This review is gonna be a quick real simple review for ATS is honestly such a simple game that doesn’t really deep dive into a whole lotta stuff. Anywhos, here’s the review (as always, thanks for reading!):

American Truck Simulator is a game where you literally drive trucks- That's it- Nothing too big, nothing too special, nothing bizarre. You pick your character profile, name your company, pick a starting location, and have at it. The whole objective of the game is literally just: own a truck, drive a truck, become a billionaire with a truck company. Personally for me I enjoy this game for in my eyes it is a very simple, calm, relaxing game where I can kick back, drive a virtual truck, and jam out to music because I know I’ll never be able to achieve that status in the real world. The DLC for this game pretty much consists of: a handful of states (mainly consisting of the western states though), a couple special truck loads for hauling around the country, and what I assume is either truck parts or cosmetics (I didn’t buy those for I never saw any interest in them)? The game's graphics are alright and the world building is decent and pleasant to look at (unless you find the road VERY interesting) and what little tidbits of music exist are pleasant to hear every now and then.

I don’t have t o o much to complain about when it comes to this game for truth be told there’s not much exactly to complain about. Though I will say that I do fall into the sheep flock of: the state DLCs should be lowered a bit or should be merged together in bundles linked to a title related to the group of states instead of being sold individually (Or something like this, a few negative reviews on here mentioned this idea and I agreed to it but at the same time I believe they already have something like this plus the auditions of part packs, cosmetics packs, and tuning packs?). I'm not really much for complaining about world building or “How boring this state looks” or “How undetailed the city spots/locations are” because my main focus is on driving around and making deliveries while having a good time. Again, this game is very basic (or at least to me) and I'm not gonna make a big fuss out of that sorta stuff since it's not particularly my focus. Another thing I'm gonna bring up here is redlights not specifically located in cities but in general everywhere (this complaint is gonna be so nit-picky its not even gonna be funny). In my life span of 18 years I’ve encountered many red lights either while driving myself or riding with someone who is driving. Most red lights I’ve encountered normally stay red until there is little to no traffic coming from the left and right side and then it stops for them and turns to green for us, or goes on a short timer span and then swaps over or even runs off of sensors in the ground. In ATS I’ve found it very funky that I’ll pull up to a red light and sit there for a whole whopping 2-3 minutes with NO TRAFFIC coming from either direction (or anywhere) and then it finally gives me the go ahead. I don't know if this is a bug or not or it was intended to be this way, but it's kinda funky and it slightly bothers me to the point where sometimes if I'm running late or about to be running late I’ll just blow the red light and take my loss of a ticket.

I wrap up this review by saying this again for the 4th or 5th time: ATS is a very simple game with simple game mechanics and a clear as glass objective of just owning a truck company. There really isn’t an end goal to this game and I don’t think there ever will be unless an end goal is personally deemed as doing something or obtaining something by the player. The DLC states are a nice addition to have if you want more states to wander around and drive in, the parts/cosmetics are a nice addition too if you’re into that sort of thing but honestly I personally don’t see them worth the extra small amount of money and would rather recommend getting the state DLCs instead. Overall and in the end I’ll recommend this game for I’ve gotten a couple good/fun times out of it and it’s a very pleasing/relaxing thing to experience. And as always, I thank you for reading :)