Wreckreation Reviews
Whilst, yes, it does feel like a slightly less-polished version of a Burnout game, there’s no doubt that this is a lot of fun to play. As someone who put countless hours into Criterion’s long-dormant franchise, it’s refreshing to be able to play something familiar, yet with its own unique mechanics. With that being said, I’ll be giving Wreckreation the Thumb Culture Gold Award!
Whilst it's clear to see what games have inspired Wreckreation, the game itself pales in comparison to its forebears. A hollow attempt at both arcade fun and badly shoehorned in "live service", Wreckreation is a game as shallow as its unnecessarily large map.
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Review in German | Read full review
Wreckreation delivers the arcade racing rush I wanted. It gets you into the action quickly, lets you shape the island with simple tools, and pairs strong audio with visuals that pop in all weather.
Wreckreation combines the speed and chaos of Burnout with the creative freedom of Trackmania, offering a massive open world filled with stunts, races, and endless customization. Despite a few technical hiccups and a quiet online scene, it delivers pure joy and nostalgia for fans of arcade racing.
Wreckreation tries to bring Burnout back to life, but it lacks the things that made Burnout fun in the first place.
Review in Finnish | Read full review
Wreckreation is one of the most enjoyable surprises on Xbox this year — a creative, chaotic, endlessly replayable racer that puts fun above all else. It’s bold, bright, and brilliantly silly, offering a mix of arcade thrills and open-world freedom that few games even attempt. Yes, it has the occasional rough patch and a menu or two that could use streamlining, but the sheer joy of driving, crashing, and creating outweighs every minor flaw. Few games capture that feeling of “let’s see what happens” as well as this one. If you’ve ever built jumps out of Lego bricks as a kid or drawn imaginary racetracks in your notebook, Wreckreation is your grown-up version of that same creative spark — with nitrous. “A fast, funny, and fantastically free racer that captures the pure joy of driving, crashing, and creating. It’s chaos with a smile — and one of the most entertaining games on Xbox this year.”
Wreckreation is a respectable and brave attempt to revive a style that had long been forgotten. The game succeeds in delivering pure excitement and Burnout-style nostalgia, but its ambitious building mechanics—while innovative—don’t always serve the core racing experience well. Technical issues, physics bugs, and weak AI prevent it from reaching its full potential. It mostly feels like a game held back by a very limited budget, struggling across the board—from the shallow vehicle variety and repetitive activities to deeper technical flaws. Wreckreation is a good game that, with more focus, proper funding, and stronger polish, could have been excellent. As it stands, it’s an enjoyable experience mostly for longtime fans of the genre.
Review in Persian | Read full review
With a style heavily influenced by the Burnout franchise, Wreckreation is a great racing game. Its races are always exciting thanks to the high sense of speed and the mechanics that encourage aggressive driving to go even faster. The game's map is vast and contains various types of environments, all with multiple challenges and other things to do. The remixing systems contribute to an engaging and varied experience, especially with the construction of loops and ramps. It's a shame that the technical production suffers from some issues, particularly regarding the draw distance of the scenery. Fortunately, this does not compromise the overall experience, which is a great choice for lovers of high speed and intense competitions.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
If you love the freedom and chaos of open-world driving but hate being bogged down by plotlines or filler, Wreckreation is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. The game handles driving pretty well, offers a fair amount of activities that embrace the chaos of virtual driving, and lets you build your own tracks, and somehow manages to do all of it seamlessly, with no menus or load times in between.
Wreckreation aims to recapture the magic of Burnout: Paradise with chaotic freedom and creative tools, but despite its fun building mechanics and nostalgic vibes, the lifeless map, shallow challenge, and clunky controls leave it feeling more like a well-meaning clone than a worthy successor.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Is Wreckreation one of the better racing games of recent release? I honestly couldn’t tell you. Will it appeal to an avid fan of the genre? I’m certain it will. The one important question, though, is this – did I have fun? I did. But will I remember my time with the game in six months? Probably not.
Wreckreation is a blast, apart from the minor nuisance of crashing out over something small, I couldn’t fault the amount of high-octane action packed into every corner. Each element provided a proper homage to the burnout series for me, taking me back to my childhood.
I build ramps, race across them, fly, crash, laugh. And maybe that's exactly the point: Wreckreation doesn't need big goals to be fun. It thrives on moments. From the split second I land the perfect jump or fail spectacularly. Whether that's enough depends on your own preferences when playing racing games. Those looking for structure, progress, or competition will quickly wonder what they're actually doing here. Those who just want to drive, build, and cause a bit of chaos will find one of the most honest sandboxes the racing game genre has seen in a long time.
Review in German | Read full review
Wreckreation is an interesting experiment that attempts to combine the freedom of Forza Horizon with the spectacular nature of Wreckfest.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Wreckreation is an ambitious sandbox racing game that brings a breath of fresh air to the genre with its huge open world and creative track-building features.
Review in German | Read full review
Wreckreation isn’t a perfect racing game, but it’s an incredibly charming one. It thrives on its atmosphere, music, driving feel, and creativity. It has its flaws, no doubt, but it also possesses that certain something you can’t quite describe—you just have to feel it. If you’re looking for a pure prestige racing experience, you might be better off with Forza or Need for Speed. But if you’re after an honest, handcrafted game with soul—one that simply celebrates the joy of driving—then Wreckreation is absolutely worth a try. A charming and creative racing game made with heart and passion, Wreckreation proves that a game doesn’t need high-end visuals to be fun—it just needs to stand out from the crowd. Add in a touch of nostalgia for the good old Burnout days, and you’ve got something truly special.
Review in German | Read full review
With a vast, open landscape full of creative potential, Wreckreation will unleash your inner child, looping custom courses throughout the world like digital Hot Wheels tracks.
Wreckreation is a bold experiment that blends Burnout’s explosive chaos with TrackMania’s creative freedom, all set in an open world reminiscent of Forza Horizon. The result is a fun, customizable arcade racer that shines online, especially for players who love building, sharing, and destroying. While design choices and technical limits may disappoint solo players seeking a deeper experience, it remains a heartfelt tribute to arcade racing fans from developers who helped shape the genre.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The game’s presentation doesn’t quite do it any favours. Unimpressive graphics, odd visual design choices, floaty handling, physics and destruction that are legitimately worse than the old school Burnout games it’s trying to replicate. It also has its share of glitches with weird collisions, the framerate tanking temporarily at times and so forth. However, not only you get used to this, but the game just keeps improving. The open world keeps getting filled up, Live Mix keeps things fresh, and the possibilities of its online sandbox are practically limitless.