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DIRT 5
DIRT 5 is a fun, amplified, off-road arcade racing experience created by Codemasters. Blaze a trail on routes across the world, covering gravel, ice, snow and sand, with a roster of cars ranging from rally icons to trucks, to GT heroes.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Engaging arcade racing and fun mechanics” (21 of 67 reviews) and “Gorgeous visuals and dynamic weather effects” (15); the most common complaint is “Repetitive races with aggressive AI rubber-banding” (25). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
21 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“It's a fun racing game, but it isn't DiRT. But it's enjoyable, and very arcade.”
15 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Pretty horrible excuse of a Dirt game. It's lacking is pretty much every aspect to some degree. I will not be more lenient towards this entry just because it was developed by a Codemasters studio subsidiary, although…”
“Best Dirt game with high end graphics with Ray tracing”
“Fun and great graphics.”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“It´s a fun Arcade Style Off-Road Racer with some maybe questionable Event types. Like, I don´t mind the Sprint Races at all, but I can totally see others considering them to be pointless fluff. It´s basically more like…”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Listen, there is nothing wrong with this game, despite the low ratings. I don't understand why people hate on it so much. It's a really good offroad racing game! It's been on my wishlist for a many years now. However, I…”
25 of the 67 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Rubber-banding AI. That's all you need to know to avoid this.”
7 of the 67 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Worst Dirt game ever +Positives+ +Tracks, locations -Negatives- -Rubber bending AI -Graphics -Gymkhana -Sprint (race type that unbelievably horrible, not sprint race than you know) -Greedy EA -Cartoony menu design…”
“Game is Okay ish But wdym i have to buy all the DLCs just to unlock half of the achievements?”
6 of the 67 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Bir oyun için artık teknik destek gibi sorunu giderme evresini geride bırakmak istiyorum. Bir oyun neden playstation 5 kolunu tanımaz ki”
“Steering wheel support, but missing all crucial steering wheel settings. Unplayable with Logitech G923 TrueForce.”
“I play it with the kids. It's fun if you have a steering wheel.”
5 of the 67 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Worst Dirt game ever +Positives+ +Tracks, locations -Negatives- -Rubber bending AI -Graphics -Gymkhana -Sprint (race type that unbelievably horrible, not sprint race than you know) -Greedy EA -Cartoony menu design…”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Worst Dirt game ever +Positives+ +Tracks, locations -Negatives- -Rubber bending AI -Graphics -Gymkhana -Sprint (race type that unbelievably horrible, not sprint race than you know) -Greedy EA -Cartoony menu design…”
Counted across 67 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 53.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Great game I've really enjoyed playing the career mode all the way through. It was nice to play a game which wasn't open world for a change and just do the races one after another. After I changed the settings a bit it ran really well on my PC getting 70-90 FPS. My PC specs are…”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“A simple arcade racing game to play after work and relax with some music on background”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“honestly, just no. coming from dirt 3, this is a downgrade in almost everything. the game tries too hard, random firework explosions, airplanes flying above you with colored smokes, after 1 lap it either turns into night, a snowstorm or rain or whatever the microtransactions of…”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Racing, Sports |
| Player tags | Racing · Driving · 4 Player Local · Offroad · Multiplayer · Arcade · Casual · Local Multiplayer · Action · Sports · Adventure · Automobile Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Korean * , Simplified Chinese * , Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Official site | https://dirtgame.com/dirt5 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-Bit Windows 10 (18362) Processor: AMD FX 4300 / Intel Core i3 2130 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 480 (DirectX12 Graphics Card) / NVIDIA GTX 970 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 60 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: PC audio solution containing Dolby Atmos® required for Dolby Atmos playback.