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American Truck Simulator
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
79 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Plenty of time? Nice beverage, some radio and the windows open in the house with no more chores? This is the game to get on. My favorite is the PB 389. This is one of the best detailed simulation games to play. Hands…”
“After 80+ hours, I can honestly say I still love this game. Driving my Kenworth never gets old, and the level of detail is incredible. The world looks beautiful, and there’s something genuinely relaxing about slowly…”
“dont have mutch to say perty mutch best truck game out here u feel freedom going from road to road”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“After 80+ hours, I can honestly say I still love this game. Driving my Kenworth never gets old, and the level of detail is incredible. The world looks beautiful, and there’s something genuinely relaxing about slowly…”
“This game lets me explore the US and because of real life responsibilities and the awful gas prices its nice to have something close to the real thing. this game does a fantastic job at really capturing the landmarks…”
“Perfect Game for me to just turn my brain off to, little bit on the pricy side considering all the dlcs, but I've been pretty satisfied with what I have so far. Game runs great, and the graphics are decent”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a very fun game and the modding comunity is amazing, I like the relaxing gameplay combined with the stratigy of long term growth.”
“I find this game to be very relaxing, even if you play on Keyboard/Mouse, controller, or even a whole setup. I am loving all the different maps and the different workshop mods that people have done, as well as the mods…”
“It's an amazing game, the devs actually care about it and the community is like none other. I have over 300 hours in this game with a full logitech g900 setpup and i love it”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Plenty of time? Nice beverage, some radio and the windows open in the house with no more chores? This is the game to get on. My favorite is the PB 389. This is one of the best detailed simulation games to play. Hands…”
“I find this game to be very relaxing, even if you play on Keyboard/Mouse, controller, or even a whole setup. I am loving all the different maps and the different workshop mods that people have done, as well as the mods…”
“very realistic and amazing gameplay great if you want to play a trucking game on a wheel”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“After 80+ hours, I can honestly say I still love this game. Driving my Kenworth never gets old, and the level of detail is incredible. The world looks beautiful, and there’s something genuinely relaxing about slowly…”
“Doesn't matter if you don't have a drivers license its still fun and imersive! You can even import your own music! Over all its kinda boring without friends 8/10”
“American Truck Simulator is one of the most relaxing and immersive driving games I’ve played. The map design is beautiful, especially the highways, cities, deserts, and mountain roads that make every trip feel realistic…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Recent updates have me concerned for the future of this game. With the rework of GUI in the game having less features than before and the constant reworking of having less functionable menus and the upcoming release of…”
“I like the game, but this is getting unacceptable. Too many car packs, but where is the content that actually makes this game a truck simulator? This is American Truck Simulator, not Europe. Over there, truck setups…”
“Good. Though it lacks options to customise your truck, i dont understand why the dont make a tuning dlc for the trucks. as for those who always seem to be annoyed by the lack of details in the map dlcs, its the us, ofc…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I like the game, but this is getting unacceptable. Too many car packs, but where is the content that actually makes this game a truck simulator? This is American Truck Simulator, not Europe. Over there, truck setups…”
“Love this game wish i had a steering wheel set up for it amazing game i cant wait to see the u.s. completed”
“Fun game to just sit back put your favorite tunes on and drive. Cool to see the different destinations, I still want to get some of the DLC I would love for them to do the whole United States, that would be an awesome…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Can sometimes be a bit boring to begin with but once you get into it it really is a top game”
“great game i did 20 + years OTR tankers and heavy haul. brings back memories. the pay still sucks lol”
“This game is amazing i get mods for money and now own the world it is definitely a grinding type game though.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Recent updates have me concerned for the future of this game. With the rework of GUI in the game having less features than before and the constant reworking of having less functionable menus and the upcoming release of…”
“Game was good... performance sucked. Dev's made the decision to go after the console market for money.... Game is a bit more optimized... now they have taken away the UI that was quick to navigate and extremely…”
“I like the game, but this is getting unacceptable. Too many car packs, but where is the content that actually makes this game a truck simulator? This is American Truck Simulator, not Europe. Over there, truck setups…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“crashes on startup, have to google a manual fix for the config file. fix your broken game, thats dumb”
“Recent updates have me concerned for the future of this game. With the rework of GUI in the game having less features than before and the constant reworking of having less functionable menus and the upcoming release of…”
“The most recent update that just released I don't know what you changed but my game is broken I can't even play the Driving Academy no matter what I do it crashes please do something about this remove the update fix the…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Honestly, I don’t get it, and that's fine. I am still leaving this as Recommended because I can see why people enjoy it even if I do not. American Truck Simulator is a solid game for anyone who genuinely loves driving. The trucks feel heavy, the world looks great, and the whole…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I figured after 600 hours, I should finally give my opinion. This game is the best semi truck driving simulator out there. They have taken time to make the details as realistic as possible for the ratio used. The scenery is gorgeous. It's fun to see what the pedestrians are…”
— a player, Steam review · 626 hrs played“play it when you are bored, play it when you are not bored, play it when you doing nothing, play it while you are doing something, play it if you don't know what to do next, once you play it there is no turning back 👀 and a request to the devs for expanding the map!”
— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Automobile Sim · Driving · Open World · Transportation · Simulation · America · Realistic · Moddable · Relaxing · Exploration · Economy · Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Camera Comfort |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplifie… |
| Achievements | 130 |
| Official site | https://americantrucksimulator.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or similar Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon RX 460 or Intel HD 630 (2GB VRAM) Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: Disk Space for American Truck Simulator base game