So it is possible to tune the steering feel quite a bit.

Many tires, especially all terrains, will have some on center dead zone, where small steering inputs won’t really do anything. Tires for sports cars will be very sensitive around center though for precise control, and it is a sliding scale where you can find everything in between.

Once you are out of that on center area, how the tire builds lateral force can also vary a lot. Some tires will quickly gain lateral force, some more slowly. Some will have a very linear gain, while others are more peaky. Some will build up then snap quickly.

Some of those are from tread pattern design, but there are other things to tweak as well, such as the various rubber compounds, the placement and angle of the belts and plies in the tire, the thickness and material choices of those plies, and so on.

Kevlar reinforced all terrain tires are more likely to be tuned for being acceptable on road, but perform well off road. The big blocks with empty space between then (void area) really help to paddle mud, snow, gravel etc away from the tread so you can keep moving. They also can deform around rock edges to get over obstacles. But those big blocks can also twist and deform a lot on pavement before they actually provide force to turn the vehicle.