I have this game on console, and for the this to be almost a direct port to mobile is nothing short of phenomenal. The biggest issue is the automatic transmission. With it being a mobile game, you're extremely limited on the real estate to map out the buttons for the manual trans, and it makes it almost impossible to use as I’m not an octopus. The auto transmission only does two things; never down shifts when you need to so the car is lugging like a tractor, or does nothing but hit the rev limiter like it doesn’t have the ability to shift into a higher gear. Everything else in the game is absolutely amazing, and yes I’m aware that the game has controller compatibility but that really defeats the purpose of it being a mobile game. This is the only racing game on mobile that has this issue, so it’s a big bummer that the game would be perfect if this wasn’t such a huge problem.
Summary: 10/10. Highly recommend. Complete TL;DR Review: After about a week with this game, I had to come here to give credit since credit is clearly due. I’m completely satisfied and totally impressed with Wreckfest. The gist for any of you old folks like me who grew up with PS1, Wreckfest combines the realism and racing mechanics of Gran Turismo with crash and damage dynamics of Destruction Derby. All of course with modern day graphics and performance. I’m running this on a iPad 9th Gen smoothly and without issues. The secondary download does take a bit of space (something like 4-5GB). Scenery, shadows, vehicle damage and road debris all look fantastic. Tracks are great, although it can be tough to see turns or barricades for different version of tracks. It does chew through battery, but I would expect nothing less for a game like this. In fact, it plays and feels more like a console game than a mobile game. The on-screen controls suffice, but I found myself enjoying this so much and serious enough that I bought a Bluetooth controller, which enhances the experience and improves race performance. I haven’t needed to buy DLC since you earn credits to buy and upgrade cars and also win cars through career challenges, but I do expect I will purchase car packs eventually. The only recommendation would be online multiplayer play. It looks like the Dev is already working on that because there is a menu item for it. Absolute fun. Outstanding game!
Now, I have enjoyed playing it thus far on my 12.9 iPad Pro max using my ps4 controller. My biggest issue so far is…in the middle the middle of the race I want to change my controller configuration.? Well, you have it all there to be done but when I hit exit and save I’m still in the same configuration every single time! Now this may have been brought up in other reviews but I don’t care about other reviews. That’s their experience, this is mine and you guys collaborate them all together to fix your game so it performs as close to perfect as you can get. Next, I’m multiplayer mode…..what am I missing? There are no servers to join and I haven’t been successful making my own. Now I’m just a graphiX designer guy and love what I see so far. I’m just curious as to how I go about joining the multiplayer mode. I probably didn’t read everything that probably would have told me but who reads the instructions to anything these days. Anyway, I hope to hear back from you soon. Diggin’ It so far minus these issues. Thanks P.S. I’ve bought every car you got and when I go into a tailored race like folk heroes and everybody else is in little cars, I’m in a police car. And the mini race or micro race I’m in a freaking monster truck. Multiplayer isn’t working, I didn’t burn up all that cash just to play with myself. Come on man. Fix this and I’ll give it a better review. Too bad I have to give it 5 stars to get attention
Update I had an issue where I lost most of my cars which wasn’t cool, but when I restored my purchases, everything seems to be back to normal! Phenomenal game, one of my favorites ever on mobile. Update…… i’ve been loving this game and then I went in today and almost all my cars are not showing I’m on the last group of races but all of a sudden almost half my cars that I’ve unlocked, and Purchased are gone! It can’t be that the game reset because it still shows my correct level and everything but all my cars are gone! I don’t know if this can be fixed but I’m pretty disappointed. I always give a new big release at least a day before I throw out bad reviews because of trouble at launch. They fixed it promptly and I’m amazed how well this runs on my older phone. From what I can tell it’s all here and plays amazing. On my phone! What an accomplishment, hats off devs, best $10 I’ve spent in a long time, maybe ever. I may even purchase the DLC car pack because this is definitely worth $20 to have this on my phone. I’ll update if I run into any issues but so far not a single hiccup. So all you people with no patience…change your one star reviews, this is a 5 star app if there ever was one.
You know, I wish I can play multiplayer on this side on the app side of this game but you cannot. I’ve been playing this game almost about a year or two years now it be nice if you guys do an update because I’m running out of options I pretty much completed this game, it’s getting really boring by playing by the side on the mobile if you guys don’t have money to get the game, yeah don’t give me wrong. It’s pretty good because once you get online going through Xbox or the PC side on this game, people will eat you up. Big time at least it’s free on this side. It be nice if I could switch my profile over to the Xbox side, but I don’t have that option right now. I’m at level 80 on this side you guys need to do something with this game or come out with the second one for Wreckfest. I don’t know when Wreckfest number 2 comes out. but this side is getting really boring. Please do something or let’s have an option for us to move our profile over to an Xbox side.
This is a great part of one of my favorite games but unfortunately it seems the developers are just looking to squeeze a little more money out of this game. When I paid $10 for a game, I expected to be the full content. Having purchased this game on Xbox marketplace and all the DLC’s it was sad to find out they want an additional $18 for the full vehicle list having purchased this game on Xbox marketplace and all the DLC‘s it was sad to find out they want an additional $18 in in app purchases to get all the vehicles with no overlap to the Xbox version. I love this game and have spent several hours and dollars supporting the advancement of this title. I reached out to the developers and they quickly let me know I would have to re-purchase all content I already own which feels like a cash grab for a port of a game that plays better on Xbox anyway. Some issues I have are with the frame rate drops, battery consumption and phone temperature. Would be a five star review had they showed any customer support but as it stands I would recommend not spending the money on the app and just buying the console or PC versions of this game.
This game is AWESOME! However there are still some issues that have been there since day one that haven’t been addressed along with some new ones after the recent update. The most frustrating one during gameplay is the new 360 mirror. I love the idea in theory, but when you utilize the review button and don’t hit it precisely you will be staring at the side of the car when you’re wanting to see what’s behind you or vise versa. There is also an issue that has been a problem since day one… the paint shop. I will change the colors and livery of the vehicle, save, and start a race and the changes will not save. While it doesn’t effect game play, this seems like a very simple fix to a problem that has been there since roll out. This being said, and a few issues not being said, this game continues to be incredible. I absolutely love it!
Great game! I have been following this game’s development sense it was in Beta. I am too cheap to buy a console or a pic that will run the game so I was very happy to see it pop up in the App Store! My only complaint is that the throttle and turn buttons are too sensitive on we’re you are pressing. You could be right in the edge of the turn button and… nothing… the car goes straight. Other than that the game is the best. I am looking into getting a controller to help play the game to get around this problem.
Absolutely disgusted that they would allow this garbage onto the App Store. Can’t even open/load. Crashes immediately. Whose ever in charge of this port, needs to be fired. It was already delayed from October 25 to November 15, but yet they still managed to put out this steaming pile of horse dung. Unbelievable!! Obviously I will be getting a refund. Their mobile port team needs to be dissolved. Gross and unethical to allow a non functioning game that cost $10 onto the App Store. Truly nefarious. ****Update***** Problems fixed. Developers reached out. This was my favorite game on console and I was disappointed with initial state of release. But all is right in the App world and now I can rate the actual gameplay. Great port by the way. Please allow capable devices to download texture packs for even better visuals.
This is by far the best Mobile Racing game I’ve ever played. From performance, to quality, graphics, damage model, and physics. This mobile game is as real as it gets! One of my favorite games to play on Xbox is now right in my pocket! BUT…. I have gotten multiple friends to buy the game and we all love it, the only problem is going to “Multiplayer”, it won’t show any lobbies even if we create a lobby. The Multiplayer screen also keeps crashing on the “Refreshing” screen and when creating a lobby it keeps crashing on the “Generating Lobby” screen. Please fix the multiplayer section! Other than that it is a very good mobile game but please fix this so I can wreck my friends!!!
To start this review I want to note that iOS is my 3rd system I have purchased wreckfest for. I bought the launch version for ps4, then purchased on PC and now iOS. All versions are true full versions of the game which is much appreciated. The game is a blast to play. On iOS, I mostly play on my iPad and the one request I have is to set up controller button mapping. It’s nice that you have 9 preset button configurations however there are only 2 different options for gas/brakes in all of those presets. I’m using the SteelSeries stratus and there is only a pause button which is alway mapped to the change view in game. I have to use touch screen to pause the game and by then I have already wrecked. Also the controller is smaller for portability so the fact that the right and left trigger buttons are pressure sensitive makes for a difficult race where my hands hurt afterwards. Many other games let you select and map each and every button and my hope is that in a near future update this could be implemented. Thanks for a great game dev team!
I own a few of the titles you have released. Glad to see more quality stuff hitting the App Store. My only complaint, a minor one, in your description please state just how much storage is needed. The additional 3.7 gigs was a surprise. A welcome surprise because it makes for a better game. But a heads up would be nice. I know it probably has to do with the initial download package being the 1.7 gigs stated. I am guessing this is how Apple allows for better distribution of the game assets. So it is probably more their issue than yours. But a description heads up would be good. Thanks. Keep publishing! We are eager for more!
This game is the real deal: the full console/PC version (sans online multiplayer) is on mobile at a heavily reduced price for the base game. The (extra cars) DLC is the same price as the other versions of the game, but they’re not required to have fun and experience all the tracks in the game. The game looks and plays better than the Switch port, and even has LAN multiplayer which is nearly unheard of for a premium game on mobile. The iOS version had a rough day 1 (crash on) launch bug which resulted in most of the 1 star reviews here so far. Could barely ask for more; thanks Bugbear and HandyGames!
First off the detail is extremely on point. The Controls are very good as well with plenty of customizations. I seriously don’t have any complaints. The one thing I’d love is to be able to set snow conditions to any custom event. It would be fun to create your own points season as well. Only suggestions :) Overall still my most played game. I really wish you would make a dirt oval track version with sprint cars and such. Or even off road. The damage and controls would put you over the top from other dirt racing or off road games.
Look, I have yet to write a review on the App Store. I am a law enforcement officer, that absolutely loves iPhone games to take a break from a busy department while on shift. This game… is an incredible feat for the developers and can easily become one of the greatest mobile games of all time. Simply put, this game is well worth the money in my opinion. The graphics and gameplay is insane. The ONLY thing this game is missing, is more vehicle customization. If that gets focused on a little more, in addition to a little more demolition derby to match the amount of races, this game will be unstoppable.
I’m not kidding. This is the true console game. I didn’t believe it either and with the startup bug (now fixed) I was hesitant to purchase. This game IS TRULY the console game. Connect your controller and off you go! Other developers take note. No more “your car is being repaired for the next 3 hours but pay $5 for instant repair.” THIS game does it right. pay a few bucks, get the full game, no limitations or forced stupid 3 lap sprints in a bad car. Wreckfest IS done right and if you follow suit (Codemasters F1?) I will gladly pay a one time fee for full unlimited console style game play. I’m sorry but I know I’m not alone. I don’t have time to wait for dinosaurs to recharge, a day for my building to be erected, or hours to earn a ridiculous amount of money to by a mediocre car or an upgrade. JUST MAKE YOUR GAME CONSOLE STYLE AND ILL GIVE YOU MY CARD! Kudos Wreckfest. You did it right! What console style game is next?
Played this on Xbox one, when I found the mobile game I cleared everything I could from my phone to download and man it did not disappoint. I’ve basically completed the campaign and have consistently played the tournament mode.. My sole issue is just the size, but that’s not so much on you, the developers end. A game of this quality it’s understandable and I’m honestly impressed it’s only about 5 gigs. Anyways I just wanted to leave a review before I uninstall.. for now anyways I will be back. Game is amazing
Why haven’t they fix the insane amount of bugs yet because some of the bugs makes the game almost unplayable especially in the tournament with this weird color in the snow maps which makes it very hard to see and there is also a glitch with the camera when using the camera that let u look around glitches out sometimes and fix the problem that kicks u out and says error when upgrading a vehicle please! And also add a option in replay to be able to play back instead of restarting the replay.
Doesn’t run, crashes after downloaded the extra content.
Sorry, but it’s unlikely that people are going to tweak on their phones to get this running so that downloadable content doesn’t crash things.. Didn’t realize this game included microtransactions that collectively cost more than the game. Unsurprising since this is unfinished early access from Steam from years and years ago. You are trying to make money again on a game that did not do well the first time with PC. This looks a lot like a moneygrab, seeing as you absolutely wont develop this beyond a port to transfer all the stuff people didn’t care to buy on PC for watered down mobile users that might click the $7.99 installment pack.
I absolutely love this game,especially on my PS4! The only problem I find is the vehicles lagging,even after a mobile restart, but my biggest issue is that this mobile version doesn’t allow online play like on the PS4. I have other demolition mobile games that do have online play and they are great and fun but nothing matches the quality and play of this game. This would definitely be Awesome if this game would add the online ability cause I’m getting bored only playing the Ai robots. I rarely ever have anyone that plays this game locally so there’s no point having this option.
First of all, Backbone controller does work. The Backbone app doesn’t recognize the game as a supported title but the game works perfectly. I’ve been using my Backbone exclusively on this since the post launch update and haven’t had any issues. Recording and controls all work. Now, the game is great! If you’re a fan of the console versions or if you never played them and are looking for a full release racing game, you’re going to be happy. The whole release is here with all of the console quality greatness. Particle effects when you crash, damage, customizing, multiplayer, everything is here. Keep in mind you do have to still have to pay for all the DLC if you want it but I’m happy that it all came to the port! Again, this is a full and complete racing game WITH the ability to use the Backbone! No more arcade racers for me!
This is a very good racing/derby game. I would definitely recommend this to all people that enjoy racing games. The graphics are beautiful, the game runs very smooth buuuut.. this game has a problem gaining popularity on many platforms, especially on mobile. When you tap multiplayer, nobody seems to be on. This could be that the price is $10 USD. I also realize theres no advertisements on this game, that would really help boost popularity. Also maybe lowering the price of the game?
Yea man! This is racing. I have played many racing games before, but this is edge of your seat excitement. It’s very challenging, and keeps me coming back. Love how the cars handle, and seeing the damage. Replay mode is amazing too seeing some of the accidents you caused, or watching how you got robbed from a 1st place win by rival performing a pit maneuver on you and putting you into the wall! Talk about agony of defeat! Remember….he didn’t you….he rubbed you. And rubbing is racing! Great game. Buy it….it’s worth it.
I waited for the reviews to pop back up from the initial launch bugs and man they fixed that launch business quick. I plonked down my ten smackers for a console quality experience on mobile. I am playing this on my iPad because who am I kidding and the M1 really shines here. I can only hope that other developers see what THQ and BugBear did here and try to bring some more extremely high quality games to iOS.
I love the game no doubt but every time I’m playing the game and I lock my phone or even reply to a text message when I come back to the app it’s zoomed in. The only way to fix it that I have found is to close the app and restart it, it’s frustrating when I’m in an event and I have to pause it and my phone locks. Either Finnish the event with a super zoom or lose all progress and restart the app.
I love this game. The physics and game pay are great, the only ask I would ever have is to make this a real universal app and allow it on M1 and up Mac too, but I can’t withdraw a single star from the game. When I got the game originally there was a small but with a button on the game controller, however it was fixed quickly in the next version. Again the best Apple TV game out there!
The game was released with a bug that prevented many purchasers from playing. Me included. However, after the update, it is quite good! It’s not quite up to the console or PC versions, but it’s pretty close. The game has lots of customization options (for example, frame rate and detail levels) and it now has Backbone controller support. Go for it!
I have this on console and love it. Probably my favorite racing game ever so when I found it on mobile, I didn’t hesitate to buy it. And then I proceeded to buy ALL of the dlc as well for a second time since I already owned them all on console. Today when I booted up the game to do a quick race on break, I discovered that the only car in my garage now is the rocket. All of my dlc’s are gone and when I try to restore purchases, it does absolutely nothing. I’m extremely upset about this as I’m not going to pay for the dlc cars a 3rd time. Plz see this fixed, otherwise I’m not touching this game again.
The games reviews are not the best but the game is very good. I downloaded it today and I am in love with it. Although there is one small thing I do not like about the game. I don’t like the fact you have to near a server host to be able to join a multiplayer server. Other than that the game is very good. Hope this helped with you.
I was really looking forward to play this game after purchasing it. But after downloading the files, it got stuck at the last two files and it won’t download. It keeps saying OnDemandResourse error and it won’t let it download. I tried reinstalling and it didn’t work. Please fix this since I payed 10 bucks for this game, and I know it’s a good game since I play it on Xbox.
I was one of the ones with the instant crash issue, but the developer not only responded with a work around, but they also fixed the issue in record time! Not only is this an amazing game, incredibly fun to play, but I really want to support top quality developers like this, so I immediately bought all the DLC too! Keep up the solid work!
Me and my friends love this game! Couldn’t ask for a better game then this one. Only concern we have is the multiplayer mode to where one of my friends can’t find our server to connect and play with us. And I wish we could play around the world online with other people from different WiFi connections. Other then that game is awesome.
Liked it so much on Steam Deck bought it on iOS as well
Great game on my SteamDeck so thought I’d buy on my iPhone 14 Pro Max as well. Unfortunately, controller support via Backbone is broken. Basically 3 out of 5 time that you try to shove the left stick to the left it interprets this not as a steer left but a pause. So the game is constantly pausing. Awful bug. I’ve gone into controller settings and tried to address but that’s not an option. And no….it’s not reading a left stick click as this isn’t an issue in any other Backbone controlled game I have. I don’t recommend until this is addressed.
This is one of the best games I have ever played on mobile. The graphics are great, the physics and everything are super realistic as well. One thing that they should add in though are cars from different movies. I’d play this game a lot more if they had say the DMC 12 DeLorean from Back to the future, or the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters. All in all though, great game. Keep up the great work
This game is amazing but there is one huge issue. This game has to have online multiplayer added even if it’s not as many cars as pc or console versions. This would literally make me buy all additional content and not even play it on console or pc anymore. I know at least 30 people that would also switch to the phone version
I had wreckfest on PlayStation and it is a blast of game but the mobile version still needs a lot of work on the controls. I’ve already lost numerous races because the car wouldn’t turn when I’m telling it too. I’ve lost another race at the finish line because the car for some reason would not move despite pressing the gas (car wasn’t wrecked, the engine was revving, but just wouldn’t move). I would recommend making the size of the controls adjustable as well
When I heard Wreckfest was coming to mobile I preordered it so it would d/load the moment it was released. To be honest, I was expecting it to be somewhat watered down for mobile with low fps, but… I was excitedly wrong! It’s the whole game, replays with DoF options, all the maps, and all the cars at super smooth FPS!!! The game is so good it’s mind blowing! I can run it around 60 fps on my iPhone SE 20! What?!!! I have never been this happy with an iOS game. The bar has been raised way overhead and this sets the standard for TRIPLE A iOS games now. Wreckfest in all it’s glory is on my iPhone! WOW!! This app will stay parked on my Home Screen for years to come. Beyond amazing. Practically Devine! Mega 5 Stars! ✨ ⭐️ 💫
Had trouble starting the game so I reached out to the developer. They were quick to respond with a good fix to get me started. The very next morning they had a patch out for they game. Super polished, very smooth gameplay, good car control. I'm very impressed. I love the console version and did not expect the mobile version to be so good.
The game will crash upon opening so I pre ordered it in September and waited till October 28 but it got pushed back. So I soon it dropes I downloaded it and hoped on to surprise did it work but after a day I found out using the airplane mode worked but other than that this game is a blast thank you Edit: thank you for fixing the game you guys are awesome
Played this game originally on PlayStation 5, and this version holds up surprisingly well. Put in a couple of hours on the iPhone 11 Pro Max over the last few weeks, with everything maxed out, and it runs beautifully. Just got the iPhone 15 Pro Max today, and it looks like it might need a patch. Having massive slow down at the starting grid, and in big collisions. The game has even crashed a few times. I ran Geekbench and 3D Mark on the 15, and it is significantly faster than my 11, so it definitely should have performance issues where the 11 isn’t. Hopefully this is just a small hiccup in the life, of what is otherwise an excellent title.
Bought this like an hour right before the update dropped to fix the crash during startup, game runs like a dream on a 12.9 M2 iPad Pro 1tb model with maxxed out graphic settings, only other problem I’ve encountered is the game freaks out when you buy any of the DLC but a force quit and relaunch fixes that
THE best car crash physics on apple devices by far
The crash physics are really good and it’s just like the console version. Only thing I think could be better is the texture under the car but it’s still 5 stars. (When will there be a new update for console versions???)
It has its perks: good physics, graphics, no lag or performance issues. It’s just not being developed. As of today it is in #6 in the charts for racing after it having its last update 7 months ago. Handygames should make this game its number one priority in terms of their AppStore games.
Glad they fixed the issue right away. The game is playable. It’s a bit laggy but honestly, I was kind of expecting it since it’s a console/pc game they managed to port to mobile. I’m impressed. It’s a great way to take the game with you and get a quick demolition derby match in when bored!!
So yea they accidentally published a broken version. I haven’t seen many devs rush to fix a problem like HandyGames. Thx dudes. Great port. Very impressed. I already have PC version happy to have paid $10 just to see how it runs on my iPad. Once you get the feel for the physics this game is amazing. Up there with Mario Kart.
I’d you enjoy Wreckfest, this is a no brainer. Developer was quick to fix issues and the game works flawlessly now. Converts really well to touch controls and has controller support as well. If you’ve never played Wreckfest, you will not go wrong with this. 100% recommending this to friends.
Banger game, but it would be cool if you guys had nascar legends as a dlc. Stuff like that. Bet you guys would get a whole lot more people buying your game. Especially with tracks like Bristol, Talladega, Daytona, Indianapolis, etc. Make it happen, and you’ll find me buying that faster than candy.
I had a pretty fun time playing the game but there’s one small issue every time I try to do the harvester event. It just cuts to a black screen as soon as I enter it. Obviously this is a problem due to the fact that I can’t see anything. It seems like the game hasn’t had an update in the year, but I hope this gets fixed sooner rather than later.
Contrary to the strategically-ambiguous language in the description, the mobile version of Wreckfest DOES NOT SUPPORT MULTIPLAYER. And the single-player career is repetitive and incredibly annoying. It is okay as long as you don't think of it as a racing game -- or one in which your input has much to do with the outcome of any "race." It's more of a semi-interactive spectacle. The AI cars don't race. They just fly around the game without any limits whatsoever and wreck. Go slow, go fast, drive into the trees. It doesn't matter. AI decides the outcome. If you slow way down the AI will usually wreck themselves as they slow down to stay with you. There's no point at all, other than the wrecks. It's a shame they bill it as a racing game, because it's almost immediately evident that it is anything but.
They fixed crash on start up that everyone was experiencing
They fixed crash on start up that everyone was experiencing. I was surprised that it only took them one day to issue this patch. Now I can enjoy this incredibly awesome game.
The new era of mobile app marketing starts with SplitMetrics AI
