Release Date: March 20, 2025 Early Access
A sequel of the popular racing game from 2018 and also the spiritual successor of the FlatOut series. Wreckfest 2 focuses on thrilling asphalt & dirt races, featuring largely wrecked cars and spectacular destruction. The game offers both singleplayer & multiplayer components.
Wreckfest 2 is a racing game from the Finnish studio Bugbear which continues the legacy of the first game" from 2018). The developer started this series in 2004, but after the release of FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage it was removed from further work, so after that the studio started creating similar games under a new banner.
Just like the first installment, Wreckfest 2 is a racing game from the "simcade" category, meaning it combines accessible entertainment with a relatively high level of realism in physics simulation. The latter includes both a driving model, the mastery of which requires some skill, and an extensive (and spectacular) vehicle destruction system.
Unlicensed cars participate in events (although clearly inspired by real life models) and they usually look like disassembled and battered wrecks, barely holding on their wheels. Cars in the game race mainly on asphalt and gravel tracks, and in the fight for first place they do not shy away from ramming and pushing each other off the road, wreaking havoc in the surroundings. Apart from the races, there is also no shortage of demolition derbies on the arenas.
In addition to relatively normal enger cars (which are subject to extensive personalization, more extensive than in the first part), Wreckfest 2 also includes less conventional vehicles used in special challenges.
Wreckfest 2 offers single and multiplayer fun. We can compete with others online (with the help of a new skill-based matchmaking system) or locally, on a split screen.
The basis of single-player gameplay is the redesigned career mode, which s various play styles and sets the ultimate goal of becoming a champion. There are also time-limited events with special rewards.
As in the case of first game, to create Wreckfest 2 Bugbear studio used proprietary technology, which it modernized with the capabilities of ninth-generation consoles in mind. The results include more spectacular crashes and more accurate simulation of damage to individual parts of vehicles.
The PC version of Wreckfest 2 s mods via the Steam Workshop.
Platforms:
PC Windows March 20, 2025
PlayStation 5 TBA
Xbox Series X/S TBA
Developer: Bugbear Entertainment
Publisher: THQ Nordic / Nordic Games
Age restrictions: 12+
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System Requirements for Wreckfest 2 Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
(30 fps, 1080p) Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 580, 15 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
(60 fps, 1080p) Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 3070 / 16 GB Radeon RX 6800 XT, 15 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Ultra System Requirements:
(60 fps, 4K) Intel Core i9-9900 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 12 GB GeForce RTX 4070 / 20 GB Radeon RX 7900 XT, 15 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
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