Wreckfest
Sign in to saveWreckfest 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.
Game data
Metacritic 79- Released
- 2018-06-13
- User rating
- 3.68 / 5
- Genres
- Racing, Arcade
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
- ESRB
- Teen
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Key facts
- Video game.title
- Wreckfest
- Video game.image
- Wreckfest cover art.jpg
- Video game.developer
- Bugbear Entertainment
- Video game.publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Video game.engine
- ROMU
- Video game.genre
- Vehicular combat, racing
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Development
- Failed Kickstarter campaign
- Early access
- Release
- Reception
- References
- External links
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.
After a four-year long early access phase during which the game was called Next Car Game, the Windows version was released in June 2018, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions released in August 2019 after multiple delays. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions were released in 2021, while a Nintendo Switch version was released in 2022. A mobile port was released on 14 November 2022.