Old School Rally

Item: Old School Rally
Rating: 79
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-12-04

Summary

Authentic retro rally experience
Addictive, accessible core rally gameplay
Varied and engaging tracks
Inconsistent car handling and physics
Limited content, repetitive gameplay
Early access needs more development

Emotions

Satisfaction61%Frustration27%Disappointment26%Nostalgia22%Joy20%

Reviews (sample size): 508
Helpful reviews: 80%
Unhelpful reviews: 20%
Protest reviews: 0%

79%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
21%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1330
Negative points: 805
Gameplay points: 243
Perf. points: 38
Rec. points: 216
Misc points: 133

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts

Bucket	Neg	Pos
≤ 2h playtime	509.1% Avg playtime 0.5h	7714% Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime	295.3% Avg playtime 9.2h	39471.6% Avg playtime 13.9h

Velocity

review pace

Avg/day	1.1 rev/day
Last 30d	1.9 rev/day
Quarterly	81.3 rev/qtr
Days covered	503.5 days

Point	Description	Importance
Authentic Retro Rally Experience Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game for perfectly capturing the essence, graphics, and gameplay of classic 90s/PS1-era rally games like Colin McRae Rally and Sega Rally. It effectively evokes strong nostalgia while offering modern performance and customizable visual filters for an authentic retro feel. Importance 99%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game for perfectly capturing the essence, graphics, and gameplay of classic 90s/PS1-era rally games like Colin McRae Rally and Sega Rally. It effectively evokes strong nostalgia while offering modern performance and customizable visual filters for an authentic retro feel.	99%
Addictive & Accessible Core Gameplay Description The game is celebrated for its fun, addictive, and engaging core gameplay loop. It offers a straightforward, pick-up-and-play experience free from grind, allowing players to jump straight into racing and providing satisfying challenge for both casual enjoyment and mastery. Importance 38%	The game is celebrated for its fun, addictive, and engaging core gameplay loop. It offers a straightforward, pick-up-and-play experience free from grind, allowing players to jump straight into racing and providing satisfying challenge for both casual enjoyment and mastery.	38%
Enjoyable Car Handling & Diverse Roster Description Reviewers highlight the game's fun, arcade-style physics and responsive controls, which are easy to learn yet offer surprising depth for skilled play. The wide selection of cars is also appreciated, with each vehicle feeling distinct and contributing to replayability. Importance 37%	Reviewers highlight the game's fun, arcade-style physics and responsive controls, which are easy to learn yet offer surprising depth for skilled play. The wide selection of cars is also appreciated, with each vehicle feeling distinct and contributing to replayability.	37%
Varied and Engaging Tracks Description The game features a good selection of well-designed tracks that offer variety in layouts, locations, and conditions. These tracks provide an engaging and fun racing experience, encouraging replayability. Importance 23%	The game features a good selection of well-designed tracks that offer variety in layouts, locations, and conditions. These tracks provide an engaging and fun racing experience, encouraging replayability.	23%
Great Value in Early Access Description Players commend the game for offering a substantial amount of polished content for its price, even in its Early Access state. The game is seen as a worthwhile purchase with significant potential for future growth. Importance 16%	Players commend the game for offering a substantial amount of polished content for its price, even in its Early Access state. The game is seen as a worthwhile purchase with significant potential for future growth.	16%
Stellar & Fitting Soundtrack Description The game's music receives strong positive feedback, with many players describing the soundtrack as stellar, enjoyable, and a perfect fit for the retro rally theme. Some even consider it a highlight worth experiencing on its own. Importance 13%	The game's music receives strong positive feedback, with many players describing the soundtrack as stellar, enjoyable, and a perfect fit for the retro rally theme. Some even consider it a highlight worth experiencing on its own.	13%
Valued Split-screen Multiplayer Description The inclusion of local split-screen multiplayer is a highly appreciated feature. It provides a nostalgic social gaming experience and is seen as a welcome rarity in modern PC titles. Importance 8%	The inclusion of local split-screen multiplayer is a highly appreciated feature. It provides a nostalgic social gaming experience and is seen as a welcome rarity in modern PC titles.	8%
Consistent Developer Updates Description Players recognize and appreciate the developers' active engagement and frequent updates. These improvements, particularly to physics and handling, demonstrate a commitment to enhancing the game during Early Access. Importance 6%	Players recognize and appreciate the developers' active engagement and frequent updates. These improvements, particularly to physics and handling, demonstrate a commitment to enhancing the game during Early Access.	6%
Satisfying Customization & Progression Description The game features a straightforward career mode for unlocking new events and cars. Players also appreciate the ability to create and share custom car liveries through Steam Workshop, adding a layer of personalization. Importance 6%	The game features a straightforward career mode for unlocking new events and cars. Players also appreciate the ability to create and share custom car liveries through Steam Workshop, adding a layer of personalization.	6%

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