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Wreckfest 2

Bugbear · THQ Nordic · 2025-03-20

Steam

RacingEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: First person, Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: TBD (PlayStation 5), TBD (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 20, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Ready for mayhem? Wreckfest is back, offering the best in full-contact racing with unrivaled destruction! Witness head-to-head battles as you tear apart rival vehicles bit by bit. Powered by the enhanced physics engine, developed by the creators of Wreckfest & FlatOut!

Wreckfest 2 is a Racing, Early Access game released in 2025, priced at $34.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 5809 reviews).

190
playing now
74%
positive of 5.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
7,361
twitch viewers (latest)
7361.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
44
Nexus mods (7.3k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

190 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Wreckfest 2 is a 2025 racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic. It is a sequel to Wreckfest. The game was released through Steam's early access program on March 20, 2025, for Microsoft Windows only and works on Linux with Steam. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S dates are yet to be announced.

Trailer

Wreckfest 2 trailer thumbnail

Wreckfest 2 - Official Trailer | THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2026

≈578,725 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 190 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 344 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,779 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 2,360 Racing games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 118k–266k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,914 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $23.99 at Steam (2025-03-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 6 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20252026Week of 2025-03-20: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 467 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 251 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 102 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

325712026-09-15 02:00 — 181 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 95 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 231 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 228 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 111 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 190 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 188 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 71 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 179 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 263 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 93 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 151 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 215 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 120 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 182 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 325 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 141 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 110 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 250 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 240 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 136 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 251 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 180 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 190 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
68598Mar 2025Aug 2026Mar 2025 — avg 685 · peak 1,901Apr 2025 — avg 201 · peak 682May 2025 — avg 173 · peak 667Jun 2025 — avg 136 · peak 422Jul 2025 — avg 127 · peak 329Aug 2025 — avg 132 · peak 434Sep 2025 — avg 140 · peak 380Oct 2025 — avg 98 · peak 256Nov 2025 — avg 181 · peak 504Dec 2025 — avg 239 · peak 636Jan 2026 — avg 248 · peak 607Feb 2026 — avg 214 · peak 531Mar 2026 — avg 275 · peak 814Apr 2026 — avg 188 · peak 457May 2026 — avg 185 · peak 525Jun 2026 — avg 179 · peak 628Jul 2026 — avg 250 · peak 626Aug 2026 — avg 216 · peak 497
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
28282026-09-282026-10-112026-09-28: 28 new positive2026-09-28: 19 new negative2026-09-29: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 6 new positive2026-10-01: 5 new negative2026-10-03: 6 new positive2026-10-05: 5 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new negative2026-10-11: 4 new positive2026-10-11: 7 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$23.992025-03-202026-08-142025-03-20 — best price $23.992025-04-03 — best price $29.992025-05-12 — best price $25.492025-05-19 — best price $29.992025-06-20 — best price $26.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-07-28 — best price $23.992025-08-04 — best price $29.992025-09-22 — best price $23.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-03 — best price $23.992025-11-10 — best price $29.992025-12-11 — best price $23.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-01-26 — best price $23.992026-02-09 — best price $29.992026-02-10 — best price $34.992026-03-12 — best price $27.992026-03-26 — best price $34.992026-06-18 — best price $27.992026-07-09 — best price $34.992026-08-07 — best price $26.242026-08-14 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

340872026-05-26 — 102 pageviews2026-05-30 — 125 pageviews2026-06-03 — 99 pageviews2026-06-07 — 140 pageviews2026-06-11 — 89 pageviews2026-06-15 — 124 pageviews2026-06-19 — 163 pageviews2026-06-23 — 135 pageviews2026-06-27 — 197 pageviews2026-07-01 — 234 pageviews2026-07-05 — 206 pageviews2026-07-09 — 147 pageviews2026-07-13 — 134 pageviews2026-07-17 — 111 pageviews2026-07-21 — 203 pageviews2026-07-25 — 167 pageviews2026-07-29 — 112 pageviews2026-08-02 — 135 pageviews2026-08-06 — 134 pageviews2026-08-10 — 218 pageviews2026-08-14 — 146 pageviews2026-08-18 — 97 pageviews2026-08-22 — 123 pageviews2026-08-26 — 128 pageviews2026-08-30 — 132 pageviews2026-09-03 — 87 pageviews2026-09-07 — 157 pageviews2026-09-11 — 137 pageviews2026-09-15 — 109 pageviews2026-09-19 — 123 pageviews2026-09-23 — 92 pageviews2026-09-27 — 131 pageviews2026-10-01 — 87 pageviews2026-10-05 — 107 pageviews2026-10-09 — 109 pageviews2026-10-12 — 118 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1602026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPGamepad RecommendedDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvPRacingDrivingPhysicsRealisticSimulationDestructionMultiplayerEarly Access

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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