The Crew 2 vs Wreckfest
The Crew 2 is a mmorpg open-world game from Ivory Tower (2018) while Wreckfest is an open-world racing game from Bugbear (2018).
What each one is
Steam files The Crew 2 under Mmorpg and Open-World. In contrast, it files Wreckfest under Open-World and Racing.
Take on the American motorsports scene as you explore and dominate the land, air, and sea across the entire USA. New: play The Crew 2 offline or online with the new Hybrid mode, available now!
Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.
At a glance
| The Crew 2 | Wreckfest | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.2/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (78%, 99,588) | Very Positive (88%, 41,452) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 81/100 |
| Price | $29.99 | $29.99 |
| Install size | — | 32 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | verified |
| Released | 2018 | 2018 |
| Developer | Ivory Tower | Bugbear |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
The Crew 2 vs Wreckfest, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
The Crew 2Mmorpg open-world gameWreckfestOpen-world racing gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
The Crew 2Racing, Open World, Automobile SimWreckfestRacing, Destruction, Automobile SimThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
The Crew 2Score 7.2 · 78% on SteamWreckfest ✓Score 7.8 · 88% on Steam · 81 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
The Crew 299,588 reviews · 14 add-onsWreckfest41,452 reviews · 14 add-ons · 32 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
The Crew 2$29.99Wreckfest$29.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
The Crew 2UnsupportedWreckfest ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Wreckfest takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueThe Crew 2 and Wreckfest on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Wreckfest (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Wreckfest (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: The Crew 2 (99,588 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RacingOpen WorldAutomobile SimMultiplayerDrivingActionCo-opSingleplayer
Where they differ
Massively MultiplayerFlightOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonAmericaAdventure
DestructionPhysicsIndieRealisticFunnyEarly Access
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, The Crew 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Wreckfest is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| The Crew 2 | Wreckfest | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | NVIDIA Geforce® GTX™ 560 |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5-2400s @ 2.5 GHz | Intel® Core™ i3 with 2.8 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | — | 32 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: The Crew 2 · Wreckfest.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for The Crew 2 and 1 for Wreckfest. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are The Crew 2 and Wreckfest in scope?
The Crew 2 has drawn 99,588 Steam reviews and ships 14 add-ons. Wreckfest has drawn 41,452 Steam reviews, ships 14 add-ons and installs in 32 GB.
Is The Crew 2 or Wreckfest better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Wreckfest rates higher (7.8 to 7.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, The Crew 2 or Wreckfest?
The Crew 2 is cheaper right now at $29.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.