Gravel

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Milestone S.r.l. · Racing · Feb 27, 2018

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio7 of 7
Subtitles0 of 7

Should I buy Gravel?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are typical of a 2018 game, and it looks great on modern hardware.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay strikes a balance between arcade-style controls and light simulation elements.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The handling model is superb: immediately intuitive, but possessing a level of nuance that doesn't really make itself obvious until you turn down some of the assists and increase the difficulty.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has an interesting campaign with good progression, there you will unlock new cars and events that keep you invested.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack, filled with hard rock and metal tracks, helps sell the adrenaline-pumping atmosphere, and the terrain variety keeps the visuals from growing stale too quickly.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics64 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Story19 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
81% still recommend
Crashes
44% still recommend
Controls
71% still recommend
Linux compatibility
50% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend
Steam Deck
54% still recommend
Bugs
55% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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