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''Art of Rally'' (stylized as ''art of rally'') is a
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developed and published by Funselektor Labs. The game was released on September 23, 2020 for
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; on August 12, 2021 for
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; on October 6, 2021 for
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and Android published by Noodlecake were released. ''Art of Rally'' is set during the golden era of rally, in an alternate timeline where
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was never discontinued. Players compete in rallies, unlocking classes and cars as they progress through the game. ''Art of Rally'' received generally favorable reviews for Windows and Xbox, while the Switch version received mixed reviews.


Gameplay

''Art of Rally'' is a racing game played in a top-down perspective. The game is set in the "golden era of rally", featuring
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cars from groups such as
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Group B Group B was a set of regulations for Grand tourer, grand touring (GT) cars used in sports car racing and rallying introduced in 1982 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Although permitted to enter a GT class of the World S ...
,
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, and Group S. The game takes place in an alternate timeline where
Group B Group B was a set of regulations for Grand tourer, grand touring (GT) cars used in sports car racing and rallying introduced in 1982 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Although permitted to enter a GT class of the World S ...
was never discontinued. ''Art of Rally'' has a career mode and a free roam mode. Career mode starts with
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, and progression is made by completing rallies. Players unlock new rally classes and cars as they progress through career mode. Cars can be damaged, which affects their performance. Free roam allows players to use any previously unlocked cars, and also contain collectibles for players to collect. The game has online events, taking the form of daily and weekly challenges that players can participate in.


Development

Dune Casu was creating a prototype of the game while working on the console ports of '' Absolute Drift,'' but full development of the game started in 2017. Casu wanted to use what worked in '' Absolute Drift'' by refining the controls and making a "bigger, better, and more powerful" experience. Funselektor Labs released an announcement trailer for ''Art of Rally'' on May 15, 2019. The game was featured at EGX 2019, showing off content and gameplay. A free public demo of the game was released for PC on March 27, 2020. Funselektor later released a gameplay trailer on August 19, presenting a new handling system and new vehicles. During development, Funselektor Labs partnered with porting company Do Games. The game was supposed to launch on consoles with PC on September 23, 2020, but were unable to so due to the small size of team at the start of 2020. ''Art of Rally'' developer Dune Casu stated that it was a "big effort" to get more developers and producers "just to finish the PC version". However, Casu referred to it as a "blessing in disguise", allowing the team to improve and update the PC version of the game. According to Casu, the visuals of the game was meant to be a "minimalistic take on nature". The 2016 puzzle game '' The Witness'' was a source of inspiration for Casu, with the developer stating that he was "enamoured" by the game's colors and vegetation. ''Art of Rally'' first released on
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on September 23, 2020. ''Art of Rally'' later released on
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. and
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on August 12, 2021. The game was also added to the Xbox Game Pass library the same day. ''Art of Rally'''s console release included an update that added a map set in Kenya. The update also added more vehicles, songs, and stages.
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versions of ''Art of Rally'' were released on October 6, 2021. On May 12, 2022, Serenity Forge announced that it would be producing physical copies of the game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. On the same day, Funselektor Labs released a trailer that announced a free update for ''Art of Rally'' to include six more tracks set in
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. The Indonesia update released on September 22, 2022, and the physical versions released on January 24, 2023.


Reception

''Art of Rally'' received "generally favorable" reviews for PC and Xbox Series X/S, according to review aggregator
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. The Nintendo Switch version received "mixed or average" reviews. Martin Robinson of ''
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'' recommended the game, referring to it as "brilliantly playable" and "arrestingly stylish". Robinson praised the cars' visuals and game's soundtrack, calling the latter "decent". Ollie Reynolds from ''
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'' rated the game 8/10 stars, praising the authenticity and challenge of the gameplay, the visual style, and the variety of content in the game. However, Reynolds felt that there were notable visual downgrades and frame rate issues on the Nintendo Switch version. ''
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'''s Brett Posner-Ferdman rated the game 7/10 stars, commending the visual style and atmosphere, stating that they "stand out". He enjoyed the free roam and praised the rallying experience, calling it "solid". Brett wrote that the environment felt "copy-pasted" at times, and criticized the "constant" object pop-in. ''VideoGamer.com'' reviewer Josh Wise gave the game an 8/10, describing it as "the video game as essay".


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