Dakar 18

Dakar 18 is a rally raid simulation based on the annual event organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) in South America. You race across a large open world in motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads or UTVs, competing online or playing offline to develop your racing skills.

Rally across South America

The open world covers Peru, Bolivia and Argentina across more than 12,000 km², without restricting you to a track or set roads. The game simulates the 14 stages of the 2018 Dakar Rally, from Lima to Córdoba. Terrain is based on converted satellite images, and changing time and weather bring conditions such as dry sand under the sun, deep mud in heavy rain and river beds.

You use a Road Book navigation system based on the official books for the 2018 Dakar Rally to find your way across the landscape. Rescue and repair are also part of the race: you can stop to help other competitors, and towing a stuck competitor earns extra repair points.

Vehicles and competitors

You can choose from five vehicle categories, with official vehicles and pilots:

• Cars: Peugeot, Mini, Toyota, Renault and Mitsubishi, with drivers including Carlos Sainz, Stéphane Peterhansel, Sebastien Loeb, Nasser Al Attiyah, Nani Roma, Orlando Terranova, Mikko Hirvonen, Bryce Menzies, Emiliano Spataro and Carlos Sousa.
• Motorcycles: KTM, Honda, Yamaha and Husqvarna, with riders including Mathias Walkner, Sam Sunderland, Joan Barreda, Adrien Van Beveren, Pablo Quintanilla and Laia Sanz.
• Quads: Yamaha Raptor, with riders including Ignacio Casale, Sergey Karyakin, Alexis Hernandez and Rafal Sonik.
• Trucks: Kamaz, Maz, Tatra and MAN, with drivers including Eduardo Nikolaev, Martin Kolomy and Aleksandr Vasilevski.
• UTVs (SxS): Polaris, with drivers including Patrice Garrouste and Claude Fournier.

Race alone or together

Dakar 18 includes offline play and online multiplayer races. Online stages support races against up to seven other competitors, and split-screen play lets you race with a friend.