Wreckfest
Break the rules and take full-contact racing to the limit with Wreckfest! Expect epic crashes, neck-to-neck fights over the finish line and brand-new ways for metal to bend – These are the once-in-a-lifetime moments that can only be achieved in Wreckfest, with its true-to-life physics simulation crafted by legendary developer Bugbear, who also brought you FlatOut 1 & 2! Burn rubber and shred metal in the ultimate driving playground! Wreckfest is jam-packed with upgrade and customization options. Whether you are preparing for your next demolition derby with reinforced bumpers, roll cages, side protectors and much more, or setting your car up for a banger race with engine performance parts like air filters, camshafts, fuel systems, etc., Wreckfest is shaping up to be the best combative motorsport game out there. Exhilarating no-rules racing action with defining, once-in-a-lifetime moments that can be achieved only with a true-to-life physics simulation.
Steam User 137
Nudged a guy into oncoming traffic at high speed, completely destroying his car and 3 others in a huge fireball. After that i returned home for a relaxing game of Wreckfest
10/10
Steam User 43
Personal opinion: do not buy the DLCs. It adds a ton of already upgraded and good cars that will ruin the progression of the game, you will never need to buy any cars and right off the start you will always have the best cars available in single player career.
Steam User 44
One little tip for beginners. Some cars come with armor when you get them. If you want more performance, you can take that off. Otherwise you might feel like you got stuck and no car is good enough. At least that's what happened to me. I think this is an oversight of the developer. Cars shouldn't come with armor already installed.
Steam User 34
This is a pretty neat modern Destruction Derby. It's what we people from the 80's asked for. Just play it. You'll have fun.
Steam User 50
this did not help me with my driving test :/
Steam User 37
FOV Report: Good
Has a FOV slider that goes from -30 to +30. Not exactly sure what +30 means, but it seems like a good FOV to me. Would be cool if it was a little wider because people with ultra wide monitors for racing sims and whatnot may not find it enough.
I'm on a field of view crusade. We live in a world where raytracing is common, but a basic quality of life field of view slider is not. There is no excuse other than lazy developers to not include one. If you agree, and want to see more accessible, comfortable gaming for everyone, join me on my crusade and start encouraging devs everywhere to include FOV support.
Steam User 21
Finally there is a really successful successor to Destruction Derby and Flatout.
On very well-designed circuits you compete with wonderfully handling cars. The damage model is top notch, making any race a spectacle.
watch a snippet of gameplay here:
Racing is only a small part of Wreckfest, by the way. This new game is also mainly about physical contact with your opponents.
Laughing, screeching and especially a lot of pounding, a wonderful combination.
In different races you compete against big names like 'Nasty Nate', 'Grease Finger' and 'Slash Maniac'.
Admit it, driving an American muscle car rednecks upside down, isn't it fantastic? Just when you think, 'meh, been there, done that', however, you are presented with an event where you have to race with a lawnmower, but you are chased by a giant combine harvester during the race. Or how about a race against school buses or a real survival derby?
The game also works great on a steam deck:
What really gives Wreckfest its own identity is the selection of vehicles and the composition of races.
This provides entertainment, hilarious scenes and a fun challenge. With a lot of races in the single player you will be busy for a while, which makes it even more commendable that Wreckfest is being placed in the shops for a reasonable mid-price.
And once you're done with the single player, you can try your luck online and you can count on the chaos being complete, because rules are completely irrelevant in this game.