- 16–24players
- Under 30 min
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
A demolition-derby racer with soft-body crash physics, where cars bend, lose parts and shove each other off the track.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Same room, own screens for up to 24 players on PC.
- Online for up to 24 players on PC, PS5 and Xbox and up to 16 on Switch.
- No crossplay between platform families. Each console plays only with its own platform. On PC the Steam, Epic and GOG versions share lobbies.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- PS5PlayStation StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Online races and derbies are a free-for-all where the fun is trading hits with friends and watching the wreckage pile up.
On PC a group can host its own password-protected lobby for up to 24 drivers.
On PlayStation and Xbox a player can create a private lobby and invite friends, and each console plays only with its own platform.
There is no split-screen, so everyone needs a screen and a copy.
Is it good
87%
Very positive on Steam
“It's rare when a racing game manages to modernize and reinvigorate an old formula with spectacular confidence, but Wreckfest does just that.”
9/10 · GameSpot “Wreckfest maintains all its promises we expected in all these years of development: destruction, a very accurate physical model and a lot of fun.”
8.6/10 · IGN Italia “If you liked FlatOut, you'll love Wreckfest. Drily presented, but wonderfully brutal full-contact racing with impressive physics.”
80 % · GameStar
- 81MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 80Top criticsOpenCritic · Aug 2022 (OpenCritic top critic average, 79 reviews, as of Aug 2022; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 78%RecommendOpenCritic · Aug 2022 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 81 reviews, as of Aug 2022; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
No crossplay between platform families. No split-screen. Online versus for up to 24 on PC, PS5 and Xbox and up to 16 on Switch.
- PC
A player can host a LAN server from the game; the career mode is single-player.
A player hosts a lobby from the game or runs the free dedicated server, with an optional password; lobbies hold up to 24 drivers.
- 24
The PS5 and Xbox Series versions hold lobbies of up to 24; PS4 and Xbox One lobbies hold 16. PlayStation players can set up private lobbies.
- 16
Online races hold up to 16 drivers; whether a group can set up its own lobby on Switch is not confirmed.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Bugbear
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- 14 Jun 2018 on PC
- 27 Aug 2019 on PS4 and Xbox One
- 4 May 2021 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- 21 Jun 2022 on Switch
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 13 languages
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Mild lyrics, mild violence
In these lists
Answers
- Does Wreckfest have couch co-op?
- No. Wreckfest has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Wreckfest together?
- Local versus on separate screens for up to 24 on PC. Online versus for up to 24 on PC, PS5 and Xbox. Online versus for up to 16 on Switch.
- Is Wreckfest crossplay?
- No: everyone online needs the same platform family. Each console plays only with its own platform. On PC the Steam, Epic and GOG versions share lobbies.
- Do you need two copies of Wreckfest?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- What platforms is Wreckfest on?
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- Does Wreckfest work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Wreckfest free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- Is Wreckfest on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games
