Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like DiRT 4 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with DiRT 4 on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: DiRT Rally 2.0, which made by the same studio, Codemasters.
- DiRT 4 is tagged Racing, Automobile Sim, Simulation, Multiplayer, Driving, Offroad, Sports, Realistic by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 3 are from the same studio: DiRT Rally 2.0, F1 2020, GRID Autosport.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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DiRT Rally 2.0
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Codemasters; both open world and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).
DiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.
DiRT Rally 2.0 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Codemasters Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,388 Price $19.99 RacingAutomobile SimSimulationVRDrivingSportsOffroadRealistic
- 2
Assetto Corsa Competizione
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).
Assetto Corsa Competizione, the official GT World Challenge videogame. Thanks to the extraordinary quality of simulation, you will experience the atmosphere of the GT3 championship. Compete against official drivers, teams, cars and official circuits reproduced to the highest quality ever seen.
Assetto Corsa Competizione at a glance Released 2019 Studio Kunos Simulazioni Player sentiment 93% positive of 48,018 Price $39.99 RacingAutomobile SimSimulationVRDrivingRealisticSportsController
- 3
Project CARS 2
Why it matched: both open world, atmospheric and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim; released around the same time (2017).
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY! Project CARS 2 delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
Project CARS 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Slightly Mad Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 18,429 Price Not listed RacingDrivingAutomobile SimSimulationVRRealisticSportsController
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F1 2020
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Codemasters; both difficult; shares 10 player tags including Racing, Simulation and Sports; released around the same time (2020).
F1® 2020 allows you to create your F1® team for the very first time and race alongside the official teams and drivers. Alternatively, challenge your friends in new split-screen with casual race options for more relaxed racing. Compete on 22 circuits, with current and classic content.
F1 2020 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Codemasters Player sentiment 94% positive of 39,931 Price Not listed RacingSimulationSportsAutomobile SimDifficultDrivingRealisticController
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Project CARS
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Racing, Simulation and Automobile Sim; published by the same company; released around the same time (2015).
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
Project CARS at a glance Released 2015 Studio Slightly Mad Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 14,438 Price Not listed RacingSimulationAutomobile SimDrivingRealisticSportsVRController
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GRID Autosport
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Codemasters Racing; both atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Sports; released around the same time (2014).
It’s all about the teams, the rivals and the race as you become driver for hire, specialising in your favourite disciplines or conquering them all in an intense world of professional motorsport.
GRID Autosport at a glance Released 2014 Studio Codemasters Racing Player sentiment 78% positive of 8,728 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimSportsSimulationDrivingArcadeControllerRealistic
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Forza Horizon 4
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim; released around the same time (2021).
Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world.
Forza Horizon 4 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Playground Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 303,167 Price Not listed RacingDrivingAutomobile SimRealisticOnline Co-OpControllerSimulationArcade
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RIDE 4
Why it matched: both open world and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Racing, Sports and Simulation; released around the same time (2020).
Are you ready to live the best gaming experience that a motorcycle fan can get? RIDE 4 will spark your competitive soul with hundreds of bikes, dozens of tracks and a whole new level of realism.
RIDE 4 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Milestone S.r.l. Player sentiment 83% positive of 12,391 Price $39.99 RacingSportsSimulationAutomobile SimDrivingVRControllerDifficult
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Forza Horizon 5
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim; released around the same time (2021).
Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.
Forza Horizon 5 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Playground Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 279,979 Price $23.99 RacingDrivingAutomobile SimRealisticSimulationArcadeOnline Co-OpSports
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CarX Drift Racing Online
Why it matched: both open world; shares 9 player tags including Racing, Simulation and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2017).
Master realistic drift physics, tune 120+ cars and drift online with up to 16 players across platforms. Compete in TOP-32, build unique setups and explore hundreds of community-made Workshop maps.
CarX Drift Racing Online at a glance Released 2017 Studio CarX Technologies, LLC Player sentiment 95% positive of 89,251 Price $16.99 RacingSimulationOnline Co-OpAutomobile SimControllerVRArcadeRealistic
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RaceRoom Racing Experience
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Realistic; released around the same time (2013).
RaceRoom is free to download and built on true-to-life physics and Force Feedback. Drive DTM, FIA WTCC, WTCR and a huge library of cars and tracks—including the most up-to-date Nordschleife. Jump in, race instantly, and expand your garage with a massive selection of content.
RaceRoom Racing Experience at a glance Released 2013 Studio KW Studios Player sentiment 76% positive of 28,036 Price Free RacingAutomobile SimRealisticDrivingSimulationDifficultSportsController
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Copa Petrobras de Marcas
Why it matched: both open world; shares 9 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Simulation; released around the same time (2015).
COPA PETROBRAS DE MARCAS is a 100% free official game simulating the thrill of competing wheel-to-wheel with models from various automakers in some of the main Brazilian race tracks.
Copa Petrobras de Marcas at a glance Released 2015 Studio Reiza Studios Player sentiment 68% positive of 2,903 Price Free RacingAutomobile SimSimulationSportsControllerDrivingOnline Co-OpArcade
- 13
Wreckfest
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Simulation; released around the same time (2018).
Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.
Wreckfest at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bugbear Player sentiment 88% positive of 41,452 Price $29.99 RacingAutomobile SimSimulationDrivingSportsRealisticArcade
- 14
Need for Speed Payback
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Controller and Sports; published by the same company; released around the same time (2017).
Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew were divided by betrayal and reunited by revenge to take down The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops. In this corrupt gambler’s paradise, the stakes are high and The House always wins.
Need for Speed Payback at a glance Released 2017 Studio EA Gothenburg Player sentiment 85% positive of 32,277 Price $29.99 RacingControllerSportsArcadeOffroadSimulationOnline Co-Op
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MX Bikes
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Offroad and VR; released around the same time (2019).
MX Bikes is a realistic motocross simulator, based on a scratch built physics engine that accurately simulates motorcycle dynamics and setup options.
MX Bikes at a glance Released 2019 Studio PiBoSo Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,017 Price $34.99 SimulationOffroadVRRealisticRacingControllerAutomobile SimDifficult
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High Octane Drift
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; released around the same time (2016).
Enter the world of professional competitive drift and win online series amongst hundreds of other players to become the living legend. Buy, tune, trade, unite and conquer the drift scene.
High Octane Drift at a glance Released 2016 Studio Cruderocks Player sentiment 55% positive of 5,879 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimDrivingSimulationSportsControllerOnline Co-OpArcade
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Need for Speed Unbound
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Controller; published by the same company.
Race to the top, definitely don’t flop. Outsmart the cops, and enter weekly qualifiers for The Grand: the ultimate street race. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides, and light up the streets with your style.
Need for Speed Unbound at a glance Released 2022 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 60% positive of 60,177 Price $69.99 RacingDrivingControllerArcadeOnline Co-OpSimulationSports
- 18
MudRunner
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Offroad, Simulation and Automobile Sim; released around the same time (2017).
MudRunner is the ultimate off-road experience putting the players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides!
MudRunner at a glance Released 2017 Studio Saber Interactive Player sentiment 92% positive of 44,003 Price $19.99 OffroadSimulationAutomobile SimDrivingRealisticOnline Co-OpRacing
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Need for Speed Heat
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Racing, Driving and Online Co-Op; published by the same company; released around the same time (2019).
Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.
Need for Speed Heat at a glance Released 2019 Studio EA Gothenburg Player sentiment 84% positive of 153,208 Price $69.99 RacingDrivingOnline Co-OpArcadeControllerSports
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The Crew 2
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; released around the same time (2018).
Take on the American motorsports scene as you explore and dominate the land, air, and sea across the entire USA. New: play The Crew 2 offline or online with the new Hybrid mode, available now!
The Crew 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Ivory Tower Player sentiment 78% positive of 99,588 Price $29.99 RacingAutomobile SimDrivingArcadeOnline Co-OpSimulationSports
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Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Great Soundtrack; published by the same company.
Download Burnout™ Paradise: The Ultimate Box today. Paradise City is the largest and most dangerous setting yet for the best-selling Burnout series. The massive setting gives players an open-ended world to explore, as they race their vehicles through hundreds of miles of roads and underground passages with more than 70 different cars.
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box at a glance Released 2009 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 13,473 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimGreat SoundtrackDrivingArcadeControllerSportsOnline Co-Op
- 22
Need for Speed
Why it matched: both open world; shares 7 player tags including Racing, Driving and Automobile Sim; published by the same company; released around the same time (2020).
Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
Need for Speed at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Games Player sentiment 69% positive of 29,486 Price $29.99 RacingDrivingAutomobile SimArcadeSimulationControllerOnline Co-Op
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Need for Speed Undercover
Why it matched: both open world; shares 8 player tags including Racing, Automobile Sim and Driving; published by the same company.
You never thought it would turn out like this. An all-out chase where you're the hunted. And the hunter. Now you must get behind the wheel and risk everything to infiltrate a ruthless international crime syndicate and take them down.
Need for Speed Undercover at a glance Released 2008 Studio EA Black Box Player sentiment 75% positive of 8,006 Price Not listed RacingAutomobile SimDrivingArcadeSimulationGreat SoundtrackControllerOnline Co-Op
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Automobile Sim and Realistic; released around the same time (2021).
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Red Dot Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 38,510 Price $24.99 SimulationAutomobile SimRealisticDrivingRacingVR
Common questions
What game is most like DiRT 4?
DiRT Rally 2.0, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Codemasters. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to DiRT 4" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with DiRT 4. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of DiRT 4 do?
DiRT Rally 2.0, F1 2020, GRID Autosport are also from Codemasters, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.