<s>
Wreckfest	B-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bugbear	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wreckfest	B-Application
is	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
FlatOut	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
FlatOut	O
,	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
and	O
cult	O
1989	O
PC	O
racer	O
Street	B-Application
Rod	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
four-year	O
long	O
early	O
access	O
phase	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
called	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
after	O
multiple	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
features	O
,	O
namely	O
banger	O
racing	O
and	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
racing	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
fundamental	O
rules	O
as	O
most	O
modern	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
or	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
car	O
in	O
a	O
race	O
or	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
,	O
the	O
goal	O
being	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
race	O
or	O
be	O
the	O
sole	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
derby	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Wreckfest	B-Application
's	O
focus	O
on	O
physics	O
and	O
vehicular	O
damage	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
destruction-based	O
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Criterion	O
's	O
Burnout	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
a	O
somewhat	O
slower	O
and	O
more	O
strategic	O
approach	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
racing	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
than	O
in	O
comparable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Wreckfest	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2012	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Bugbear	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
the	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
blog	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
published	O
by	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
publisher	O
support	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
provided	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
pre-orders	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
website	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
and	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
as	O
alternate	O
means	O
of	O
raising	O
revenue	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bugbear	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
350,000	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stretch	O
goal	O
of	O
$1.5	O
million	O
to	O
create	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
failing	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
$	O
350,000	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
Bugbear	O
concentrated	O
efforts	O
on	O
a	O
pre-order	O
campaign	O
being	O
run	O
via	O
the	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
featured	O
two	O
playable	O
vehicles	O
and	O
three	O
tracks	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
traditional	O
racetracks	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
was	O
a	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
special	O
discount	O
prices	O
offered	O
until	O
January	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
found	O
tremendous	O
success	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
platform	O
,	O
earning	O
over	O
$1	O
million	O
in	O
sales	O
during	O
a	O
single	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Bugbear	O
made	O
an	O
announcement	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
blog	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sixth	O
build	O
that	O
Next	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
now	O
officially	O
titled	O
Wreckfest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
delayed	O
to	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wreckfest	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
