Dirt 5 is an adventure developed by Codemasters Cheshire, released 5 November 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 9.1 hrs to finish.
What Dirt 5 is
Dirt 5 is an adventure game developed by Codemasters Cheshire and released in 2020. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ego Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
World-renowned voice talents Troy Baker and Nolan North head up the cast of DIRT 5’s story-driven Career mode. Earn sponsorships and unique rewards and take on a fierce rival in our biggest ever Career.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 40 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Colin McRae series
Dirt 5 is the 39th of 41 entries we hold in the Colin McRae series. The next entry was Dirt 5: Limited Edition in 2020. Its critic score of 81 is 4 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Dirt 3 at 86.
How it was received
Dirt 5 holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 79 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9.1 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 24.9 hrs, roughly 2.7 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD FX 4300 / Intel Core i3 2130, 8 GB RAM and AMD RX 480 (DirectX12 Graphics Card) / NVIDIA GTX 970. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 60GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Dirt 5 launched on 5 November 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dirt 5 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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