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Wreckfest
Developer Bugbear
Wreckfest is a racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic. Wreckfest is described as the spiritual successor to the FlatOut series, which was created by Bugbear, and takes further inspiration from the Destruction Derby series and the cult 1989 racer Street Rod. A notable feature of the game engine is the use of soft-body damage modelling, which enables location-based damage that… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
427 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
225 positive · 51 negative
95% range 77–86%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 225 | 51 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 28 | 5 | 69 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Mastodon * | 9 | 0 | 15 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
21,393 of 24,397 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 196 yes, 48 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 244 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (36,669 of 41,683 positive).
Players praise the destruction physics and satisfying crashes. [1][2][3] Many complain the AI is frustrating and ruins races. [1][4][5] Some note technical issues like bugs and poor music mixing. [1][6][7]
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Representative posts
- [5]
This has to be the most annoying POS ive ever had the displeasure of playing. the ai drivers will have u restarting the same race 10 times over cause they keep spinning u out when they're behind u and another will total your car by ramming u at 100+ k/hr. half the races end with me just avoiding the wrecked opponents because they all drove like idiots and wrecked and im the only car left for the last 2 to 4 laps. …
- [1]
It's a fun, but a bit flawed game. Good: - The destruction physics is great. - Driving feels good. - Plenty of nice levels and cars. Bad: - The AI is a cheating griefer. It can get quite frustrating. It's designed more to make your life miserable instead of being fun to play against and there is no way to tweak it. - Buggy. Kept getting a black screen and "ValidateHardwareSettings" when trying to run it. Had to find …
- [2]
This game never gets old. Every race is complete chaos, the crashes are satisfying, and the driving feels surprisingly good. If you like arcade racing games, Wreckfest is an easy recommendation.
- [3]
one of the best racing games available for the PC, if not anywhere. very recommended for fans of simcade racers, not just derby. the destruction effects are obviously celebrated and awesome, but the HANDLING is really, really nice. the cars have weight and bounce, when you come out of a turn too fast there are those moments of "I'd better relax the throttle or I'm spinning out". absolutely some of my favorite …
- [14]
Most of my complaints are of stuff surrounding the core gameplay. The career mode is serviceable at best, the presentation is a little sterile, repetition of tracks near the end of the career gets frustrating especially when many are visually very familiar. Also, worst mini-map in a hot minute lmao But the core gameplay is bang-on. Smacking opponents around gives me the same giddy feeling I get when I do takedowns …
Summarised from 34 of the 379 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
80% of the 244 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Wreckfest. The complaint that keeps coming up: aI is frustrating and cheats. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Wreckfest received "generally favorable" reviews for most platforms according to review aggregator website Metacritic; the Xbox Series X/S version received "mixed or average" reviews. The game was nominated for "Best Sports Game" at Gamescom 2017, for "Racing Game of the Year" at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and for "Game, Original Racing" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 427 · most liked firstNew Wreckfest 2 update actually seriously improved the game a lot for me, which rocks, we’ll cover it soon again on the show. but also you call this mode WHAT
positive · AI labelView post →It's a fun, but a bit flawed game. Good: - The destruction physics is great. - Driving feels good. - Plenty of nice levels and cars. Bad: - The AI is a cheating griefer. It can get quite frustrating. It's designed more to make your life miserable instead of being fun to play against and there is no way to tweak it. - Buggy. Kept getting a black screen and "ValidateHardwareSettings" when trying to run it. Had to find and delete a settings file to get past it. Don't try to enable "fullscreen"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Anti consumer EULA agreement. You basically have no rights. - Devs have abandoned the game for Wreckfest 2, which is a lazy cash grab. The 2nd game is just a copy paste of the first with very minor changes. Wreckfest 2 should've been a paid DLC for the 1st one. - My PC far exceeds the requirements to run this game at max settings, but it still has performance bugs which means I have to lower the graphical settings to make it run well.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The racing clashes with the demolition. There's no incentive to go on the attack when the game is scored off position. Some of the bonus targets (+XP) require dealing damage but that slows you down too much. The only carnage is at the crossroads and losing several positions after getting randomly T-boned isn't particularly fun. Graphics are alright if you can ignore the pop in. Controls fall apart without the assists. The soundtrack you can't even hear without cranking the engine audio down to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How to enjoy the game. step 1: Join multiplayer. step 2: Pick bus vehicle. step 3: Drive in reverse and run into multiple vehicles, crashing them. step 4: Read all of their chat. like this game played 7hrs after purchased. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get ready for a smashing time as Wreckfest 2 comes to Early Access in March.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wreckfest 2 Launches With Transparent Early Access Woes and Impressively Destructive Car Crashes. I really didn't know what to do with their headline. Gamesradar's sometimes remind of X-Play.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wreckfest 2 | Early Access Release Trailer.
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to delete this game every day, absolutely every day !!!! There is only one reason for this: - it's the AI of the opponents !!!! It doesn't matter what kind of racing and what difficulty, the scenario is as follows: one car goes so far that it can't be seen at all even over the horizon, and the other 22 don't care about the finish, they only have one goal - TO DESTROY YOU !!!! whoever invented this will have a separate cauldron in hell. And in everything else, this is the best game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite PAID games on the Play Store (+ user recommendations 💬). **Latest entries - 28 June 2025:** - [Levelhead](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bscotch.levelhead) 💬 🎮 👥️ - Platform** - [Crashlands 2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bscotch.crashlands2) 💬 🎮 - Survival crafting** ::: spoiler Other recent entries - **[Ogu and the Secret Forest](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SinkHoleStudio.OguForest) 🎮 - Action adventure** -…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game never gets old. Every race is complete chaos, the crashes are satisfying, and the driving feels surprisingly good. If you like arcade racing games, Wreckfest is an easy recommendation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I completely crumpled my car and flew 10 ft into the air infront of an ambulance. They did not help me. I still won the race. 10/10 game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game rewards you for driving dirty and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ up other drivers cars and the tracks are designed for maximum carnage. Assetto Corsa's got nothing on this. You'll be barreling down the track at top speed and see cars on fire coming at you mid-air like missiles because the AI drivers are meth heads on a mission to destroy. The constant rivalry and hazard on top of all the customization options to the cars and playing modes make for one hell of a fun game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wreckfest (Steam) is $2.39 on Gamebillet buff.ly/0dVElZc $11.99 US PSN buff.ly/LFMMlo8 Deck verified also on Game Pass Premium
neutral · AI labelView post →These Devs are the biggest A-holes on the planet. They had a game where you could host in-game multiplayer and kept changing and moving things, putting new things in and taking old things out and finally settled on making it so damn hard to just simply play with your friends that it is frustrating beyond reason. You MUST pay to set up a server or be a tech wiz and reconfigure routers and game code or other crap that all sounds like greek b.s. for someone who doesn't do that on the daily. Why…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent 15 minutes tuning my suspension and gear ratios for the perfect lap. 3 seconds into the race, a school bus driving in the wrong direction hit me at Mach 2. My car is now the size of a toaster and my driver has probably been launched into a different zip code. 10/10 - Best structural engineering simulator ever made.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since the CheatEngine dev is an asshole, there's an alternative I use instead: https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE Probably not exactly matching in feature parity but tbh I only use it to edit RAM values to get around MTX currencies or bad game design choices like Wreckfest locking all vehicles/parts behind a boring as sin uninspired single player grind when I only cared about multiplayer shenanigans.
neutral · AI labelView post →After a decade loving the Flatout series, I can confidently say that this is the acme, not only of the franchise, but of arcade racing in general. Fun, loud, as hard as you want to make it, great on a gamepad. I only wish it still had Sofia Martinez. You know I can't quit you, girl.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game even if you typically do not go for racing games. The damage modeling is great especially on realistic. There is a fun Career mode and also active sweaty multiplayer if you are into that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This has to be the most annoying POS ive ever had the displeasure of playing. the ai drivers will have u restarting the same race 10 times over cause they keep spinning u out when they're behind u and another will total your car by ramming u at 100+ k/hr. half the races end with me just avoiding the wrecked opponents because they all drove like idiots and wrecked and im the only car left for the last 2 to 4 laps. not very fun IMO. making it to the end of each race is really based on luck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wreckfest 2 early access review.
neutral · AI labelView post →Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! (July 29) This game is exactly what you think it is, part Crazy Taxi, part Wreckfest and part isekai. Great style and killer soundtrack that put this on my Day 1. store.steampowered.com/app/3642010/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Get ready for a smashing time as Wreckfest 2 comes to Early Access in March.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wreckfest (PS5 physical game) is $14.99 on Amazon amzn.to/3JexMfM #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →Wreckfest and its sequel, currently in early access, are the same Flatout devs.
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game! Fun with friends especially destruction derby.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A schedule! If there's any streamer friends who'd like to join us for Goose Goose Duck (and in game VC), PLEASE get in touch - it's free! And if ANYBODY AT ALL has Wreckfest, come along and join us in our dedicated server on the day. There's no VC, just fill the server, play and have fun!
neutral · AI labelView post →one of the best racing games available for the PC, if not anywhere. very recommended for fans of simcade racers, not just derby. the destruction effects are obviously celebrated and awesome, but the HANDLING is really, really nice. the cars have weight and bounce, when you come out of a turn too fast there are those moments of "I'd better relax the throttle or I'm spinning out". absolutely some of my favorite handling in any racing game. maybe not REALISTIC, but AUTHENTIC. if that makes sense.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[GOG/Steam] Wreckfest ($2.99 / 90% off). https://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/Wreckfest/
neutral · AI labelView post →After Watching almost every video Ed Soundhead made with this game i decided to buy it and holy its so much fun i love this game. I bought it on switch before i bought it on steam and probably have a couple hundred hours on my switch. I bought it on steam too for the mods and multiplayer because im not gonna pay a subscription just to play with other people. My favorite mods are the trackpack 1 and 2, anti gravity, pinball and Nascar mods together is a fun experience. This game is probably the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wreckfest 2 is in early access, if that counts as upcoming. Same developer as Flatout 2, so it should feel similar, just more modern.
neutral · AI labelView post →Whole point of racing is to be 1st, but secondary objectives require you to deal damage which is impossible if you gain a lead early... Maps with intersections are just gamble if you survive or lose 10 positions by getting T-boned. On top of it AI has no brain and will yeet itself randomly offtrack or divebomb you every single corner for no reason. Demolition derby mode is so badly balanced that it's almost impossible to lose, just go play FlatOut 2 at this point.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I find a game too tedious and I'm about to drop it then sometimes I cheat whatever currency the game uses by editing RAM values which is braindead easy. Single player only. If it makes me want to keep playing. I have less patience for poor pacing as I get older. Except Wreckfest if it counts. I had zero interest in the shitty single player campaign. I just wanted to race online but the game locks most cars behind a crappy uninspired single player grind. I gave myself enough money to…
neutral · AI labelView post →How to enjoy the game. step 1: Join multiplayer. step 2: Pick bus vehicle. step 3: Drive in reverse and run into multiple vehicles, crashing them. step 4: Read all of their chat. 11/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The CD Project Red Games from Poland (Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077) should be well known. Anno and Wreckfest are German. As well as one of my favourite games, Suzerain. From Austria: Ori and the Blind Forest / Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios) From Sweden: Valheim (Irongate Studios) Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead - published by Sony) And of course Paradox Grand Strategy Games From Finland: Cities:Skylines 1 & 2 From Italy: Assetto Corsa (Kunos…
neutral · AI labelView post →1 lap in and I already lost one tyre lmao... this is what this game is about Rating: 9/10 It's not just a race of wheels.. it's psychological warfare in the fields! @jeremy winning too many race? ruin his race by spinning out his car in next one! Thanks to it's good crispy graphics and insane destruction mechanics, every race can turn out wildly crazy. I had a race in lawn mower and they silently sneaked in a full size harvester LOL. If you are a ethical racer, please don't enter this cruel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was having a lot of trouble calibrating my brother's Moza wheel to games like Dirt, Forza, Assetto Corsa, and rFactor 2, but Wreckfest was a quick plug-and-play experience that got me straight into the action! I also love that the game is a simcade; I've gotta find more car games in that genre. My family and friends shared the same sentiment when they came over, too. I was enjoying Wreckfest so much that I almost bought the second game, but I stopped myself since I wanted to complete this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →* WRC 7, 10, Generations * Dirt Rally 2.0 * Rush Rally Origins * Old School Rally * Super Woden GP2 * New Star GP * Forza Horizon 5 (I don't own this one, but hear it's very good) * BallisticNG * Gravel * GRIP: Combat Racing * Wreckfest (don't own this either but I've played it in the past, it's good) * Assetto Corsa * Assetto Corsa Competizione * Descenders * Grid Autosport * Redout * Automobilista 2 * V-Rally 4 * Sebastian Loeb Rally Evo These vary between arcade and simulation racing, and…
neutral · AI labelView post →Our first Wreckfest 2 content update just dropped! 🛠️ DLSS/FSR, FOV & gamepad rumble 🎮 Friend invites, server search & sorting 🏁 2 new tracks 🚗 2 new cars Thanks for shaping the game with us!
neutral · AI labelView post →Get ready for a smashing time as Wreckfest 2 comes to Early Access in March https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/get-ready-for-a-smashing-time-as-wreckfest-2-comes-to-early-access-in-march/ #Wreckfest2 #Wreckfest #Gaming #RacingGame #PCGaming #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →Green flag, Pit Crew! It's time for the first stream of the year, WRECKFEST Wednesdays! Come join in the chaos and play with me and chat! www.twitch.tv/diesel__ttv
neutral · AI labelView post →Schedule drop! I'll be playing Raw Danger again and returning to a classic SEGA arcade racer, Outrun 2006! Additionally, I'll be on @lithiumfox.bsky.social's channel for more Danganronpa and I'll host my first community game night on Friday in Wreckfest! Come and join in! #VTuber #simracing #Vsky
neutral · AI labelView post →I would give it a mixed rating if Steam allowed it. The game itself is fine, a great spiritual successor of FlatOut, with amazing physics, driving controls, graphics, and soundtrack. But what turned me off are the long and repetitive events in the campaign: Most of them require you to play 3-4 times on the same track with increasing laps: first 3, then 6, then 12. It is boring, and getting T-boned on the 12th lap, making you restart the race, is annoying. Some of the tracks are pretty…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most of my complaints are of stuff surrounding the core gameplay. The career mode is serviceable at best, the presentation is a little sterile, repetition of tracks near the end of the career gets frustrating especially when many are visually very familiar. Also, worst mini-map in a hot minute lmao But the core gameplay is bang-on. Smacking opponents around gives me the same giddy feeling I get when I do takedowns in Burnout, helped massively by the incredible visuals and car deformation, as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⚠️ Less than 7 hours left! ⚠️ Get #Wreckfest 2 at 20% off before the Early Access release discount ends. Grab your copy today and help shape the future of the game! Get it here: thqn.net/wf2-steam
neutral · AI labelView post →Some random screenshots from today play session. Still a lot of fun when playing this game. #Wreckfest #PS5Share #Playstation5 #PS5 #DiRTKiCKERS
positive · AI labelView post →Multiplayer Could Be Fun, but Singleplayer Is Boring. The idea of a racing game with realistic car destruction is interesting, but I'm afraid that's about it. The single-player mode has no story at all. It's basically a collection of mostly long, repetitive races, a few repetitive destruction arenas, and fun scenarios. The races have a problem: either you stay in first place throughout the race and miss out on the fun of destroying cars, or you drive alongside the other cars and won't win…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looked forward playing with my friends. Tried setting up a server, asked refund after 30m. Single player was pretty good though... Buy this in a sale if you want to play this as a singleplayer game. You can play it with friends, but with port forwarding stuff.... Not worth the buy for multiplayer!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wreckfest is a perfectly competent and serviceable arcade racer. Racing games, as a genre, are constantly plagued with really poor games that either don't deliver on their promises or stray from the series' roots. Wreckfest is essentially a slightly less dramatised Flatout game, with very dry presentation but similar gameplay. As far as the singleplayer goes, its a good time. The career is relatively long and progression is fairly well done but the events suffer from becoming a bit samey over…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For Wreckfest 2, we’re rethinking racing game careers from the ground up. Whether you’re a precision Racer, a full-contact Crasher, or a chaos-loving Bonebreaker, the new system rewards your choices without locking you into one path.
neutral · AI labelView post →Best racing game from the last ten years. It's like I'm playing Destruction Derby on the PS1 again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7. Wreckfest Wreckfest is a newer game on this list but it definitely echoes racing games of yesteryear - namely FlatOut and Destruction Derby. this is a very tasty driving game with silky smooth handling and a wide variety of game modes. you can race on a circuit, or demo derby some lawnmowers 😆
positive · AI labelView post →wait i thought the devs of Next Car Game took the money and ran. what do you mean they actually rebranded as Wreckfest.
neutral · AI labelView post →WRECKFEST 2 COMING IN MARCH HOW DID I NOT HEAR ABOUT EARLIER Wreckfest 1 was easily my favorite driving game of all time
positive · AI labelView post →"This year, in my mid-thirties, I finally learned to drive. And weirdly, a racing game about destroying clapped-out old bangers helped me along. Thank you Wreckfest, for all the bottled road rage you allowed me to unleash." Read more: thqn.net/4a15CTu
positive · AI labelView post →Do you want to smash me? In two and a half hours at 1:30pm ET, I'll be streaming my first ever community game night in Wreckfest! We're be having some fun doing demo derbies and racing in a private lobby, tune in for details on how to join. See you there! #VTuber #simracing #Vsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Your rules. Your chaos. #Wreckfest 2 style. 💥 Since launching in Early Access, Wreckfest 2 has grown with new cars, tracks, game modes, challenges, customization options, and gameplay improvements. Join Wreckfest 2 Early Access now and make your own kind of mayhem! youtu.be/7rALY2BE-eI
neutral · AI labelView post →Wreckfest doesn't know what it wants to be. The soft-body damage system is genuinely amazing, and deserves to be the centerpiece of something truly chaotic and over-the-top (think Burnout or Flatout vibes). Instead it's shoved into a game with barely any chaotic energy, next to no sense of speed or crash impact, and a driving model that sits in an awkward middle ground, arcadey enough to not feel like a sim-racer, but serious enough to not feel fun. There are better pure arcade racers out…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would refund if i still could, but i wasted all that playtime trying to get some stupid objective. On a technical level it is amazing, especially during a demolition derby. However, the racing isn't as fun as it looks, FlatOut 2 was way more fun. as a racing game its below mid. The career mode gets annoying real quick, you get score for winning every event, even in a championship, so for 4 event-"championship" you can earn 400 score, but the game rewards you for winning every race not just the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game, played it for 2+ years on both pc and switch, and if you get bored of the default tracks and cars there are plenty of mods on steam to help you with your boredom. Would 100% recommend this game to new players!
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