WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship
Skip · Strategy · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 39, under the fair line, at $2.99.
- Length
- 17.4h
- Value
- $0.17/hr
- Reviews
- 74% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 6 GB of memory, Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or ATI Radeon HD 5870 2GB, 19 GB of storage. Windows only.
The most complete and authentic official WRC simulation yet. New physics for all surfaces, a completely redesigned career mode, dynamic weather conditions, 50 teams, 14 countries, 100 tracks, weekly challenges and an eSports mode…
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $2.99, set in November 2023. 51 discounts in the 6 years on record. They run about 80 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 31 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship ($29.99, scores 45) beats it on value, while it beats WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship ($49.99, scores 32).
This site sampled 800 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 22 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written October 2020 to August 2026. That is more refunded reviewers than 8 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 2,725 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 643 have a larger share. Inside the two-hour refund window, 45 percent of the 494 reviews written there were positive, against 74 percent overall, and those are 25 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 17.4 hours; clearing it takes 36, which is 2.1 times the campaign.
The drop-off
73% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Pacenotes. He says "4 long". Awesome. What he actually means by that is like 15 consequent turns varying from 6 to 2, some but not all are short, and some are blind because of crests and obstacles. And almost ALL of pacenotes are like that. Your choices are 1) To drive very slowly 2) To perfectly memorize every single stage or 3) To not buy and to not touch this garbage
The co driver is sooo trash, pacenote too, though it sucks slightly less. Car slides too much. At the bright side, this allow donuts to be done smoothly. Still, not feeling great. Break distance is too long for me. Reasonable to play. Like, I finished the career mode. But I do not recommend this. *The only online stuff that works is the leaderboard. Didnot check for online ghosts
A massive leap forward for hardcore rally simulation. With 293.1 hours of stage time, this title completely revitalized the franchise, providing an intense and authentic rally experience that demands absolute focus. Physics & Weather Rating: The physics overhaul is excellent-the car handling feels incredibly responsive, and the dynamic weather system is a game-changer. Driving through an evolving stage where dry...
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Cite this score
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship scores 39/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1004750/wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championshipReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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