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What a day to be a Linux gamers! DiRT Rally is also now showing signs that it will be ported to Linux. Another great racing game I have wanted to play, and our first proper Rally game.

I've put quite a bit of time into GRID Autosport since it came to Linux, but I'm a much bigger fan of Rally titles like DiRT Rally. I'm sure I'm not the only one either, so this is fantastic news.

Thanks to SteamDB as usual:
QuoteChanged App Config
launch/1/config/oslist: linux
launch/1/executable: DirtRally.sh
launch/1/type: none


No word on who is doing it, as this was completely out of the blue. Considering the game was only released at the end of last year, this is really amazing. We are getting an extremely up to date game.

This was Codemasters first game to go in Early Access too, and it really helped them polish the title. I was quite surprised to see such a big name use Early Access, but they did it well judging by reviews.

About the game
DiRT Rally is the most authentic and thrilling rally game ever made, road-tested over 80 million miles by the DiRT community. It perfectly captures that white knuckle feeling of racing on the edge as you hurtle along dangerous roads at breakneck speed, knowing that one crash could irreparably harm your stage time. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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chelobaka Mar 7, 2016
I noticed that porters use similar pattern for executable names in SteamDB.

These are from VP:
launch/4/executable: Binaries\Linux\bioshock › ./bioshock
launch/1/executable: ./dirt


These are from Feral:
launch/2/executable: GridAutosport.sh
launch/2/executable: AlienIsolation.sh


And this is from Dirt Rally:
launch/1/executable: DirtRally.sh

I guess it's obvious.

Update:
launch/2/executable: LifeIsStrange.sh

Update 2:
Aspyr uses its own pattern:
launch/2/executable: ./KOTOR2
launch/2/executable: ./Fahrenheit
launch/3/executable: ./CivBE



Last edited by chelobaka on 7 March 2016 at 8:27 pm UTC
Renzatic Gear Mar 7, 2016
:(((

Hey, comeon now. Turn that frown upside down!

...like I did in this video.

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Renzatic Gear Mar 7, 2016
Haha, well, I was hoping for a fun racing game but now I know this won’t be it. Probably just another incredibly hard and unfun simulation like Grid Autosport.

It all comes down to taste, of course, but I think DR is one of the funnest racing games I've played in a good long while.

Yeah, there's a learning curve to it, and yeah, you're gonna wreck the hell out of your car and lose some races starting out, but once you get the feel for it, it makes you feel like a tire shredding MO-CHINE!
Rhythagoras Mar 7, 2016
Been watching my friend play this since release with steam broadcast. Would be a dream come true to see this on Linux.
Mountain Man Mar 8, 2016
Definitely an amazing game. A few more like these and I'll have no reason to dual boot.
I gave up dual booting months ago. It has gotten to the point that I don't mind missing out on Windows exclusives because there are so many other games available to me.
ElectricPrism Mar 8, 2016
This time period of Linux is like watching the fall of Berlin Wall, or waking up September 11th, 2001, or the fall of the Roman empire.

It seems that Push is coming to Shove and this whole Microsoft Store lock-jaw tactic may yet prove futile as SteamOS/Linux is becoming a mature platform.

Can't wait to get this :) Very exciting time to live and watch Linux.
Mountain Man Mar 8, 2016
This time period of Linux is like watching the fall of Berlin Wall, or waking up September 11th, 2001, or the fall of the Roman empire.
The first and last analogies I get, but September 11? Do you really not know what happened on that day? Or are you trolling?
STiAT Mar 8, 2016
GRID is great, but this title would be awsome. I prefer rally titles over "normal" racing games. Sad my wheel turned out to be broken... if this comes to Linux I'll have to get myself a new one.
Eike Mar 8, 2016
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Haha, well, I was hoping for a fun racing game but now I know this won’t be it. Probably just another incredibly hard and unfun simulation like Grid Autosport.

AFAIK, it's much more simulation, so much harder, so probably much too hard for people like me.
Eike Mar 8, 2016
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I noticed that porters use similar pattern for executable names in SteamDB.

These are from VP:
launch/4/executable: Binaries\Linux\bioshock › ./bioshock
launch/1/executable: ./dirt


These are from Feral:
launch/2/executable: GridAutosport.sh
launch/2/executable: AlienIsolation.sh


And this is from Dirt Rally:
launch/1/executable: DirtRally.sh

I guess it's obvious.

Update:
launch/2/executable: LifeIsStrange.sh

Yeah!

Thanks for poiting out!
FredO Mar 8, 2016
I'm really happy they chose to port this instead of Dirt 3. This just looks so good.
megasthenes Mar 17, 2016
I'm so glad I got a GTX770 and another 1TB drive today..
darkone778 Mar 21, 2016
And it looks like Dirt showdown is also available. Why do i feel like this has been available for a while now and im just seeing this? lol


Last edited by darkone778 on 21 March 2016 at 8:28 am UTC
tuubi Mar 21, 2016
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And it looks like Dirt showdown is also available. Why do i feel like this has been available for a while now and im just seeing this? lol
VP released the Showdown port like half a year ago. Just do a search for Showdown here on GOL. You'll find several articles on it.
Mike Oct 3, 2016
Any update on this one? Looks like nothing changed in 7 months. Has it been cancelled?
0aTT Feb 13, 2017
It will appear on the second of March. Nearly a year after recording in the SteamDB. Just because something appears on the SteamDB, linux gamers must not hold their breath.

No Mac port so far thank to Metal.

DiRT Rally is one of the best racing games, I think.


Last edited by 0aTT on 13 February 2017 at 1:30 pm UTC
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