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Dakar 18

Dakar 18

Based on the world famous annual rally raid organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) in South America, DAKAR 18 is a realistic simulation of the biggest cross-country rally in the world and features a variety of vehicles, including motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs.

Released Sep 25, 2018 Developer Bigmoon Entertainment Publisher Bigmoon Entertainment, Ravenscourt Platforms Windows RacingSimulationAutomobile SimSportsAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

68.6%positive1,170 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“moza R9 not working In uevr the controller stop working ,for a game that is 8 years old it is a mess . dont think develepers care about this game anny more”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I wanted to like it. But this game is straight ass”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Good gane, but no free roam mode. Sooooooooo boring.”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
524-hour peak
260all-time peak
0 100 200 2019 2021 2023 2025 123 avg · Sep 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

54achievements
0.8%median completion
0.6%rarest: The Bolivian
52.1% of players 49.7% of players 42.0% of players 26.2% of players 18.0% of players 5.7% of players 4.3% of players 2.9% of players 2.5% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 52.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
52.1%Going places — Finish a Dakar 18 stage
49.7%Clean driving — Complete a Dakar 18 stage without missing a Way Point
42.0%First of many — Finish a Dakar 18 stage in first place
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%The Bolivian — Find all artifacts from Bolivia
0.6%Hard driver — Drive for 10.000 Km in Multiplayer
0.6%Desert Plains — Drive for 6000 Km with a Quad

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK26.49 GBP
Australia44.95 AUD
Canada41.49 CAD
Japan3,589 JPY
Brazil149.00 BRL
China110.99 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Japan Brazil Canada US Australia EU UK≈$35

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 19, 2019
Dakar 18 - Update v.13 - ONLINE RANKINGS

We are releasing the Thirteenth update, with the implementation of the "ONLINE RANKINGS": https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33128083/6b2416f79f42075ba760a95a6961e99daa

Feb 19, 2019
DAKAR 18 - STEAM CARDS

Steam Cards available now! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33128083/fd486d368dacc38c75c5ade018c99443ed40dacb.png

Feb 01, 2019
Dakar 18 - Update v.12

We are releasing the twelfth update, with the implementation of the custom weather conditions for “Multiplayer Online” and driving physics improvement on Quads. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamco

Dec 21, 2018
Dakar 18 - Update v.11

We are releasing the eleventh update, focused on “Co-pilot voice packs” and custom time and weather conditions for “Quick Race”. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3312

Dec 12, 2018
Dakar 18 - Update v.10

We are releasing the tenth update, with the content update focused on improving the gameplay experience and preparing the videogame to accept future downloadable content. We added the "QUICK RACE” gam

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Racing, Simulation, Sports
Player tagsRacing · Simulation · Automobile Sim · Sports · Adventure · Offroad · Multiplayer · Driving · Open World · Realistic · VR · Controller (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Portugal *
ControllerFull support
Achievements54
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.dakarthegame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) Processor: Intel Core i5-2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-6100 @ 3.3 GHz or equivalent Core i3-7340 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD HD 7870 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)