Old School Rally
Worth it · Strategy · 2025
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.74.
- Length
- 8.2h
- Value
- $1.19/hr
- Reviews
- 89% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is 25% off today.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Nvidia 6800 or ATI X1300 or Intel HD3000, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
A nostalgic racing game that combines the charm of classic retro style visuals with the thrill of international rally competitions.
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 $7.99, set in December 2025. It has been discounted 16 times in the 2 years tracked here, typically at 15 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales. Today's $9.74 at 25 percent off still sits 22 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
This sale is doing real work. 67 at list, 71 today.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 75 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Parking Garage Rally Circuit ($4.99, scores 92) beats it on value, while it beats Barro Racing ($4.99, scores 55).
This site sampled 531 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 13 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written July 2024 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 81 percent of the 833 reviews written there were positive, against 89 percent overall, and those are 39 percent of everything written about it.
8.2 hours to finish it, 24 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 3.0 times the campaign.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 8.2 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
66% start to 3% 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
Players
5 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 16:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This game is so nostalgic. The classic 90s / early 2000s art style is absolutely amazing and genuinely feels like a game from that era. The gameplay is simple, fun, and really captures the feeling of classic rally games. There's something really satisfying about jumping into a car, racing through the stages, and just enjoying the old school arcade style experience. It doesn't try to feel like a modern rally...
So, after getting all the achievements, it is finally time to leave my honest review. 1) Graphics: really love the PS1 aesthetics. There is also a CRT filter in the options menu, but I didn't want to turn it on. The cars' models and textures are really detailed for the game with such artstyle. The scenery is very diverse and, again, suits the theme of the game. 2) Sound: the music is catchy and fits the vibe, but it...
10/10, just wish It also had online multiplayer instead of only local because I don't have friends.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Old School Rally scores 71/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2824660/old-school-rallyReviews 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 2.
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