Wreckfest
Wreckfest is a racing and vehicular combat game centered on demolition derbies and banger racing, with a focus on realistic physics and location-based vehicle damage that changes how cars handle as they take…
Wreckfest is an indie developed by Bugbear Entertainment, released 14 June 2018 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It currently starts at $6.14 at Gamesplanet. The main story takes about 22 hrs to finish.
What Wreckfest is
Wreckfest is an indie game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and released in 2018. It was published by THQ Nordic. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Google Stadia, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on ROMU.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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 affects the driving dynamics of vehicles in a realistic fashion.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 16 players online. Local play supports 16 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 20 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Wreckfest holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 152 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 22 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 77.3 hrs, roughly 3.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $6.14, that works out to about $0.28 per hour of the main story, or $0.08 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i3 with 2.8 GHz or AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA Geforce® GTX™ 560 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7770. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 32GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $6.14 at Gamesplanet, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Wreckfest launched on 14 June 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Vampyr and Among Us. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Vampyr, Among Us.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Wreckfest yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Wreckfest: Retro Rammers Car Pack
Wreckfest: Goofy Roofs Pack
Wreckfest: Backwoods Bangers Car Pack
Wreckfest: Steel & Wheels Pack
Wreckfest: Modified Monsters Car Pack
Wreckfest: Rusty Rats Car Pack
Wreckfest: American All-Stars Car Pack
Wreckfest: Banger Racing Car Pack
Wreckfest: Getaway Car Pack
Wreckfest: Racing Heroes Car Pack
Wreckfest: Reckless Car Pack
Wreckfest: Off-Road Car Pack
Wreckfest: Vehicle Bundle 1
Wreckfest: Vehicle Bundle 2
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