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Wreckfest 2 Content Update 2 now lets you race motorhomes in a live scrapyard

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On June 27, 2025

Wreckfest 2 Content Update 2 is here, bringing another batch of tracks, vehicles and general improvements to the smash-happy racer. Of particular highlights are the eminently crushable motorhomes, and a working scrap yard!

An addition that will be a joy to fans of peak Top Gear – a TV show that famously loved destroying caravans in particular, if not motorhomes specifically – thoroughly crashable RVs are joined by the large American sedan, the Cardinal.

You’ll be able to take these racing around the Banger Racing dirt track in both oval and figure 8 layouts, but the showstopper is the Scrapyard demolition derby arena, which features large armed crane grabbers, and car crushers to deal damage. You can get grabbed and dragged along to your inevitable doom, which looks quite hilarious.

Aside from that, Bugbear has sought to bring more polish to the game. Certain kinds of collision and vehicle damage have improved, the Last Man Standing demolition derby mode has returned, and there’s a bunch of other quality of life improvements and general tweaks.

Here’s the full patch notes for Wreckfest 2 Content Update 2:

CARS

New American special vehicle: Motorhome.
New American large sedan: Cardinal.

TRACKS

New Banger Racing dirt track with Oval and Figure 8 layouts.
New Scrapyard demolition derby arena.
Tree collisions now work as intended.
Improved Sandpit track surface.

SYSTEM

Improved game stability.
Improved input system robustness.
Optimized VRAM (video memory) usage.
A warning is now displayed when launching the game and there could be low amount of VRAM available.

ONLINE

Added configurable event rotation.
Improved client prediction precision and reliability for smoother gameplay.
Selecting a server in the Server Browser now brings up Server Info with additional information.
Server can be favorited/unfavorited in the Server Info screen.
Lap times now match between multiplayer and single player.
Gameplay damage now better matches visual damage in multiplayer.
Fixed a bug which caused the health bar to erroneously appear full or empty.

GAMEPLAY

Improved car handling.
Improved collision physics.
Physics surfaces now work as intended.
It’s now easier for cars to lose panels.
Cars now last longer in the normal damage mode.
Realistic damage mode is now more realistic.
Wrecking machines now cause appropritate health damage.
Added Last Man Standing demolition derby game mode.
Fixed an issue which caused contact effects (both visual and audio) to vanish after a while.
Car engine may now stall in a heavy collision especially when it’s damaged (can be restarted by just holding throttle).
It’s now possible to get a faster launch at the event start by holding revs at the optimal range, visualized in the tacho.
When using automatic clutch, it’s now possible to speed through gears even when a shift is already in progress.
Reset can be now triggered with a push of a button instead of needing to hold it down when reset delay is used.

HUD

Start lights are now displayed at the event start.
Redline is now visualized in the tachometer.
A wrong way notification is now displayed in the HUD.
Bogus damage notifications are now longer displayed in the HUD after a respawn.
What is shown in the damage HUD now better matches the visual car damage.
Car tags are now shown from further away.
Improved HUD element placements and resolution.

Improved turning in racing mode.
Smarter racing lines with more realistic apexes.
Better pathfinding in derby arenas.
Reduced car getting stuck in derby mode.

AUDIO

Added rev limiter effect.

Playing the Wreckfest 2 Early Access at its initial release, with its very limited content, I said, “At this point in time, fans of the original are probably best served by actually continuing to play the original, but if you know that Wreckfest 2 will be a part of your racing game future and want to get in at the earliest possible point to see it develop, then the Steam Early Access release might just be for you. It is distinctly limited right now, little more than a demo or technical test, but there’s plenty for fans to look forward to in the months ahead.”

Source: Steam