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WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship cover art

WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship

KT Racing · Nacon · 2021-09-16

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

RacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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.

144
playing now
77%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 144 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 13% of 840 Racing games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 86k–193k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,280 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$2.99-90%
Humble Store$3.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$23.89-20%
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 200 of 210 observed days · $21.79 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

335512026-08-07 00:00 — 57 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 264 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 257 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 68 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 313 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 265 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 74 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 256 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 242 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 64 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 208 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 206 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 62 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 242 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 171 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 61 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 228 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 270 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 64 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 189 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 292 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 59 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 173 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 312 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 142 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 285 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 78 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 144 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$2.162020-07-202026-08-292020-07-20 — best price $49.992020-11-16 — best price $44.992021-01-23 — best price $49.992021-03-30 — best price $49.992021-07-22 — best price $18.502021-10-21 — best price $35.192021-12-13 — best price $15.992022-02-17 — best price $29.992022-04-12 — best price $14.992022-06-13 — best price $29.392022-08-12 — best price $22.042022-10-12 — best price $29.392022-12-16 — best price $29.992023-02-24 — best price $23.792023-04-20 — best price $29.992023-06-15 — best price $29.992023-08-15 — best price $7.812023-10-12 — best price $22.042023-12-11 — best price $9.592024-02-11 — best price $2.992024-04-04 — best price $26.112024-06-04 — best price $26.112024-08-05 — best price $5.992024-10-14 — best price $39.992025-01-04 — best price $4.682025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-06-01 — best price $23.892025-08-30 — best price $24.872025-12-03 — best price $29.992026-01-29 — best price $29.992026-04-06 — best price $3.192026-05-29 — best price $29.812026-07-26 — best price $25.022026-08-29 — best price $23.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (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

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.

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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