Dakar 18

Dakar 18 is currently 90% off on Fanatical — down to $2.99 from $29.99.

At 90% off, this is one of the deepest discounts Dakar 18 reaches on Fanatical — near its typical floor.

That works out to $27 off the Fanatical list price of $29.99.

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Dakar 18 is a rally raid sim built around one of motorsport’s most brutal events, the Dakar Rally, and it puts you behind the wheel of everything from a factory rally car to a lumbering Kamaz truck. Instead of tracks, you get real terrain modeled from satellite data across Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina, and the whole point is finding your own way through it rather than following painted lines.

How it plays

The heart of the game is navigation, not just driving. You’re handed a road book, the same kind of notes real Dakar competitors use, and it’s on you to read it correctly and pick a route across open desert, mountain passes, and riverbeds. Get it wrong and you can burn time or get stuck in sand and mud that actually behaves differently depending on the weather and time of day. Bigmoon Entertainment licensed the real 2018 event, so you’re working through the actual stages from Lima to Córdoba with official manufacturers and drivers attached to the cars, bikes, quads, trucks, and UTVs. There’s also a rescue mechanic where towing a stranded rival earns you repair points, which adds a small strategic wrinkle to whether you play purely for the win or help others along the way. You can race online against other competitors or split the screen with a friend, and offline play lets you build up skills at your own pace.

Who it’s for

This one is for people who like their racing games heavy on simulation and light on hand-holding. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to actually navigate a rally instead of just steering through one, this scratches that itch in a way most racing games don’t bother with. Fans of off-road vehicles across multiple categories, cars, bikes, trucks, quads, will appreciate having that range in one package. On the flip side, if you want tight arcade handling, quick lap-based races, or a game that tells you exactly where to go, this isn’t it. The open-world navigation and terrain simulation demand patience, and getting lost is a real possibility by design.

Is it worth it?

For the niche it serves, rally raid and cross-country simulation, there isn’t a lot of competition, and that alone gives it some staying power. It’s the kind of game that rewards a specific taste rather than trying to please everyone, so its value really depends on whether that taste matches yours. If you’re curious about the genre but not sure you’ll love the road book navigation and slower, methodical pace, it’s a much easier recommendation when you catch it in a sale rather than paying full price upfront. For genre fans who already know they want a real crack at simulating the Dakar, it’s worth having in the library regardless, and a discount just makes that decision even easier.

Quick facts

Genre: Adventure, Racing, Simulation, Sports. Developer: Bigmoon Entertainment. Publisher: Bigmoon Entertainment and Ravenscourt. Platform: PC (Steam). Release date: September 25, 2018.