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Wheels Off, Chaos On: Wreckfest 2 Smashes into Early Access!

Wheels Off, Chaos On: Wreckfest 2 Smashes into Early Access! Vienna, Austria / Helsinki, Finland, March 20th, 2025: Ladies and Gentlemen, the next generation of demolition derby madness is here.

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addedWheels Off, Chaos On: Wreckfest 2 Smashes into Early Access!Vienna, Austria / Helsinki, Finland, March 20th, 2025: Ladies and Gentlemen, the next generation of demolition derby madness is here. Wreckfest 2 is crashing into Early Access on Steam today, bringing next-level car destruction, slicker graphics, improved physics, and a whole lot of new features to fuel your inner petrolhead. And yes, it’s once again developed by Bugbear Entertainment – the masters of metal-mangling mayhem.
changedWheels Off, Chaos On: Wreckfest 2 Smashes into Early Access!Are you ready to take the wheel? Buy Wreckfest 2 on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203190/Wreckfest_2/
changed3 maps with multiple tracks Scrapyard map:Circuit course with intersections
changed3 maps with multiple tracks Scrapyard map:Crazy course with oncoming traffic
changedSpeedway mapFigure 8 circuit
changedSpeedway mapSpeedway oval circuit

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addedVienna, Austria / Helsinki, Finland, March 20th, 2025: Ladies and Gentlemen, the next generation of demolition derby madness is here. Wreckfest 2 is crashing into Early Access on Steam today, bringing next-level car destruction, slicker graphics, improved physics, and a whole lot of new features to fuel your inner petrolhead. And yes, it’s once again developed by Bugbear Entertainment – the masters of metal-mangling mayhem.
changedAre you ready to take the wheel? Buy Wreckfest 2 on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203190/Wreckfest_2/
changedCircuit course with intersections
changedCrazy course with oncoming traffic
changedFigure 8 circuit

Wheels Off, Chaos On: Wreckfest 2 Smashes into Early Access!

Vienna, Austria / Helsinki, Finland, March 20th, 2025: Ladies and Gentlemen, the next generation of demolition derby madness is here. Wreckfest 2 is crashing into Early Access on Steam today, bringing next-level car destruction, slicker graphics, improved physics, and a whole lot of new features to fuel your inner petrolhead. And yes, it’s once again developed by Bugbear Entertainment – the masters of metal-mangling mayhem.

Just like its predecessor, Wreckfest 2 will keep evolving throughout Early Access, with fresh content and features rolling in regularly. Bugbear and THQ Nordic are all about making this a game for the players, shaped by the players. We want your feedback – tell us what you love, what you want more of, and what crazy ideas we absolutely need to implement. We’ve got a truckload of ideas (and an actual truck), but we want to hear which ones you like the most!

Are you ready to take the wheel? Buy Wreckfest 2 on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203190/Wreckfest_2/

Watch Wreckfest 2's Early Access Trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wEHFrUwU7XU Visit the official Website: https://wreckfest2.thqnordic.com/

Now, a fair warning: don’t expect Wreckfest 2’s Early Access version to be as jam-packed with content as Wreckfest 1 after nearly a decade of updates, patches, and DLCs. This is just the beginning of an epic ride, and the game will grow with regular updates, guided by our living roadmap - powered by you.

To reflect this evolving journey, Wreckfest 2 is launching at an introductory SRP of $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99, with a 20% launch discount for the first two weeks (until April 3, 2025), making it an even sweeter deal. As development progresses and major updates roll out, the SRP will gradually increase until the full 1.0 release on PC and consoles.

Here are the Launch System Requirements:

Initial Content EA Launch March 20, 2025:

Game modes

  • Single-player racing & derby with up to 24 players (bots)

  • Multiplayer racing & derby with up to 24 players + bot support

3 maps with multiple tracks Scrapyard map:

  • Circuit course with intersections

  • Crazy course with oncoming traffic

Speedway map

  • Figure 8 circuit

  • Speedway oval circuit

Derby arena

  • Sandpit map (new remake of WF1 track)

  • Circuit long route + reverse variant

1 Singleplayer Map Stunt arena

  • Sandbox map with ramps, loopings, etc. (similar to the "Sneak Peak map" of WF1)

4 Cars

  • 2× '60s/'70s American muscle cars (as seen in trailers)

  • 1× '80s EU banger car (compact)

  • 1× '90s US banger car (intermediate)

Features

  • Basic paint customization for all cars (more customization options coming later)

  • Garage to edit & save car designs

  • 1st version of Replay mode, including photo mode

  • Leaderboards

THQ Nordic Content Creator Program We love to collaborate with content creators from all over the world. If you are interested in Wreckfest 2 (or our other games), please check out our content creator program and be among the first to play and show the game(s): https://creators.thqnordic.com/

Enjoy & stay tuned!

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Steam News / 20 March 2025

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