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WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship cover art

WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship

KT Racing · Nacon · 2021-09-16

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RacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Sep 03, 2020 (Xbox One), Sep 16, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 12, 2020 (PlayStation 5), Mar 11, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 03, 2020 (PlayStation 4)

WRC is the leading off-road simulation franchise. It returns with even more realistic gameplay and more content than ever: 3 new rallies, 35 new special stages, creation of your own custom championships and completely redesigned engine sounds.

WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship is a Racing, Simulation, and Sports game released in 2021, priced at $29.99, with an estimated owner base of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (77% of 4355 reviews).

328
playing now
77%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
74/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
3.98★
PlayStation Store rating (1,941 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$29.99
steam price (US)

328 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship trailer thumbnail

WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship Gameplay (PC HD) [1080p60FPS]

≈667,577 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 328 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,377 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~172/week).
  • · Review velocity up 63% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 2,380 Racing games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 89k–200k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,450 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$2.53-92%
IndieGala$2.99-90%
Steam$2.99-90%
WinGameStore$2.99-90%
GameBillet$3.00-90%
GreenManGaming$3.16-92%
GamersGate$4.00-90%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.10 at Fortuna Digital (2026-05-07) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 222 of 231 observed days · $0.43 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25625620212026Week of 2021-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

698502026-09-15 14:00 — 618 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 61 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 306 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 698 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 75 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 170 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 298 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 114 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 182 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 290 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 130 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 75 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 239 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 293 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 75 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 259 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 320 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 60 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 173 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 515 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 83 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 201 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 328 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
76013Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 41 · peak 78Nov 2021 — avg 18 · peak 62Jan 2022 — avg 18 · peak 78Mar 2022 — avg 23 · peak 94May 2022 — avg 25 · peak 76Jul 2022 — avg 27 · peak 78Sep 2022 — avg 17 · peak 41Nov 2022 — avg 37 · peak 145Jan 2023 — avg 25 · peak 67Mar 2023 — avg 31 · peak 88May 2023 — avg 28 · peak 90Jul 2023 — avg 24 · peak 58Sep 2023 — avg 20 · peak 54Nov 2023 — avg 60 · peak 247Jan 2024 — avg 80 · peak 249Mar 2024 — avg 273 · peak 989May 2024 — avg 96 · peak 418Jul 2024 — avg 70 · peak 188Sep 2024 — avg 72 · peak 290Nov 2024 — avg 54 · peak 166Jan 2025 — avg 67 · peak 240Mar 2025 — avg 188 · peak 739May 2025 — avg 65 · peak 176Jul 2025 — avg 130 · peak 342Sep 2025 — avg 137 · peak 438Nov 2025 — avg 125 · peak 344Jan 2026 — avg 155 · peak 405Mar 2026 — avg 760 · peak 2,686May 2026 — avg 300 · peak 974Jul 2026 — avg 251 · peak 641Aug 2026 — avg 187 · peak 507
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
17172026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 17 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 7 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 5 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new positive2026-10-05: 5 new negative2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 6 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$2.162020-07-202026-10-142020-07-20 — best price $49.992020-11-11 — best price $36.742021-01-20 — best price $49.992021-03-25 — best price $34.992021-07-14 — best price $49.992021-10-16 — best price $35.192021-12-06 — best price $29.392022-02-09 — best price $49.992022-04-02 — best price $29.992022-05-28 — best price $39.992022-07-28 — best price $15.992022-09-22 — best price $39.992022-12-01 — best price $11.842023-01-21 — best price $22.042023-04-01 — best price $26.062023-05-26 — best price $26.112023-07-20 — best price $8.992023-09-18 — best price $8.072023-11-10 — best price $26.392024-01-08 — best price $5.662024-03-04 — best price $2.992024-04-27 — best price $29.992024-06-28 — best price $22.042024-08-28 — best price $22.042024-11-21 — best price $7.992025-01-20 — best price $6.792025-04-03 — best price $29.392025-06-23 — best price $22.492025-09-22 — best price $2.162025-12-12 — best price $2.992026-02-11 — best price $2.992026-04-13 — best price $3.192026-06-02 — best price $2.992026-07-30 — best price $29.992026-09-09 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.53
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

302026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-03 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
68.3%
earned "Newcomer"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements5 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2021-09-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2,59911%43
Steam (Steam)1,3877%43
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvPRacingSportsDrivingPhysicse-sportsManagementOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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