A great game, although would only recommend it to people who enjoyed Dirt Rally or enjoy other at least semi simulator driving/rallying games. For people who enjoyed those games this is a great change of pace and a bit more casual and less punishing.

The physics, although took me a few hours to get the hang of, are a good level of realism. The graphics speak for themselves and are amazing.

If you don't enjoy driving mechanics and the art of perfecting them then you likely won't get too much longevity out of this game as there's not much to it other than driving down a road by yourself (as rallying is) trying to improve, riding that line of control and speed. There's no story, just a bunch of different classes of cars which all handle differently and you merely have to finish the rally to unlock the next one. The progression isn't gated on difficulty or placement (other than not using up all your restarts to unlock liveries), which is why I say if you don't enjoy rallying you probably won't enjoy the game.

You are limited to a multitude of varying birds eye view, which takes a lot of the mental effort out as you're able to see all upcoming corners and prepare and position for them as opposed to listening to a co driver. It took me a few hours to get the hang of controlling the car (so don't despair if you're wiggling around all over the road, it does get better!) and it's very satisfying once you do.

A minor complaint is that the different road textures don't feel particularly different from each other, the transition between road and gravel isn't noticeable but then rain feels way overtuned and closer to ice or driving with slicks in the wet.

For me as someone who has a few hundred hours in other racing games and Dirt Rally, I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am amazed that no one has done a racing game before with great physics without super realistic graphics. Such a good niche has been filled with this game.

A great game, although would only recommend it to people who enjoyed Dirt Rally or enjoy other at least semi simulator driving/rallying games. For people who enjoyed those games this is a great change of pace and a bit more casual and less punishing. The physics, although took me a few hours to get the hang of, are a good level of realism. The graphics speak for themselves and are amazing. If you don't enjoy driving mechanics and the art of perfecting them then you likely won't get too much longevity out of this game as there's not much to it other than driving down a road by yourself (as rallying is) trying to improve, riding that line of control and speed. There's no story, just a bunch of different classes of cars which all handle differently and you merely have to finish the rally to unlock the next one. The progression isn't gated on difficulty or placement (other than not using up all your restarts to unlock liveries), which is why I say if you don't enjoy rallying you probably won't enjoy the game. You are limited to a multitude of varying birds eye view, which takes a lot of the mental effort out as you're able to see all upcoming corners and prepare and position for them as opposed to listening to a co driver. It took me a few hours to get the hang of controlling the car (so don't despair if you're wiggling around all over the road, it does get better!) and it's very satisfying once you do. A minor complaint is that the different road textures don't feel particularly different from each other, the transition between road and gravel isn't noticeable but then rain feels way overtuned and closer to ice or driving with slicks in the wet. For me as someone who has a few hundred hours in other racing games and Dirt Rally, I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am amazed that no one has done a racing game before with great physics without super realistic graphics. Such a good niche has been filled with this game.