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WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship cover art

WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship

KT Racing · Nacon · 2020-09-08

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RacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 13, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 15, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Sep 15, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 15, 2019 (Xbox One)

The most complete and authentic official WRC simulation yet. New physics for all surfaces, a completely redesigned career mode, dynamic weather conditions, 50 teams, 14 countries, 100 tracks, weekly challenges and an eSports mode…

30
playing now
74%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

WRC 8, also known as WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship, is the official game of the 2019 World Rally Championship. The game was developed by French developer Kylotonn and published on 10 September 2019 by Bigben Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The game carries an official World Rally Championship esports licence.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 30 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 231 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 840 Racing games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 49k–110k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,449 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.81-91%
IndieGala$2.99-90%
Humble Store$3.99-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.01 at GameBillet (2024-02-28) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 170 of 175 observed days · $0.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
969620202026Week of 2020-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

147132026-08-07 00:00 — 40 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 101 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 122 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 115 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 147 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 97 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 88 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 65 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 73 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 73 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 64 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 21 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 45 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 84 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 27 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 30 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 70 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 36 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 54 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 24 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 62 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$2.162019-09-052026-08-302019-09-05 — best price $49.992020-03-09 — best price $34.992020-07-28 — best price $49.992020-09-22 — best price $35.892020-10-31 — best price $23.992020-12-16 — best price $16.002021-02-05 — best price $17.592021-03-31 — best price $39.992021-05-31 — best price $39.992021-07-26 — best price $12.002021-09-27 — best price $29.392021-12-09 — best price $9.992022-02-10 — best price $7.492022-04-11 — best price $4.792022-06-06 — best price $25.192022-08-05 — best price $5.992022-09-28 — best price $26.962022-12-01 — best price $4.742023-02-02 — best price $5.992023-04-20 — best price $29.992023-06-20 — best price $22.042023-08-16 — best price $4.742023-11-21 — best price $2.992024-01-22 — best price $24.872024-03-28 — best price $3.002024-05-28 — best price $23.892024-08-02 — best price $2.162024-10-03 — best price $29.992025-01-05 — best price $22.042025-04-08 — best price $2.272025-07-14 — best price $2.992025-10-07 — best price $2.852025-12-15 — best price $2.992026-02-24 — best price $29.992026-05-11 — best price $2.392026-07-06 — best price $3.992026-08-18 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.81
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
72.8%
earned "Stuntman"
4.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play Together4 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)10,0912%43
Steam (Steam)1,6294%43
Switch (Nintendo)630%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DPvPRacingSportsDrivingPhysicse-sportsManagementOpen WorldCompetitive

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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