Alternatively, you can choose Rally mode, which challenges your speed in individual races on a variety of tracks and weather conditions. The main Championship mode allows you to drive through a series of races in order to earn prize money so that you can upgrade your car. There are three game modes to provide variety, as well as 40 different types of car that you can drive. You can even drive through Hell itself – which, apparently, is a well-known rallycross track in Norway. Dirt Rally boasts that it lets you race on “the most dangerous tracks in the world”, ranging from the rain-swept roads of Wales, to the rocky hills of Greece. The Dirt series, however, is a bit more like the Fast And Furious films – it’s all about the high-speed action and the thrill of hurtling around corners and over hills with the pedal permanently pushed to the floor. Games such as the F1 series take a rather serious approach to racing, concentrating on realistic reproduction of racing tracks, terrain and weather, as well as the handling of your car in order to really test your driving skills.

System requirements: macOS 10.13 or later, 2GHz dual-core processor, Nvidia 650M (1GB), AMD Radeon M290 (2GB) or Intel HD 4000 Company: Feral Interactive Where to buy: Steam (£24.99/$29.99)

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