, Graphics, Gameplay and Controls (if you feel the need)

* Lots of racing methods and online stats (as of this moment). Have a feeling I'll get far with this game.

* Polished enough graphics; not overly shine and not dog water. Everything looks amazing when it's dialed in.

Would recommend this to anyone keen in the rally genre or racing. It is a must have for a good rally experience.

Physics 10/10
Gameplay 9.5/10
Graphics 10/10
Audio 9/10

The Dark Souls of racing games. It will beat you into submission, but once you get the hang on just how to get around the corners without killing yourself and your co-driver, it offers one of the most rewarding and satisfying driving experiences I've encountered in gaming.

Hands down, Dirt Rally 1 is a better rally sim... The car physics in 2.0 are just not right. Driving on gravel is insanely floaty, as if your car weighs 10k lbs and you're always on mud. Driving on asphalt generally feels good, but as soon as the road is wet, you're back into a slide-fest.

Its fun enough, don't get my wrong, but it just doesn't even come close to the same level of snappy, fluid, jarring, and sometimes downright violent driving excitement of Dirt Rally 1.

Edit: I figured "hey self, theres a VR mode. Stop being a loser and try that". Thats generally how i speak to myself... I redact everything I said above. Playin this game in VR mode is Fu&%ing amazeballs. There is a little bit of input delay, which I am going to look into, but holy cow dude... What a blast. All the vague physics, out of control driving, and slide-festivies totally disappeared when I was sitting in that drivers seat. Wonder why?

Nice game, but wouldn't recommend sober. Start with the Evo 6 in career mode and save yourself some hair. Also, be sure to unlock tuning and change the braking ratio closer to the rear, You're welcome.

Awesome old rally game/sim, still up there as one of the best rally sims in 2025 imho.
The physics and FFB is amazing in this game, still better than any of the WRC rally games.

DiRT Rally 2.0 – A Brutal Yet Rewarding Rally Experience

If you're looking for an intense, realistic rally sim, DiRT Rally 2.0 is the game to beat. It offers a challenging but deeply satisfying driving experience that rewards precision, control, and patience.

Gameplay
This is not your typical arcade racer—it's a hardcore rally simulator that punishes mistakes but makes every clean stage feel incredibly rewarding. The handling model is superb, with a real sense of weight transfer, traction loss, and terrain differences. Whether you're tearing through gravel roads in Argentina or sliding through the snow in Sweden, every surface feels unique. Car tuning and tire choices add another layer of depth, making preparation just as important as skill.

Performance
With an RX 7800XT and Ryzen 7 5700X, you can run DiRT Rally 2.0 at 60+ FPS on max settings without any issues. The game is well-optimized, and the visuals are stunning, especially with the dynamic weather effects that impact handling.

Conclusion
If you want an unforgiving but rewarding rally experience, DiRT Rally 2.0 is an absolute must-play. It's a game that will test your skills and patience, but mastering its challenges is incredibly satisfying.

Highly recommended for serious racing fans!

Game mechanics are fun, but always-online career mode has aggressively boned me over and over again about "inconsistencies" in my save file; It waits until the end of a long event before forcing a total reset of the entire championship because their server is deranged. Why does a single-player career need serverside verification anyway?

VR is cool but has awful performance without lots of settings tweaks. My hardware is recent and runs better looking games faster. I also have NO IDEA why this game takes 100Gb.

DR1 was better in my opinion and should still be offered for sale

tldr; performance issues due to badly implemented "anti-cheat"
+ always on-line
+ idiotic "cinematic" "footage" and other time wasters; no option to turn off, or skip
= not recommended

Game works perfectly fine, but only for first few stages; sometimes, I can't even finish all normal (not RX) daily challenges. Then "anti-cheat" fires-up, and game starts stuttering badly (like, 5-10 fps). This is on Linux Mint + Proton. Tried changing gfx settings, Proton version, searching forums, found nothing useful, only restarting game helps. Worse, "anti-cheat" fires-up, and game is always on-line even if you play solo career.

CM doubled down on idiotic "cinematic" "footage" (and other time wasters): from video at game start, "press enter to start", starting and finishing a stage, delayed animations for "grand" results + car upgrades; no option to turn these off, can't skip those, has to watch that sh*t every single fuc*ing time. @devs, do you think we are all 11yo? Annoying AF.

Negative review until these issues are solved.

the game is super fun, i have played it with a controller (not to bad), g920 (meh) , moza r5 (wich was great), and now gathering parts for a better sim rig. If you like dirt rallying its with out a doubt a great time. its a few years old now but still has tons of content

Fantastic game. It took me a while to get my settings right for the FFB but when I got it right, it felt so much better. Dont start the game and leave your settings at default. It will be very hard to learn the game with a sim. Look up settings to help you out and understand what the settings are doing. The handling in this game is great once you figure that out. I really enjoy rally cross championship. I wish it was a little harder with the AI but it does pretty well. I found this game very hard at first so I played WRC for a bit and that seemed much easier. Once I got used to that and went back to this, it was so much better. Maybe I just got better but I much prefer this, now, over WRC. The graphics in this game are better and the feeling of driving in a sim is much better. Hope that helps.

- Controller is a minimum requirement. Don't use Keyboard, or you'll be having a bad time with GT class.
- Works perfectly on Linux

so hard but so fun. I hope you can make offline career mode

This game is dope in VR. My entire playtime has been spent in VR. The game is poorly optimized to it so it requires the ability to overlook some quality issues........ but if you have that ability you will have a lot of fun drifting through the forest and various racetracks. I bought a 5080 for this game specifically if that tells you anything about true hardware requirements.....

The biggest (and maybe only) complaint I have about this game is the general lack of liveries on almost all of the cars. This is especially obvious on some cars like the 2007 Focus RS but it applies to almost every car in the game, usually having around 10 liveries, half of which are just plain colors with some sponsors slapped onto them. Not having a livery editor isn't the end of the world, but at least don't make it almost impossible for us to make custom mod liveries for the cars. Apart from that, this is one of the best rally games I've ever played, it manages to be incredibly realistic but still enjoyable on almost any device.

This racing game is a blast! The realistic physics make every turn and drift feel authentic, and the challenging gameplay keeps you on your toes. The graphics are stunning, adding to the thrill of the race. Highly recommended for any racing fan!

A fantastic Rally Sim experience. The sound is spot on, the FFB (apart from Tarmac) is excellent, the UI is overall pretty good.
The Career progression is good and you really have to get invested in each event with limited stint restarts (depends if you like a challenge or not).
I didn't really pay any attention to the upgrades other then just spending the money to make it the best tier, and in game didn't notice THAT much difference other then weighing up the car with extra spare wheels, this dropped my times dramatically.
Controls seemed to be generally plug and play on my g29 and shifter.
Graphics are generally lovely but be aware it can be a hog on VR users' PC's.

I highly recommend playing it in VR, the immersion is incredible, but also be aware that if you don't have your VR legs it can get a bit stomach turning as some friends have pointed out, you're constantly throwing your car hard in to corners and may be jarring for an inexperienced VR user.

Highly recommend, still, in 2025.

the graphics are insanely good and its......................fun for people who like rallying

Not a top-tier player, but I rank 200-250 globally. I heard Dirt Rally 2.0 is not for keyboard players, but I tried it. It's tough but achievable. Not an arcade game—you need skill. Every corner counts, and setups vary per location. Front-wheel drive is easiest; rear-wheel is hardest. Hope this helps!

This is an example of a decent VR Rally sim. I sadly have to say For VR players this will be better than WRC24 If not VR you should be ok with both.

very fun very frustrating and very difficult

This games great! For context I have a pretty average setup. A logitech G923, logitech shifter, and some ebay hand break. I would definently recomend playing it with a wheel. On controller its a little weird with the realistic physics. With that the physics are amazing but are definently a learning curve. As far as the story it wasnt really that interesting to me. I spend a lot of my time just doing time trials or free roam. With the thought in mind to master certain tracks and I enjoyed it. Overall its a great game for the average sim racer getting into the rally scene

Easy to navigate all the menus, easy to tweak the steering to your liking, graphics are still ok by modern standards and best of all it feels right to drive.

Really fun rally games having the most iconic rally cars like the Audi quattro s1 and Subarau impreza 1998. Really fun in terms of driving the only thing bad is that there is only 5 rally maps and if you want more you have to pay for them but they don't really cost that much money. 8/10

do you like driving really fast? do you like crashing constantly and then wanting to say outrageous things? do you like pretending you have real skill? if not... leave... if so! THEN YOULL LOVE IT XD but seriously... your gona crash a lot.... good luck racers!

The graphics and physics engine are really well done in this game.

Best rally sim when it comes to balance between graphics, driving model and overall feel

This is my favorite driving/racing game. The bundle that I bought contains more than enough content for me.

Runs great, nice graphics, best audio in racing, addicting community events that simulate a rally. Just very enjoyable.

>Play career mode
>Crash many times
>Headlights break
>Have to race in the night
>Drive like helen keller

on sale 24/7 and better then every other rally? Fuck yeah! Unfortunately the rallycross part and the mutiplayer part is basically non-exsistant. (sucks dick)

Best VR racing game unless you wanna go full sim (and got a 4090)

aka the most fun :> VR racing game 2025

To this very day, Dirt Rally 2.0 is - for me personally - the most enjoyable Rally Sim out there. Needless to say, you'll quickly get that it's not the youngest competitor in the game anymore, but compared to RBR or other older Sim's, it's still pleasant to look at, too.

The physics feel believable, the tracks are full with life, the UI is straight forward, the HUD customizable, and you're not getting parented by assistents, if you don't want to. From Controller to Full-On Simrig, you'll get your fun here.

Truly a class to watch what happens when Codemasters listened to their Community and wasn't tied to their corporate overlords of Electronic Arts. Personally, I don't miss a WRC Branding here, as the cars available and the environment you're in are very tangible on its own, too.

Until now the only Rally Game I frequently come back to, and most likely will be for quite some while.

Great game with good physics and maps, only downside is you need to get lots of dlcs to play other maps and you only spawn with 5, wouldve been fair if the dlc prices were a little lower

The physics are great. I bought the new WRC game after i bought this and returned it after 15 minutes of play. If you looking for a near like rally sim this is it. Would recommend this to anyone looking for the best rally game available

Amazing game, however not as realistic as some of the new WRC games, still amazing.

It's the only good racing game there is out there. Everything else falls short in one way or the other, yes this game is very difficult but if you have a wheel and pedals and force feedback, true force feedback, not some plastic gears but a real wheel, then you will love this game once you get the hang of it, it gives you a workout and the realism is un-surpassed.

The good news about sliding along on your roof is you don't have a puncture

Amazing game, good physics, great graphics especially for the time.

I've only played for about 5 hours, so I'm pretty terrible, but it is a great game. The physics are solid. Graphics are nice; VR mode is extremely immersive.

The force feedback could def be better, but it's not half bad.

This game feels good to play but offers absolutely 0 beginner help, tutorials, even settings have absolutely no descriptions for anything. You're left out to dry in every way. I want to get better but the game doesn't want to help me. EDIT : This game is honestly awesome, just very difficult.

It is really fun, even on keyboard which im using. I personally dont enjoy the controller too much. On keyboard, its a little dificult in the start, but when you get used to it, its super fun turning those corners with 150kmh. I do wish i had a steering wheel and pedals because i think thats a bit more fun, but still, super fun even on keyboard.

A little tip if anyones wondering- learn the Co-Drivers signals if you dont know that, i didnt to begin with and it was kinda confusing, just basing all my turns off of the arrows that pop up, but learning the meaning of them helped a lot.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☑ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☑ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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if you use a sim wheel to play this you MUST turn down a few settings, otherwise you're just wrestling the wheel. Graphics are amazing and gameplay is amazing while also having a large learning curve.

The best game to start your rally career , beautiful landscapes with stunning graphics, but most importantly it is very realistic 10/10 would recommend. You also absolutely need a steering wheel otherwise the game is unplayable.

Love it!
Was trying to drive the group b cars, and struggle, but switched to VR and that gave me the depth perception I needed to know just how much pant crapping was required for any upcoming corner. DR2 + VR is the best rally I've played

DiRT Rally 2.0 delivers on the rally driving experience, offering realism in handling and physics. The cars feel fantastic to drive, and the challenging courses keep you on edge. The career mode is underwhelming, with limited depth and a grindy progression system. A lot of the game is hidden behind DLC which i didn't pay for and don't feel like paying for. Good game overall.
7/10 (Good)

Better looking and harder/realistic driving physics compared to EA WRC title (tho the asphalt sections are better in EA WRC)

fun rally game, feels really good with ffb