In a press release published by Eurogamer, Next Car Game was officially announced for PC. In an interview with IGN, lead game designer Janne Suur-Näkki stated that the game should reach a 'feature-complete state' in 2014, with all key features implemented. Development ĭevelopment on Wreckfest began in 2012 under the working title Next Car Game, and was first announced by Bugbear Entertainment on the Next Car Game blog in August 2013.

While Wreckfest's focus on physics and vehicular damage is similar to previous destruction-based racing games such as Criterion's Burnout, it follows a somewhat slower and more strategic approach, resulting in a more traditional racing gameplay experience than in comparable games. The races themselves focus heavily on 'vehicular combat', where players have to find a balance between defensive tactics such as avoiding or blocking opponents and more aggressive tactics such as ramming opponents and shunting them into barriers to put them out of the race and earn points.

The game features three modes: career, multiplayer and custom events. Players are also able to buy and sell vehicles, customise vehicles, and perform upgrades. Before participating in an event, the player is allowed to choose a vehicle, select from a variety of assist levels (whether to use a manual or automatic transmission, ABS, AI difficulty, etc.). The player controls a car in a race or demolition derby, the goal being to win the race or be the sole survivor of the derby respectively. The racing gameplay follows the same fundamental rules as most modern racing games, such as Need for Speed or Gran Turismo. The game includes a variety of gameplay features, namely banger racing and demolition derby. A mobile port was released 14 November 2022. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions were released in 2021, while a Nintendo Switch version was released in 2022.

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.Īfter 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. Wreckfest is described as the spiritual successor to the FlatOut series and a cross between FlatOut, Destruction Derby and cult 1989 PC racer Street Rod.

Wreckfest is a racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic.

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