Demolition Derby 2

There’s a twisted beauty in watching your rusted-out sedan crumple another car like an aluminum can, only to barrel-roll through a police roadblock 10 seconds later. Demolition Derby 2 doesn’t ask for much, just that you hit the gas, hit everything else, and try not to explode before the other guy does.

Equal parts driving sim and demolition fever dream, Demolition Derby 2 throws restraint out the window and lets the carnage speak for itself. Inspired by real-life banger racing and destruction derbies from around the world, this wild racer answers the age-old question: What if Mario Kart had no blue shells, just blunt force trauma?

From the jump, the game lets you go full tilt into chaos. Want to free-roam through wide-open worlds? Done. Fancy a good old-fashioned last-car-standing smackdown? Step into one of 60+ derby arenas and get to wrecking. More of a speed freak? There are enough race tracks to keep your inner Fast & Furious cosplayer satisfied, just don’t expect clean finishes. Or clean cars.

The roster of 50+ vehicles ranges from nimble hatchbacks to hulking monsters practically begging to be turned into battering rams. Each car can be upgraded, armored, painted, and tuned until it looks like something out of a post-apocalyptic junkyard fashion show. Whether you’re rolling up in a sleek muscle car or a boxy death trap with flames painted on the side, the end goal remains the same: wreck, win, repeat.

One of the wildest additions here is the police chase mode, because what’s better than trying to outrun the law in a city full of destructible traffic, narrow alleys, and other players just as unhinged as you? It’s gloriously over-the-top, and the cops aren’t shy about introducing your car to the nearest wall at 80 mph.

And when the smoke clears and your car is missing a bumper (or three), you can replay your proudest wrecks with the in-game recorder. Sure, you could spend time analyzing what went wrong… or you could hit retry and smash harder next time.

That’s the beauty of Demolition Derby 2: there’s no grand narrative, no convoluted tutorial. It’s immediate, messy fun, a game where the chaos is the point. Whether you’re taking a victory lap over the smoldering wreck of your rivals or just killing time by sideswiping traffic in Free Drive, there’s always something gloriously stupid to do.

So grab your virtual crowbar, paint your car lime green with skull decals, and dive into a world where road rage is basically a sport. Demolition Derby 2 isn’t about driving well. It’s about driving relentlessly.

Because in this world, style points are measured in dents.