Wreckfest
- Developer
- Bugbear Entertainment
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- 14 June 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £26.74
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Wreckfest is a racing and vehicular combat game centered on demolition derbies and banger racing, with a focus on realistic physics and location-based vehicle damage that changes how cars handle as they take hits. Before an event, players pick a car, adjust assists such as transmission type and braking aids, and can buy, customise, and upgrade vehicles. Races reward a balance of defensive driving and aggressive tactics like ramming and shunting rivals into barriers. The game offers career, multiplayer, and custom event play, and is regarded as a spiritual successor to the FlatOut series.
Best gaming PC for Wreckfest in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Wreckfest today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by THQ Nordic on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3 with 2.8 GHz or AMD equivalent | Intel® Core™ i5 with 3.0 GHz or AMD equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA Geforce® GTX™ 560 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7770 | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX™ 970 or AMD Radeon™ R9 380X |
| Storage | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Wreckfest?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5 with 3.0 GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce® GTX™ 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.