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Euro Truck Simulator
The original Euro Truck Simulator - the game which has become the classic of the genre and is still relevant today. The first truck simulation game in a European setting, with European long haul trucks!
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
45 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“It's a good game. It's nothing compared to ETS2, but for a first release it's damn good.”
“a classic simulation truck game that is still relevant to this day, for nostalgic of course”
8 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“truly a work of art.”
“Most awesome game ever. Has insane graphics, honestly looks like GTA 6.”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
8 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“It can run on any computer, that's nice, however, steering in this game is an absolute nightmare, you have to steer VEERY slowly just to do a corner, do it fast and the truck will completly ignore the steering. At this…”
“If you have low end system like a laptop or office pc, than this game is for you. If you have an entry or average gaming pc, than you should rather get the sequel. This game is visually and gamplaywise very limited and…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
4 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“I was surprised that it launched smoothly without any issues even on Windows 11. Obviously, by today’s standards it’s a very outdated game, but back in 2008 i think it was the best truck simulator available. In my…”
3 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
10 of the 72 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“If you have low end system like a laptop or office pc, than this game is for you. If you have an entry or average gaming pc, than you should rather get the sequel. This game is visually and gamplaywise very limited and…”
“I don't recommend this simply because ETS2 exists and that's just this game but much much better.”
“headache worthy”
7 of the 72 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“If you have low end system like a laptop or office pc, than this game is for you. If you have an entry or average gaming pc, than you should rather get the sequel. This game is visually and gamplaywise very limited and…”
“I was surprised that it launched smoothly without any issues even on Windows 11. Obviously, by today’s standards it’s a very outdated game, but back in 2008 i think it was the best truck simulator available. In my…”
4 of the 72 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It can run on any computer, that's nice, however, steering in this game is an absolute nightmare, you have to steer VEERY slowly just to do a corner, do it fast and the truck will completly ignore the steering. At this…”
4 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Played it for 38 minutes. This is the developer's roots. From a map that's on a scale of 1:400 with only capital cities (Paris, France), to the off brand truck brands that landed the developer in copyright trouble.…”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This is literally the best game that I played during my childhood. Yeah, the graphics are pretty bad compared to today, but honestly that never mattered to me. I spent so many hours just driving around, and it became a huge part of my childhood. I didn’t even have it on Steam…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“I liked this game because of its features and the ability of relatively low-end, mid-range devices to run it”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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 (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
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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 | Simulation · Automobile Sim · Driving · Open World · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Realistic · First-Person · Indie · Relaxing · TrackIR · Moddable (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Dutch |
| Official site | https://eurotrucksimulator.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.4 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space Sound: Any DirectX compatible Additional: Gamepad or steering wheel recommended