Gravel

Gravel (PS4) by Milestone S.r.l. is an exciting off-road racing game, fusing arcade-style thrill with distracting environments and competitive scenarios. Players compete against one another in high-speed races on muddy tracks, across deserts and through the mountains, trying to become the Off-Road Master.

Gameplay and Mechanics

Gravel is an exciting racer for everyone:

Fast-paced arcade racing - The game is designed for high-speed chases with easy to handle controls, fun physics, and coordinated boosts. Made for those who like a little more action in their racing movies, but don't have the time or inclination to decipher acres of minute telemetry-data implemented in hard-core sim racers.

Variety of Locations: Drive through different terrains, including tropical beaches, muddy bogs and icey tundras There are different challenges in each enviroment and they require to have a different driving strategy.

Selection of Vehicles: Pick from an assortment of off-road vehicles like buggies, rally cars, trucks and many more. For example, MotorStorm's eight diverse vehicle classes - ranging from bikes to rally cars to trucks - each have unique handling mechanics and performance tendencies.

Real world tracks with wet weather and night lighting providing the backdrop for enthusiast natural occurrences such as dynamic weather and day-night transitions. Agents must adjust their strategies for rainy, snowy and night seasons.

Career Mode: Players follow a journey and compete in weekly challenges to win unique, limited-time ridesCareer Mode: A campaign that follows the player through the ranks, unlocking new rides, editing (parts required), and challenging players in weekly events at a number of different racing disciplines. In order to do so, racers will need to take on the Off-Road Masters themselves for a shot at the title.

Visuals and Presentation

The game has a beautiful off-road racing presentation:

Beautiful Landscapes and Realistic Terrain - Every track features a stunning environment, created with exceptional attention to detail. The graphical fidelity of the game really brings you into that racing realm and at an acceptable frame rate too.

Dynamic Effects: Live lighting and weather generating real-time shadows, reflections and transparencies trick in both car interiors and exteriors to create the most immersive driving experience. If mud splashes, water puddles and dust clouds were required to add visual excitement then....

Exciting Presentation: The game has a high quality sports broadcast style, complete with a lively commentator, replays and dramatic camera angles that add to the spectacle.

Game Modes

There are many modes provided in "Gravel" to keep players interested from

Career Mode: Drive through a series of championships that will not only test your skill behind the wheel, but your physical and mental toughness as well. Career mode tops it off, which is somewhat of a TV show in its own right, complete with episodes and events.

Two-player Free Race : Choose from any track and vehicle, then race as you please This mode lets you customize race conditions and settlement settings.

Multiplayer - Challenge the world in asynchronous multiplayer for up to 10 cars through internet or LAN.)

Time Attack - Compete for the best lap times on each track. Join race with other players and challenge them on leaderboards.

Similar Games

LikeGravelIf you liked Gravel, then these racing games could be an up your alley,lengthy list of similar games that play exactly like Gravel in a hit or miss way!

DiRT 4: A great balance of arcade and sim racing around rally tracks and varied off-road environments

Forza Horizon 4: An open-world touring adventure with a whole host of different race types set within a stunningly accurate recreation of the UK.

Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo: A rally racing simulator with high quality car models and physics-based handling.

MXGP 2020: Puts you in the shoes of a motocross racer with an extensive career mode.

Interesting Feature

One of the key features in Gravel is its dynamic weather, which can be seen here. Weather changes in real-time greatly affect driving conditions, and the races. Tracks can become wet and slippery, visibility may be reduced due to snow or rain, and racing at night means you have to cope with poor vision. It changes from race to race, adding random and actual flavor to every road encounter.

PS4 Gravel is a must for fans of offroad racing or arcade mayhem! This mixed bag of environments, active weather and friendly gameplay makes it an unique title to the racing genre. Buckle up, prepare your motor and experience the most challenging driving game ever created by keeping you at the edge of your seat!