Wreckfest

Just realised I never reviewed this, I backed the original Kickstarter and after a long wait for the development, got this amazing racing game. The physics and controls are so on point and whether you play online or offline with AI opponents, it is just great fun.

Wreckfest 2 just came out and while it is slightly prettier, the physics of drifting on dirt are way worse, so just buy Wreckfest if you haven't already.

Easily the most fun driving game I have ever played.

This game has to be up there for one of the best racing games to date. Sure, you don't get flashy cars and high speeds, but what you do get is great entertainment in the form of destruction. I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys BeamNG Drive, as it gives you the destruction while allowing you to play with friends at the same time.

One of the most fun racing games i've ever played. love the destruction engine, i love the modding support, i love it all.

i love this game but please add native DualSense support to the PC version because the game has it on PS but i only have a DualSense controller. Not many but some games have native support for PC. I hope Wreckfest 2 will have it.

Great fun to be had from this driving/smashing the absolute crap out of every other car whilst on the journey to the finish line, A newer more polished version of the old Destruction Derby series from the PS1 era. Upgrade your vehicle to get it better equipped for racing and also painting the cars are the customization basics, and they are very basic but that isn't why you play this type of game.
So if disobeying every other driving rule is your thing then you will defo enjoy smashing your way through the campaign of this great game.
Also has lawnmowers to scratch your gardening fantasies.
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8.5/10

I must be a time traveller, cos going by Steam, I last played this game in December 2015, 3 years before it says it was released.

I don't remember playing this, but looks good.

More neutral with a slight positive lean for this game.

From a single player perspective, the game is okay. I really enjoy races with the damage turned up to “Realistic” but I found most of the circuits to be really challenging even on the easiest setting. Often, you are forced to cheese the AI by forcing them to crash or spin-out as I feel their handling and speed far outweighs your vehicle (even after making all upgrades).

Since the game prevents you from progressing in the campaign until a certain amount of wins earned, I found myself frustrated repeating the same events over and over without experiencing all the courses I know are in the game,

The soundtrack slaps

Wreckfest is easily among the best racing games available today—imagine BeamNG.drive, but with smoother, more accessible gameplay. The game excels in delivering spectacular car destruction, realistic physics, and thrilling demolition derby-style racing that keeps each race exciting and unpredictable.

You'll find an impressive variety of vehicles and tracks, ensuring every race feels unique. The game's community remains active, so finding populated servers for multiplayer action is never a problem. Furthermore, Wreckfest features robust mod support, significantly enhancing its replayability and allowing for endless customization and creativity.

Whether you're into racing competitively, crashing spectacularly, or simply exploring a wide range of content, Wreckfest offers an outstanding experience.

TLDR: Incredible vehicle destruction, a wide variety of cars and tracks, active multiplayer community, and extensive modding capabilities make Wreckfest a must-have racing game.

Great fun, great physics, great community. 4/7

This game is phenomenal.

Im serious.

This is one of the best games I've ever played. It's simple, but so much fun. It is extremely well made, and the graphics are great, and there is pretty much ZERO lag! And not to mention the hundreds of available mods that are so well made, you could probably mistake them for DLC! Speaking of which, this game had DLC, which I haven't had a chance to get, but the DLC is quite cheap and looks really good. Over all, this a great game. If you like racing games. realistic physics, smooth game play, and you want an overall great time, this game is for you!

Now that I've completed the game 100% with all achievements, I can definitely say that this is the best Battle racing experience on the market currently
Upgrade system is great
Tuning system is phenomenal
A lot of variety in cars and tracks

As a person who spent hundreds if not thousands of hours on games like Burnout, Crash & Burn, Carmagedon and more, this is most definitely their spiritual successor

Can't wait for Wreckfest 2 & Wreckreation to be in Full release to see what's next to this Genre :D

Just bought the second one that's in early access and realized I never made a review of the first one! It's easily my favorite racing game. Excellent driving physics and destruction. Can't wait for the full release of the second one! So excited :)

So far since playing for the first time. It's definitely like a throwback to the days of Destruction Derby 1 & 2 and also the Flatout Series.

Great smash up racing with good physics and realistic damage. Oh and its online mutliplayer. Its a no brainer.

Highly recommended. A lot of fun to race and get ripped, apart. Hope WF2 is just as fire.

This is a super fun arcade demolition racer. I enjoyed every minute I spent on this game and it's probably my favorite title in the genre.

Great game.
Came last is nearly every race. But still a great game.

Slept on this game for way too long. It is an absolute blast. You are encouraged to wreak everyone. Put in almost 4 hours without realizing it. Easy mode still takes a little work to win races. Worth every penny.

This game is worth the money I remember buying it back on PlayStation when it first came out and got that golden skin. Im so excited for the Wreckfest 2 if you want a game to just turn off your brain and destroy cars this is the game.

yes and no wreckfest 2 is coming out you can wait or just buy very fun game with frends until you getting rape by car

I don't normally play racing games, maybe besides racing in GTA 5. But when I do, I play Wreckfest.

I bought some extra monitors and set it up where I can see out of the sides in stuff. It made me vomit so hard, I won't be trying that again. lol

Not many games are pure dumb fun, but this one sure is. The less you focus on winning and the more you focus on causing chaos, the more fun it becomes.

It is really realistic it is like you are actually racing in a real car with a realistic damage it is the perfect game for people startin out

Credits come way to slow, and once you beat the game still super slow credits and boring! do better

If you want it for single player, I definitely recommend it, great crashes and the racing is a lot of fun. Getting a multiplayer server going is so complicated that the option might as well not be there, which is why I'm not recommending this game.

Fun Derby/Racing game. Got the game to play with friends but stayed for the chaos.
Don't play this game if you don't like getting wreck because this game will bring the wreckfest to you. Jumped straight into online after doing 1 campaign race, I got to watch people get thrown around, pit maneuver, watch giant pile ups and busses driving around to wreck the competition while you try to scramble to the finish line and try and survive.

Hitting level 35 will unlock all the cars and upgrades besides what you unlock with "fame" points which is a currency you build up through solo events, I thought this game would be a grind for getting stuff but it took me 2 days to reach level 35.

Don't take the game seriously and it'll be a barrel of laughs.

Wreckfest delivers chaotic, over-the-top demolition derby fun. The physics are realistic enough to be satisfying, yet forgiving enough to keep the crashes entertaining. While graphics aren't cutting-edge, the gameplay shines, offering a unique and addictive blend of racing and destruction. A solid choice for fans of vehicular mayhem.

Its alright. Was going into thinking of burnout. But this was pretty good as well.

Still Better physics than TrialOut and all the Flatout series of games, and it supports steering wheels too.
Cheers.

Really fun game, can´t wait for Wreckfest 2

This is a review purely about the singleplayer experience.

Great handling, good music, well designed, fun-to-learn tracks, and physics perfectly suited for full contact racing and epic crashes!

Though environment destruction is much weaker than what we had with Bugbear's old FlatOut games (tyre bundles, cones, and advertising boards is pretty much all you get - no crashing through barns, sheds, or shopping malls here), it is still great fun to see tracks get littered with more and more wrecks & debris each lap!
(Hats off to the janitor :D)

Love the 'aggressor wins' physics! You'll take much less damage when doing the ramming, and much more when rammed.
Rewards via boost mechanic are not required, when crashing into things is worth it for such fun of destruction alone!

I love how I can finish 13th, say I've had a great time, and then proceed to still win the championship by doing better in the other rounds! This is such a simple thing, but I absolutely love how you're racing for points, and it's not just 'first place or GTFO' like in so many other racing games! Means that every position you gain matters, and you're racing the entire grid, not just whoever of the opponents is the fastest! It also means you can strategize who to crash into :D

Though not quite aggressive enough when it comes to overtaking, the AI are great fun to race against! Just don't overdo vehicle upgrades to keep it challenging :)
At least- that's true until you get into the top tier of cars, which become too fast for them to handle :(
It is fun to watch them crash, but the mixed race results make for trivial championship wins, yawn.
Talking about max difficulty, of course.

Speaking of which, a classic blunder WF makes is giving additional rewards for racing at high difficulty.
I select high difficulty because I want a challenge, don't then "reward" me with less challenge, WTF :D
Because of this, the XP mechanic was basically completely irrelevant during my playthrough.
Maybe it works better for those playing tourist mode, but as far as I'm concerned, should've just given a summary of damage done after every race, and dropped that whole mechanic entirely.

Whatever, not a big deal. A bigger deal is that installing any DLC is pay-to-win cheating, for the game grants you the new cars & parts for free, with zero consideration for in-game economy, progression, or immersion.
Just ignore the DLC, there's plenty of stuff in the base game already :)

Finished everything in about 30 hours, with some hours of self-imposed challenges along the way.
A mild inconvenience is that you need to delete/move your savefiles to go for a fresh re-run, with no apparent in-game save management. Strange, considering seemingly decent replay value, but not a big deal.

Overall, does this dethrone FlatOut 2 as my all-time favorite racing game? No, not even close, but it's not trying to! WF is something much more grounded in reality, with arcade elements exactly where they're needed and almost nowhere else!
A game more for those who loved the first FO game, rather than something over-the-top aimed at mass appeal, which I do hella respect, even if it's not my favorite thing in every way.

8/10, great time!

Good Game Very Fun Reminds me of the good ole days playing Destruction Derby on PS1.

What's not to love? It's modern destruction derby only waaaaay better, more accessible than Flatout was (not that I didn't also love that game back in the day) but still typical Bugbear physics, nice graphic models, great fun and destruction in cars. The racing itself is also quite enjoyable.

good kinda sim like racing
great tracks and cars and realistic damage
multiplayer is super chaotic and fun

cant really fault this game would be nice if they just added more cars

hosting a server for this game for friends is a fucking nightmare. It's 2025 stop making games with fucking dogshit networking

Amazing game, great damage model. its like a cross between Forza Horizon and Beamng drive.

Wrecking is fun, Lawnmower derby is fun.

car smash car. get mad. smash other car. happy feeling.

I love the realistic damage. The mods especially the nascar mods give this game unlimited playability.

This is hands down the most fun racing game I've played in years. With my full sim-rig setup, the experience is nothing short of exhilarating. Wreckfest nails the perfect balance between immersive simulation and chaotic arcade action.

The physics are spot-on, with destruction that feels visceral and satisfying. The graphics are stunning, and the online gameplay is brilliantly chaotic, offering endless excitement. The vast selection of cars ensures variety, and each vehicle has its own unique feel. Plus, the customization options let you truly make your ride your own.

If you’re looking for a racing game that delivers both adrenaline-fueled action and endless entertainment, Wreckfest is an absolute must-play.

Game for some days or playing from time to time.
U should passing boring carrer for opening cars.
Online... ok, norm (old players u are awesome)
Wanna remember cult Flat Outs parts - just play in it.

Boring AF. There are fun elements here and there, but they're drowned in a lack of content and repetitiveness.

Perfect arcade racer. Challenging with just enough racing variables to make game play a balance between strength and speed

Somehow this game has gone from the performance version of Beam NG to being much much harder to run, and isn't nearly as fun

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It's a childhood fantasy game that I realize now is an adulthood fantasy.

Great racing, handling model, cars, and crashes.
What more could you want?
MP very alive and exciting.

Been play and good graphic

Demolition derby and demolition racing with decent control, many cars, variety and customization. Race and battle with land mowers, tracks and many different vehicles.

Fun destruction derby game with realistic physics and damage.