The Art of Rally combines a timeless art style, good physics, and a genuine passion for rally to create one of the best racing games of all time.

It's just you and the road. The lack of competitors or other distractions allow you to reach a flow state more easily than any other game I have played.

The environment is vibrant but not distracting, with each location having a unique color palette. Iconic cigarette/oil advertisements and massive crowds on the road help to transport you back to the peak of Group B.

Cars are based on historical models and have noticeable differences in their handling characteristics. The vehicle descriptions poke fun at the historical origins of the cars and help to add personality to the game.

The game is easier to get into than a sim like Assetto Corsa, but the driving model still feels like it has depth. It punishes driving too fast harshly, which can feel unfamiliar to people who play simcades but familiar to people who play sims. Remember, slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

My only complaints would be that its hard to see the road ahead of jumps and that there aren't pace notes. If you are a fan of rally, I cannot recommend this game enough. I only wouldn't recommend it if you're not familiar with motorsport or racing games. The game doesn't try to teach you much about rally or car handling, and kind of assumes that you know it.

This game is truly a love letter to the art of rally.

looks good, sounds meh, drives bad

Game looks stylish, with charm, descriptions are authentic, funny.

Cars sound meh, I didn't find a single "Group 2" car that I would like how it sounds. Ambient sounds and music are good.

Driving is just not fun. I got used to it at the end "Group 2", but that doesn't mean, it is fun or good. I certainly didn't expect miracles, but I thought, maybe I can at least look forward to some arcadey sideways action, but no. Every time I crashed or whatever, I didn't feel like it was my fault, but because the controls screwed me over. Primary example would be going from downhill to uphill, where car suddenly decides to make 90° turn after smallest of inputs, due to increased grip/downforce. Jumps are ironically the safest part and only thing done right, for small arcade game like this. Lack of settings to customize controls doesn't help its case either.

Extra points for having native Dualsense support.
Not a bad game, but I wouldn't call the gameplay fun, there are much better arcade racing games.

good game about cars