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Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland of diesel and dust, bandits and mobsters rule the last remaining cities, controlling all vital trade routes and destroying any hope of a return to a lawful world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It's really fun, but without community remaster it's worthless and doesn't even work. I will recommend it as a stimulus to developers to patch this game properly. It deserves it despite being old.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Only recommendable with a decent discount and the community patch installed. The main driving factor to get this is if you're intrigued by the gimmick of vehicular combat and your customizable truck. Story fits on half the front face of a napkin. Mostly fetch quests interspersed…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“Good oldie”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Racing, RPG |
| Player tags | Post-apocalyptic · Automobile Sim · Open World · Atmospheric · Action · RPG · Racing · Nostalgia · Driving · Adventure · Singleplayer · Cult Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, Russian * * |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP, 7, 8, 10 Processor: Pentium 4/Athlon XP 2 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX compatible 128 MB Storage: 2500 MB available space