Sega Rally Championship
Sega Rally Championship is a 1995 racing game developed by Sega AM3, an arcade rally racer built on Model 2 hardware. It brought off-road competition to a genre dominated by circuit racing, sending players across desert, forest and mountain stages in cars evoking real rally machines like the Toyota Celica and Lancia Delta.
Its standout feature was surface-dependent handling: the car behaved distinctly differently on tarmac, gravel and mud, making the mastery of controlled drifting essential to keep momentum. This grippy, tactile physics model, combined with a tight time-attack structure, checkpoint pressure and an encouraging co-driver calling corners, gave it a uniquely satisfying feel that influenced rally games for years.
Widely regarded as a genre-defining classic and a favorite for its two-player split-screen, Sega Rally Championship has appeared in later compilations and digital forms, keeping its pioneering off-road racing accessible to modern players.
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Modern alternatives to Sega Rally Championship, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
art of rally Indie
€ 24,99A stylised top-down rally game with a minimalist aesthetic.
art of rally runs on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Rush Rally 3 Indie
€ 14,79Proper stage rallying that also runs on a phone, with real co-driver calls.
Rush Rally 3 runs on PC, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Gravel
€ 19,99Arcade off-road racing across rally, stadium and wild-rush events, in Sega Rally's spirit.
Gravel runs on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. It is Steam Deck Untested.
DiRT Rally 2.0
€ 39,99A demanding modern rally simulation across varied surfaces.
DiRT Rally 2.0 runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Unsupported.
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