In surprising and sad news given the launch of their game at the end of October, Three Fields Entertainment have shared that the Wreckreation developers are facing redundancies, with their entire team put on notice.
CEO and co-founder Fiona Sperry has posted a message on the Three Fields Entertainment website and across social media, explaining that as an independent studio, they won’t see game sales revenue for some time, and that they’ve been self-funding for some time. “Without the enthusiasm or financial support from our publisher to continue development, we simply cannot sustain the studio in its
current form. Making this decision has been unbelievably painful.”
The message was accompanied by a video showing planned features in development, including Accident Blacksport, inspired by the Crash mode in Burnout, rewrding you for causing as much damage as possible, new vehicles, Live Mix buildings and more.
“My hope is that by showing this work publicly, someone out there might also see that potential and perhaps an opportunity could still emerge. But even if that hope does not materialise, we want this to stand as a testament to our vision and to the strength, passion, and skill of our tiny team. I truly believe in the potential of this game and in the brilliance of the people who built it.”
Wreckreation launched on October 28th, 2025 for the PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, published by THQ Nordic. The sandbox arcade racer includes 400 square kilometres which can be customised and used to create your own courses, tracks and game modes, using the Live Mix feature.
And despite the redundancy notices, an update has been released today to add Free Content Pack 2, which includes crossplay between PlayStation 5, Xbox and Steam gamers.
Three Fields Entertainment was started in 2014 by Fiona Sperry and Alex Ward, who had previously started developers Criterion Games, which was owned by Canon from launch and then sold to EA in 2004. The developers of the Burnout series and several Need for Speed games is now part of Battlefield Studios.
Whether or not you’ve tried Wreckreation, and your thoughts on the game itself, the first thought has to be for the team currently facing redundancy just a couple of weeks before Christmas. It’s never nice at any time, but it always feels tougher over the festive season. Hopefully everyone impacted will be able to find other opportunities as soon as possible.
It also raises questions about the role of both indie dev studios and publishers. Without knowing what was agreed or happened behind the scenes in this particular situation, it does seem odd that a developer can close weeks after releasing a big new game through a major publisher.
Wreckreation itself has launched to mixed reviews, and seems very much a game that divides opinions, particularly around the driving physics, launch glitches and bugs, and comparisons with the Burnout series.
You can find Wreckreation on Steam for the PC, the PlayStation store for the PS5, and the Microsoft store for the Xbox Series X|S. Keep up with all the latest Wreckreation news, updates, DLC and more, here.
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