Euro Truck Simulator

Euro Truck Simulator (known as Big Rig Europe in North America) is a 2008 truck simulation game developed and published by the Czech company SCS Software. The game is set in a scaled-down rendition of Europe, from the United Kingdom and Portugal to Poland and the Czech Republic, where players drive a variety of semi-trucks and trailers across the continent, visiting the continent's major cities and picking up and delivering cargo for various companies. More than 300,000 copies of the game have been sold in Europe.^{[1][better source needed]} It is the first installment in the Truck Simulator series of games.

Euro Truck Simulator
Developer(s)	SCS Software
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Windows NA: Meridian4 EU: Excalibur Publishing AU: n3vrf41l Publishing WW: SCS Software OS X WW: SCS Software
Series	Truck Simulator
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows OS X
Release	Microsoft Windows EU: 6 August 2008 WW: 29 September 2008 OS X WW: 27 February 2012
Genre(s)	Vehicle simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Euro Truck Simulator offers a realistic driving experience for navigating trucks around Europe. The player must deliver goods around Europe while obeying street signs, highway rules and managing their fuel levels. Euro Truck Simulator has different truck models from different companies. Each truck has its own unique engine power, tires, and size that affect its driving capabilities. The game doesn't feature an ending and allows players to continue after having completed all objectives.

A LKWLog trailer attached to a Swift truck

The game features four European truck models, available in three classes each, with working instruments such as flashing indicators, temperature and low fuel warning lights, wipers, and gauges. Since the game lacks an official license from truck manufacturers, the trucks included, despite closely resembling real-life truck models, are given generic names, Majestic (Mercedes-Benz Actros), Runner (Renault Magnum), Swift (Scania R-series) and Valiant (Volvo FH16).

Reception

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Jeuxvideo.com	65/100[2]
PC Games (DE)	20/100[2]
PC Zone	40/100[2]
GameStar (Germany)	64/100[2]

The game received mostly positive reviews from critics upon its release. Reviewers highlighted the game's good graphics, the game world and a "satisfying driving experience." They also mentioned the long driving times and repetitive gameplay as uninteresting for those not fans of transportation simulators.^{[2][better source needed]}

User scores on Metacritic, Steam and GameSpot indicate more favourable opinions from customers than initial reviews suggested.^[3]

Sequel

A sequel, Euro Truck Simulator 2, was released in 2012.^[4]