There's barely more than a demo in Wreckfest 2's early access debut, but I can't stop playing it

Have you ever stopped to really consider vehicle damage in games? The unfathomable number of complex calculations it must take to deform a car’s materials in real-time, in a way that makes you nod to yourself? The way an impact leaves a precise and unique fingerprint, a story about poor judgment told through the medium of crumpled bodywork?

Bugbear has. The Helsinki-based master of the virtual write-off is back with a sequel to its deliciously simple 2018 racer meets demolition derby, and...