Reviews of The Wreck

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List of user reviews and ratings for The Wreck

Total ratings

4.40 (Rating count: 170)

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Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise The Wreck for its emotional, healing storytelling, stellar voice acting, music, and visuals, and for offering a thoughtful, introspective interactive experience. The game’s unique narrative approach is cited as immersive and cinematic. However, recurring criticisms center on technical instability (freezes, crashes, and progress loss), UX issues with starting/exiting, and pricing friction (trial vs full purchase and family sharing limitations). Overall, most find the experience deeply moving and worthwhile, but want stable performance and smoother onboarding.

Pros

Powerful, healing storytelling about grief and trauma with strong writing
Outstanding voice acting, music, visuals, and sound design creating an immersive artful experience
Thought-provoking, introspective narrative that resonates and lingers
Innovative interactive format (choose-your-path) that feels cinematic and artful
Accessible on mobile and regarded as worth the price, with a generous free trial

Cons

Technical instability: freezes/lockups, crashes, and progress not saving
UX/navigation issues: hard to start, exit problems, and confusing navigation
Pricing/friction: full-game purchase gating and family-sharing gaps

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.40

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-22	Ir*****	I just finished this yesterday and was blown away by this game. The style of game took a bit of getting used to in terms of how to progress the story ( sometimes needing to go backwards) , but once I got the hang of it I was hooked. One can look at the game in so many different ways, the depth of relationships, the reasons why we behave how we do, and the way loss impacts each of us. The ending was beautiful and it again made you question how you wanted the story to play out. I’d give this 10 stars if I could, well done!!
I just finished this yesterday and was blown away by this game. The style of game took a bit of getting used to in terms of how to progress the story ( sometimes needing to go backwards) , but once I got the hang of it I was hooked. One can look at the game in so many different ways, the depth of relationships, the reasons why we behave how we do, and the way loss impacts each of us. The ending was beautiful and it again made you question how you wanted the story to play out. I’d give this 10 stars if I could, well done!!
2026-04-01	Ly*****	Genuinely, I’ve never played a game like this before. It was a beautiful, gut-wrenching story and felt like watching a movie in real time. I can’t recommend playing it enough.
Genuinely, I’ve never played a game like this before. It was a beautiful, gut-wrenching story and felt like watching a movie in real time. I can’t recommend playing it enough.
2025-12-01	Je*****	This game came to me like a gift! I think in a way it helped heal some of my grief around having a toxic relationship with my mother and a recent divorce. I want to thank the creators so much for this incredible work of art.
This game came to me like a gift! I think in a way it helped heal some of my grief around having a toxic relationship with my mother and a recent divorce. I want to thank the creators so much for this incredible work of art.