Hardcore Rally Game Dakar 18 Takes PS4 Off-Road Later This Month

It will compete against Gravel at the most.

I find comparisons to Dirt to be very odd. Dakar 18 is not meant and designed to be anything like a Dirt game. It's like comparing Spintires to Dirt 4. They are both driving games, but what you do in them, the nature of the driving, is dramatically different.

Here's what's unique about Dakar 18, what makes it completely different from a Dirt experience:
1) an open-world game
2) a focus on navigation, exploriation, planning and "survival"
3) a wide variety of vechicles (cars, motorcycles, trucks etc.)
4) shifting day/nightime and weather effects

Dakar 18 is more comparable to Spintires than Dirt 1-4 or Gravel, it's more of a driving simulator than a racing game.

Here's a more detailed video of what the gameplay is like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sQIRm3mNUY

With the risk of seeming arrogant, here's a short video of what Dakar is, because it is important to understand what this game is trying to simulate (why it is not trying to be another Dirt or Gravel game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSOSIL6MxWM

I might get this when its cheap. Looks like it will entertain me a few nights.