Wreckfest

Full-contact racing game built around crashes and vehicle destruction

Bugbear · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Jun 14, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 42K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 169 in 30 days
Playing now: 206; peak 24h 268
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 years ago; Mar 22, 2024

What is Wreckfest?

An automobile racing game built around full-contact circuit races and demolition derbies, with physics-based vehicle damage. You race on hazardous courses or fight in arenas, upgrading and armoring old cars through a championship career or competing in online PvP.

For you if...

+you enjoy chaotic races where collisions reshape the cars
+you like balancing performance upgrades, armor, weight, and handling
+you plan to race or wreck other players online

Not for you if...

−you prefer clean racing over deliberate contact and demolition
−you dislike aggressive AI and unpredictable race-ending collisions
−you want a varied, story-driven single-player campaign

What players say

88% of 41,565 reviews are positive · 87% of 169 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the crash physics, car deformation, and handling, especially in chaotic races and demolition derbies. Common complaints target aggressive AI and repetitive career events, while several players say hosting private multiplayer requires frustrating server or port-forwarding setup.

Screenshots and trailer

Wreckfest system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 with 2.8 GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce® GTX™ 560 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7770
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 32 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: This config will run the game with approx 30 FPS on 1080p

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Hungarian.