DiRT Rally

Eurogamer

Simon Parkin

Recommended

Dirt Rally transcends its simplistic presentation to offer one of the most engaging and dramatic representations of the motorsport yet.

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PC Gamer

Craig Lager

80 / 100

It's not a sim, but it's the best rally game in years.

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Eurogamer

Martin Robinson

Recommended

Codemasters goes hardcore with this no-frills, punishing off-road sim, resulting in its best game in years.

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IGN

Luke Reilly

8.9 / 10.0

There's a specific corner during one of the German stages in Dirt Rally where your co-driver will supplement his flurry of warnings with a professional request: "Be brave." It's a slight left kink, framed on both sides by half-buried stones. To be honest I'm not certain what it is about this corner in particular that warrants the added advice – there are plenty of deceptive corners in Dirt Rally you can take faster than you'd expect – but "be brave" potently sums up how you need to approach Dirt Rally. Dirt Rally is a brilliant looking and incredible sounding racing sim that feels absolutely outstanding, but it won't tolerate the timid.

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GamesRadar+

Keith Andrew

An honest, often brutal celebration of rallying that will exhilarate racing fans but intimidate newcomers.

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Game Informer

Matthew Kato

8.5 / 10.0

Dirt Rally isn't deep in every area, but the gameplay alone makes this my favorite rally game

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GameSpot

Richard Wakeling

8 / 10

Dirt Rally's arrival on consoles lets more people join in Codemasters' celebration of this brutal motorsport. [OpenCritic note: Richard Wakeling separately reviewed the PC and PS4 versions.]

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Hardcore Gamer

Jason Bohn

4.5 / 5.0

Codemasters have crafted an almost perfect racing game with Dirt Rally. Some players might balk at not sharing the road with other racers, but the true rally experience is represented here in spades. Failures on the track are painful. Success is glorious. This is a title that rewards paying attention and thinking as much as it does raw skill. Some graphical peculiarities might pop up here and there, but these are only slight blemishes on an otherwise outstanding title.

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