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Race battered cars through obstacle courses and demolition derbies, using weighty handling and destructible vehicles to fight for the finish.
Released 20 Mar 2025
Smash Through Derby Arenas
Dodge Oncoming Traffic
Race Across Waypoints
Ready for mayhem? Wreckfest is back, offering the best in full-contact racing with unrivaled destruction! Witness head-to-head battles as you tear apart rival vehicles bit by bit. Powered by the enhanced physics engine, developed by the creators of Wreckfest & FlatOut!
Developed by Bugbear · Published by THQ Nordic
Wreckfest 2 is a full-contact racing game where you drive battered cars in circuit races, obstacle-filled courses, and demolition derbies. Events are available against AI opponents or in multiplayer.
Races combine driving for position with collisions that deform vehicles and can affect how they handle. Courses include jumps, intersections, and oncoming traffic, while some events send you between waypoints.
You can customize your car’s appearance, and the game includes individual challenges alongside its race and derby modes. The game is in Early Access, with its content and systems still developing.
Players who enjoy Wreckfest 2 often praise the weighty driving, vehicle damage, and chaotic races, with some also highlighting the sound, visuals, and car customization. Others find the current content and progression limited, and reviews differ on the AI and multiplayer experience. Several players also report bugs or performance problems.
Ascend to the throne of full-contact racing by breaking the rules - and everything else - on your way to victory! Developer Bugbear went all out, rebuilding its true-to-life physics simulation engine to take full advantage of modern hardware. Wreckfest 2 features even higher crash fidelity, more intricate component damage simulation and many more improvements across the board!
Get ready to witness the absolute best-in-class car destruction and truly epic moments of chaos, all with the signature vehicle handling from Wreckfest!
Destruction awaits on the ultimate driving playground!
Brace yourself for the most phenomenal full-contact racing action with no rules, just jaw dropping moments of chaos and destruction, powered by the overhauled physics engine. Race in intense head-to-head fights on courses featuring high-speed circuits, crazy courses with obstacles & jumps, intersections and oncoming traffic, or go for demolition domination in derby mode.
More and more tracks & arenas will be added during the Early Access phase.
Forget pristine supercars: Our cars are old, dented and patched together. Each of them tells a story, and you can tell your own by customizing your ride. Over the course of early access, more and more customization options will be added to the game. They will not only unlock your creative desires, but also contain new armor and component types that support certain playstyles. And later during Early Access, you can also share your designs with other racers and wreckers!
Launching into early access with the base game modes of Racing, Derby and multiplayer mode. During the Early Access phase, we will add a completely revamped career mode that adapts to your individual playstyle and guides you on your journey to become a true champion! For online racers there will be new skill-based matchmaking system and server queues coming as well!
Another highlight during the Early Access phase will be special challenges, putting you behind the steering wheel of unconventional vehicles that were definitely never supposed to end up on a racetrack! Various bite-sized scenarios will keep you hooked as you battle for the highest scores.
During the Early Access phase, mod support will be added so you can really mess with this game by installing various mods from the Steam Workshop.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Players | 1–24 |
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| Multiplayer | Wreckfest 2 supports single-player and online PvP multiplayer. The store page lists Online PvP, and the description says the game launches in Early Access with multiplayer mode, with skill-based matchmaking and server queues planned. Reviews indicate server-browser-based online play, dedicated server hosting, spectating, and races with up to 24 cars on track. Local multiplayer, co-op, LAN, and drop-in/drop-out are not confirmed. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Official mod support is planned during Early Access via Steam Workshop, but no provided source confirms multiplayer-specific mod functionality. Reviews mention no mod support at one point and discuss possible future custom content and livery sharing. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
