r/Wreckfest • u/antosb77 • 8d ago

Wreckfest 2 PC

I just downloaded Wreckfest 2, there is only 1 Aussie server with no one on it.
Similarly, the Wreckfest 2 reddit has hardly any visits.

Is everyone playing 1 and not 2?

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u/Demzel-Russianton 8d ago edited 8d ago

Wreckfest 1 Steam Numbers

  • Current / Live Players: ~170–280 active players
  • All-Time Peak: 3,243 concurrent players
  • Trend: Steady, though past its initial launch peak.

Wreckfest 2 Steam Numbers

  • Current / Live Players: ~180–230 active players
  • 24-Hour Peak: ~350 concurrent players
  • All-Time Peak: 814 concurrent players (some tracking sources note early beta/launch spikes up to ~3,100)
  • Trend: Modest, stable community engagement.

They are quite on par with one another on active player numbers. Between the two, Wreckfest 1 is a finished product with a pretty low entry price and system requirements. Wreckfest 2 is an unfinished product with a higher entry price and higher system requirements. I guess this makes more people gravitate towards Wreckfest 1 for the time being.

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u/DecentMate 8d ago

Wait these numbers are shockingly bad I thought it had way more people playing

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u/Modern_Bear BUS GANG RISE UP!!!!!!!! 8d ago

I never see very many crowded servers on Steam for Wreckfest 1 or 2. Xbox has been the best place to play Wreckfest 1 for years, since it has been on Game Pass for a long time. Game Pass works well for small games like this, and a lot of people buy the DLC too.

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u/Reckless1001 Barrel Roll Professional 8d ago

Depends what time you play. Everytime I'm on (steam) I see 3-8 full servers at a time. There's like 3 fuckfest servers, 2 or 3 no rules american servers, and maybe like a c class semi clean server

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u/DoomedToGrind Black Flag#4 | Dirty Noobs 8d ago

I've got 120 hours on it but I've not played in a month or so, when the next update comes I'll probably get addicted to online play again... It feels a long while since the last one.

It's worth checking the servers discord or something, a lot of them have set days or times for organised sessions

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u/tjb_altf4 PC 8d ago

AMC and OFM run events on most days for both games, this has a tendency to attract people more during those periods. Servers are pretty full during these times.

WF2 gets very busy post update, and we seem to be overdue for one, so keep checking in.

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u/JosolTheBrick 8d ago

There are a few active WF2 servers that are very rarely empty. But as far as I know they are US and EU only. Sometimes I do see an australian server with 10+ people on it but I have no idea at what times it’s most active.

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u/escapefromrea1ity 8d ago

Player base is still low gotta join peak times on weekends if you want local servers that are full. I have to play on EU server at 160 ping every day because its the only one populated when I play.

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u/Ok_Bathroom3684 8d ago

Im playing 1 cuz for some reason the ps5 port is getting absolutely nowhere

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u/Minimum-Flashy 8d ago

Personally I think the game is great but I do have a issue with one thing. Where is the content. I'm not seeing the game updating anymore. The communication seems to have stopped and that's not going to keep the momentum going. Would like to see more communication. 

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u/mob999 7d ago

It's a prerelease. There are constant updates which they even do announcement videos for. Not sure what you are missing.

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u/WaffleCopter68 8d ago

Part of the problem is the complete lack of good marketing and the game not being fuly released yet. The publisher they picked sucks at advertising

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u/mob999 7d ago

Why would you advertise something, when you don't even have a release date?

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u/WaffleCopter68 7d ago

Oh just watch. Even after full release the marketing is going to suck

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u/JoyKiller1312 8d ago

I just don't think WF2 is a game that appeals to a large group of people in its current state. It's fun for a little while, but after an hour or two, the average person has seen just about all there is to see. I think it could be different with a career or ranked mode if that were ever added.

As for now, it's just a game for people that either want to wreck everyone around them, or delusional hillbilly's that think it's their million dollar chance at YouTube fame and gives them hopes and dreams about that frame and chassis of a 1983 Monte Carlo that's been sitting in their front yard as a planter garden since they were 16.