495 people found this review helpful
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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 138.4 hrs on record (96.0 hrs at review time)
Posted: Nov 8, 2014 @ 6:04pm
Updated: Nov 8, 2014 @ 6:18pm

Top-notch truck driving simulator. With support for TrackIR, wheels and pedals, this game has become a gem of the simulation genre.

Before having tried it, it's hard to see why this game will be so addicting. I suspect much of that feeling comes from the progression from a lowly truck driver not even owning a truck to a multi-country Logistics company owning a hundred trucks and employing as many drivers.

You "level up" various skills which improve the rewards you get from certain types of deliveries or open up more jobs such as longer distances or different categories of dangerous cargo.

Driving the trucks is a pleasure. It's surprisingly therapeutic driving from city to city, obeying the road rules rather than smashing things up like a madman. That said, if you disable the speed-limiter in options (90kph) you can get a bit crazy, getting as high as 150kph+ on some routes, a bit of a thrill considering the cargo you have in tow! Speed cameras will become your enemy though.

Unfortunately the AI of the other traffic can at times frustrate. In some instances such as in underpasses under freeways you can find intersections where the cars always fail to give way, probably because the intersection was not programmed correctly. Don't get me started on the kamikaze AI at roundabouts either.

In any case, this is the most fun you can have driving a truck in a game. Having a controller or steering wheel would be highly recommended, and if you have head-tracking equipment it's icing on the cake.
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8 Comments
DR_JDUBZ Mar 29, 2015 @ 6:40pm 
Top notch? Its practically by itself. Its the ONLY modern ARCADE truck driving game available. And I say arcade because.........scs fucking sucks at making driving games with actual physics
Trucker_Kate [Scania V8] Mar 24, 2015 @ 1:21pm 
I agree with the speed cameras becoming your enemy :P
I especially found a very treacherous one when you just have crossed into Switzerland. You see a sign, then the tunnel and between a little annoying camera almost hidden out of sight :S
There I was happily driving in my truck and got caught, click! 550 £ speeding offence =(
ericcamp Mar 6, 2015 @ 5:12pm 
I'm an actual truck driver, the kamikaze ai seems like real life to me.....
PieceOfMind Nov 28, 2014 @ 1:24pm 
From what I could gather using google, the limitation on the demo is to visit 8 cities or drive 3000km, whichever comes first.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/227300/discussions/0/864958451382634644/
for_the_halibut Nov 28, 2014 @ 12:19pm 
whats the difference between the demo and the full?
Prince of Jerusalem Nov 9, 2014 @ 12:01am 
Great game, I agree 100% with your review. :steerme:
PieceOfMind Nov 8, 2014 @ 10:45pm 
Indeed, it's like a second job! :D
Paratech2008 Nov 8, 2014 @ 9:53pm 
Gee, you only played it 96 hours? :p Are you sure you played it enough to know you like the game? :claugh: