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ActionIndieRacingSimulationSportsDestructionAutomobile SimMultiplayerDrivingPhysics

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Game description

Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.

Basic info

DeveloperBugbear
PublisherTHQ Nordic
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJun 14, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3 with 2.8 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce® GTX™ 560 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7770
Storage32 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 434 reviews from the past 1 year

78.8/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Demolition derby chaos with crunching metal makes this racer a crowd favorite, scoring 78.8 from 434 reviews read.

👍 Strengths

178 reviews call it fun, enjoying chaotic multiplayer crashes, and some say it is the best arcade racer they have played. 58 praise the look and physics, with damage modeling and collisions that make every car feel different by weight and power. Visuals & Sound ranks 893rd of 1249. 41 enjoy playing with friends, locally or on public servers, and some single out the derby mode. Multiplayer ranks 327th of 642, and Gameplay ranks 574th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

43 reviews find the career mode repetitive, with reused tracks, forced extra laps and a short music list. 19 say joining friends online is a hassle, as hosting needs port forwarding or a paid server, and a few miss simple couch play. 19 say the balance feels off, as racing for position clashes with wrecking rivals and AI drivers often gang up on the player. Content Volume ranks 661st of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 808th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun multiplayer chaos, enjoyed griefing and reading reactions” · 178 reviews
“incredible physics and great graphics with good optimization” · 58 reviews
“constant rivalry and hazard with AI drivers creates fun competitive experience” · 41 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.02 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “destruction physics and driving feel excellent” · 39 reviews
Negative “cars feel like logs on wheels, no sense of speed, tracks disproportionate” · 16 reviews

Progression 14% · Difficulty 12% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 9%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

World +1.38 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.83 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “tons of content, gameplay and mod support for long entertainment” · 10 reviews
Negative “career mode is boring with 12-lap races, multiplayer dead, DLC adds nothing” · 8 reviews

Variety 21% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.31 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “incredible physics and great graphics with good optimization” · 58 reviews
Negative “average graphics and questionable demolition mechanics” · 2 reviews

Audio 13%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.91 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “constant rivalry and hazard with AI drivers creates fun competitive experience” · 41 reviews
Negative “multiplayer setup is frustratingly non-user-friendly and requires paid hosting” · 19 reviews

Community 6% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.28 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “racing clashes with demolition, no incentive to attack” · 19 reviews
Positive “perfect balance between car durability and engaging physics” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 13% · Matchmaking 3%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.16 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs smooth and stutter-free at 60fps on modest hardware, very enjoyable” · 4 reviews
Negative “unplayable with integrated graphics, requires Nvidia control panel setup” · 8 reviews

Stability 3% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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