Dakar 18

Dakar 18

Steam Deck Playable

Bigmoon Entertainment · Racing · Sep 25, 2018

It depends on what you're after.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

68%
Mixed
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Controls: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 8 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are caveats
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
works with xbox one controller and my g series steering wheel so this is good
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Graphics are very good just like interface and game mechanics.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Whoever coded it, wrote his dialogue and/or created the roadbook should never have anything to do with motorsport and motorsport games.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design is immersive, with authentic engine noises, terrain impacts, and the howling wind of the desert adding to the tension.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Controls42 reviews
Interface13 reviews
Story and characters5 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics60 reviews
55%
Difficulty29 reviews
90%
Gameplay19 reviews
68%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes23 reviews
48%
Bugs15 reviews
67%
Performance10 reviews
80%
Multiplayer7 reviews
43%
Optimization6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.