Wreckfest

Wreckfest? More like a careful driving simulator. Very, very, very slow game—my god, how slow it is. 60 km/h average speed in a race. In derby mode, it's even slower. Opponents bounce off collisions with 0 damage, or 1 damage on a good day. Maybe Bugbear was going for 'realism,' but cars bounce and slide from collisions like they're made of rubber. Licensed music is tasteless—god-awful. I want to pour GASOLINE GASOLINE on it and burn it down.
To win, you need to drive very carefully, very slowly, get into fights with other cars = loss.
The system with countries and car classes is so annoying that I can't convey it.
Not FlatOut, not even close.

Update. Start a new career is not possible from the game itself.

A perfect mix of chaos and racing, in my opinion. Fun physics, and enjoyable campaign overall. Gets even better when you install some of the player-created mods.

My only irk with this game is the multiplayer servers. If you're new, I'd just avoid the multiplayer servers. Most of them are way too toxic and people get mad at you and target you over the dumbest things, leading to toxic and unenjoyable racing.

Overall, I got my money's worth.

One of the best non-Sim racing games I've played. Own two copies of the game, consoles and PC. PC has the best community. Highly recommend.

Keep in mind - in no way is this a FlatOut successor.
Let's put this in order you will have frustration in the race:
1) You ALWAYS start in the end, so you have to make your way through the initial crowd which wastes a lot time on first couple of corners.
2) AI are peffect drivers that make zero mistakes at Medium (Amateur) setting, difficulty setting only changes how hard they press on the pedal
3) Rarely is it possible to be the leader because of problems 1 and 2 - the fastest AI car will be leading because it often starts in the head
4) Apart from spinning out the mentioned fastest AI (if you manage to catch up), in a game called WRECKfest your best way to winning is avoiding collisions completely, because you get your internals damaged through side collision and usually damage (yup, it's just HP) you deal to one of 23 bots is equal to the damage you receive, no matter the point of impact and body mods you install. Thus the only viable collision is pit maneuver.
5) Modifications only increase engine HP (read - give you better chances against higher difficulty AI). No transmission, suspension or wheel mods, some this is slightly adjustable via sliders before every race,
6) Overloaded interface is a neighbour to lack of variativity. You get derby with unclear score system, circular racing, circular racing on lawn mowers, dervy on combine harvesters.
7) Unclear car classification, cars seem to be allowed in races by their speed characteristics, the system is so ridiculous that aometimes you can't take a heavy bumber off because the car will me too fast.
8) Probably an SSD killer, having two 30 seconds loading with 32GB DDR5 and a Samsung 980 Pro before every race is just ridiculous.

Since the damage model is a big disappointment once you are pass the initial reddit moment and realise how trivial it is, only positive thing I can say is the graphics.

Only worth it at a big discount, I bought this for $10, not buying Wreckfest 2 for more than $5.

Мне всегда нравился первый Flatout больше, чем второй. Wreckfest для меня является как раз таки развитием идей первой части, со смесью некоторых штук из второй. Отличная игра в принципе, а учитывая положение аркадных гонок подобного типа на данный момент, то это просто алмаз.

The best racing game with crash physics I ever played

Best game ever!
Build a sim rig and you will be on Cloud 9 with this game.
I have a TRX with Fanatec DD Extreme bundle.

Just buy this instead of other trashy racing games that require separate account linking spyware bs.

I love the game, but my laptop sucks to play this game properly.

For a game called 'Wreckfest', the game's AI during Demolition Derby modes do not want to get hit or avoid getting hit which is very annoying considering I would speed up like I just drank five liters of beer at night and decided to drive straight to a unsuspecting family van only for that van to swerve, hit a 360 and drive like nothing happened while I go straight to a wall, deserving-ly so.

Though I couldn't say the same for modes such as banger races 'cause they actually are banging! Overall, fun game, been a childhood dream to play this and it somehow did not disappoint. This is truly a testosterone inducing, (probably estrogen if you do not want to get hit on a banger race on a game called 'Wreckfest') gas guzzling mayhem of a game and I couldn't recommend it enough.

9/10

one of my best games unlimited amount of content in this game and the progression is peak.

Best car game going! Brings me back to Destruction Derby days (for fellow dinosaurs that will remember).

Fun full-contact racer, good for folk that don't want to take racing seriously and just have some good lol's

good game. bad steering wheel support. bad multiplayer community. closest thing to a modern take on FlatOut 2

I’ve had this game since it was still called Next Car Game, and to me, it’s simply the most fun racing game ever made. The damage system is brilliant—sometimes even hilarious—the tracks are fantastic, and the cars have great personality.
Online, it caters to all kinds of players: you can jump into no-rules races where survival is half the battle, or join servers that, thanks to the impressive physics, reward clean, fast driving over chaos and crashes

10/10

The second most chaotic racing game I've ever played! Right behind Motorstorm RIP

great game. No matter what I use game controller or Thrustmaster t300 rs the steering is oversensitive. The cornering is out of control. I am over 50 and built my gaming rig so am not incompetent, yet no matter how many videos or settings suggestion I use the steering is too sensitive.

I love this game, highly recommend, but the fact you can't just direct connect to friends you have to use dedicated server or port forwarding sucks. if you wanna play with friends buy it through xbox instead

Plain and simple fun. Go to game when other games are failing for some reason.

Easily the best driving physics for controllers, amazing tracks and cars, great and simple customization!
A proper sequel for Flatout 2!
Even 6 years after release, I play at least a race every day I fire up my gaming PC : D

1.Sometimes fun, but frustrating more often than that, due to the driving model and you taking too much damage on realistic damage model setting.
2.AI is extremely dumb in Derby mode and it seems that Bugbear has never cared enough to fix it - Someone also mentioned it too in another review, but they just like to crash into dead opponents.
3.Encrypted files of the game, when at first, everyone could do anything they wanted to, making this quite a disappointment for modding - Sure, you can still make custom content, but only up to what the developers allow you to make.
4.Also related to modding, a shame that making custom vehicles is so limited - An old game, 1nsane from Codemasters released in 2000 had more options for custom vehicles than this, including a bunch of trucks of various kinds, a plane you could fly and so much more.
5.Generally far too little content, even with DLCs and modding scene.
6.Once again referring to 1nsane, it had and still has a much more satisfying, even if also way less realistic damage model for vehicles as compared to this game.

Not looking forwards to Wreckfest 2, despite my time spent in the first game.

Wreckfest is great fun. It's nice to take a break from work and smash up some cars. The cars look good, the music is appropriate, and the single player series are unique and fun. The races tend to be unforgiving, but still lots of fun. The demo derbies are fairly easy, and also still a good time.

great fun and good graphics

The best racing game that has car damage ever. It's a game that is just fun. It's fully polished now and also fun with friends. Get it. 10/10

An absolute blast to play and a more complicated racing game then your normal track racing. Dirt is unpredictiable and the AI can become a pain but still boat loads of fun. Best Demolition Derby game since the PS2 era of games.

The best combination of fun and realism to be had in any driving game, period. Like, what if BeamNG was actually polished. The crash and particle physics is second to none, the AIs are smart and evil and, if you plug a wheel in, it's the closest thing you'll get to real folk racing without moving to Finland.

Excellent graphics and game play. Allows you to take out all your frustrations from the real world

On every platform I've played this game on it has been a stable and satisfying experience across the board. Driving is surprisingly good on a controller, but a bloody good workout on a proper simrig (Logitech [G920 tested], Thrustmaster, Fanatec, etc.) especially when you drive with a clutch and H-pattern shifter.
To best describe what Wreckfest is...

Anybody remember Destruction Derby on the PlayStation?

It's practically a spiritual successor to the Reflections' Destruction Derby franchise and the closest thing you're going to see in terms of another entry in that franchise taking advantage of current-gen technology - That's the Wreckfest franchise in a nutshell!
Wreckfest is a demolition derby and contact racing game that you can take as seriously as you like... or NOT!
When you can put a thunderbox on the starting grid, YOU KNOW this game doesn't care how serious you take things!
This is a racing game where the more is DEFINITELY all the merrier! Easiest way to sharpen your teeth and grind out the levels - Race a full grid on Realistic, because once you master the physics you can exploit them and use them against AI opponents... Not so much against live competition, as they're probably thinking the same thing!

Wreckfest is definitely a franchise I'd recommend to anyone looking for have some chaotic fun, especially with others!

really good damage model and steamworkshop has great mods too use

Perfect for Steamdeck . Best racing and wrecking game.

It's banger racing with no holds barred. It's Forza with wreckage. It's Hot Wheels with dirt and violence. It's Thunder Hollow with less talking. It's the Copper Key race without the pop culture references. Welcome, one and all, to Wreckfest.

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That's really all I have to say, actually. Honestly, the only complaint I have is that the ping indicator in the multiplayer server list doesn't work, and that's a very minor thing. The game is fun, there's a lot of content and tons of different vehicles and ways to tune them (even more with DLC!), and it's always a blast to play. Looks great, plays great, cars handle and feel great, runs pretty great on my hardware all things considered - really, what else is there to say?

I purchased this game on sale with my brother being a main influence. At first I thought it was a silly game, but after playing, I got addicted and ended up beating the games fully. I detail this game as a red neck racing game with the damage show on all the cars, racing is pretty fun on dirt track, brings me back to the ole Nebraska days where my parents would take us too the dirt track to watch stock car races. This game has it all. I really enjoyed the different types of race types there actually are in this game and can be incredibly fun. Especially if you play this game with a family or a crew. Now luckily the new one came out, so I would recommend that you purchase this game when it is on sale. Steal. I will be getting the second one when it goes on sale but I definitely recommend this game to anyone looking for natural fun. Also, I recommend you play with controller as the game is pretty intuitive to other racing game controls. It could be difficult with keyboard play. I rated this game 10/10, it shocked me, surprised me and was super fun. Keep on keeping on!

OK, the game is fun and all but I can't recommend it as it has serious FPS problem when I'm playing multiplayer games, which is why I bought it.. It suddendly drops to 10 fps in the middle of the game and that shouldn't happen as I have a pretty good setup.. I've looked online and this problem seem to be persistent for a few years now with a lot of players, whithout looking like they are going to fix it ever. I'm bummed I didn't refund this game while I had a chance and I won't be buying their new game either as it seems they don't fix buggs but have enough time to add packs of cars to store for you to buy to take more money from you. Performance of their game is not a priority which is alarming to me and I won't support those devs with any more money, I suggest you don't as well. Devs that don't put the performence of their game as a priority, shouldn't get support.

the game is already good in itself but with mods it even better yes sometimes there are mods that do not work but most work 9,5\10

Absolulty perfect game! So much fun! Good handling, good semi sim and music!!

one of my fav racing games! , super fun and amazing physics! , online is great just no good crossplay / it was hard to work out sadly!. but overall a 10/10

Wreckfest is great! It feels like the developers put a lot of work into it.

my fav Racing Game. You can play the dirty way or more clean. The racing and the destruction feel just to good. Enough Tracks and Cars to customize. DLC Sets are not to pricy. And the best Part the Multiplayer is very active.

Wreckfest is honestly one of the best comeback stories in gaming. It went from almost completely dead to becoming this absolute gem of a destruction racer. It’s made by Bugbear, the same legends behind FlatOut 1 and 2, and you can feel that same chaotic energy here, just turned up with modern tech. It actually started out as Next Car Game (yeah, terrible name), showing off this wild damage system, not quite BeamNG.drive levels, but way more fun ‘cause there’s an actual game built around it. Thing is, they ran out of money, Kickstarter flopped, and the whole thing basically flatlined in Early Access until THQ Nordic came in like a hero with a fat wallet. Fast forward to 2018 and boom, Wreckfest drops, and it’s everything a demolition fan could want.

You’ve got old-school beaters, muscle cars, vans, even crazy stuff like school buses, combine harvesters, lawnmowers, and a literal motorized couch. Tracks are just as nuts with figure eights, loops, jumps, total chaos. The campaign’s short, but who cares when you can make your own events, like throwing a bumper car into a derby with 23 big rigs and just seeing what happens. It’s fun, dumb in the best way, and super replayable, easily worth the price of entry.

While it certainly doesn't live up to the games it was based, such as Flatout, it is still a fun game. However, its worth saying that despite all the graphic improvements over the previous titles, this feels more like a racer game than a derby game. Most levels you will finish the race without actually wrecking anything, not even yourself, so the game cheaps out and forces you to experience derby arenas to see all the physics and crashing around.

That rush of racing while hitting your opponents to win is not here, since you will seldom have the car performance to waste time bumping around. Cars are also strangely stable in the way you can often hit them and they won't lose their grip, so you have to really go for it to try and get someone off the road, which means you will get overtaken by everyone else. Not really fun.

I with they had made the cars lighter and easier to be thrown around, so there is more reward in actually wrecking others.

Sill, when on a sale, its worth it. Just don't expect something revolutionary

One of the best car related games, if your looking for a game with a modding community with cars, this is the perfect one. For the time I currently have with this game I can tell I'm gonna have many more hours on this. Wish I got this sooner.

Wreckfest is an amazing game. The physics feels natural, graphics is great and the gameplay surprisingly diverse.

Great fun, great crashing, great music, what's not to like?

its a pretty fun game after i shoved a car up my friends ass

Great example of arcade destruction racing. from high-speed oval tracks to chain-link destruction derby maps, this game has a lot to offer.

Great game! I loved playing this and I usually really hate racing games but this game was genuinely fun and the crashing of vehicle was fun tho it does suck when someone goes backwards solely to kill everyone but that's ok just try to avoid them, I give this game a 9/10

It's a really fun car racing/destruction derby game with a lot of cool tracks/cars/lawnmowers/couches :)
Coupled to a great rock/metal soundtrack the game can be adapted to the player, you like insane adversaries? Crank up that AI. Single player but also multiplayer as well as co-op possibilities. HEAPS of fun !

Arcade style racing game but vehicle destruction. Good game to get on sale.

This is the closest thing to the old school Flatout games as you can get. I wish it had some of the ridiculous mini games that the old Flatout had.

GOOD GAME: cant wait when WF2 gets updates and other stuff, love this game for to many reasons,