

There are also a bunch of specialty vehicles that include RVs, lawnmowers, school buses and even a sofa with an engine that makes for some hilariously enjoyable and destructive racing opportunities. Some of the sports cars and are nimble in the corners, but are much easier to be spun out while the slower, more lumbering vehicles can take more hits. Like other racing games, choosing your car is all about finding a balance between acceleration, top speed and handling, but with the added challenge of durability. With races and happening on both paved and unpaved surfaces, you’ll find a rewarding and fun challenge as you wrestle with the game’s variety of vehicles.īecause the brutal punishment they take, none of the vehicles are licensed, but they are all thinly disguised versions of real cars-and the roster includes everything from a Ford LTD wagon to a Honda CRX and everything in between.
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Wreckfest was originally released on PC last year and just a couple weeks ago made its debut on PS4 and Xbox One.Īs it’s name suggests, crashing is a big part of the game-but more than that, Wreckfest is a well-done and enjoyable take on demolition derby, grassroots “banger” racing and other sorts of automotive mayhem that might take place on a Saturday night at your local fairgrounds.Īnd when it comes to the aforementioned crashes and destruction, Wreckfest nails it with a detailed damage model that actually comes close to BeamNG but in a more polished and more structured way.Īnd despite the all of the emphasis on crashes and mayhem, Wreckfest’s driving physics are actually quite realistic-especially if you turn off all of the driving aids.
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Whether it’s arcade driving games, hardcore PC racing simulators or the automotive sandboxes that are Forza and Gran Turismo, fans of racing games certainly don’t struggle for choice.Īnd with such a saturated market, it can be hard to find new and interesting racing games that stand out from the crowd, but that’s exactly what we’ve found with Wreckfest-a title from Finnish developer Bugbear Entertainment.īugbear is the same developer behind the old FlatOut series and Wreckfest draws much of its inspiration from that as well as other classic games like Street Rod. However, Wreckfest chooses down-and-dirty stylized mayhem over Forza's glitz and glamor, and that continues to attract a devoted fanbase intent on modding Wreckfest into their ideal racing simulator.No matter your preferred gaming system or genre of choice, fans of racing and car games these days have it good. Wreckfest exists somewhere in the middle, in the realm of Forza, with a responsive yet streamlined control scheme intended to give the player a fun and approachable racing experience. From goofy kart-driving games like Mario Kart 8 to more realistic racing sims like Gran Turismo Sport and rFactor 2, there is a wide range of games from which to choose.

Updated on Jby Josh Davison: The world of racing games is vast and diverse.
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Wreckfest has plenty of mods but which ones rank as the best? All mods can be found on the Steam Workshop.

Players are always looking to tailor their experience to the tastes of themselves and their friends. It was developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic, and there are plans to port Wreckfest to next-gen consoles.Īs is the case with most games with a lively PC player base, mods are in abundance. It's a demolition derby-like game where players are encouraged to try and destroy one another's vehicles by slamming them, steering them into debris, or grinding against their car. Wreckfest is a hard-hitting and violent racing game for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
