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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.
“Ok, I have to say that I really like this game. It's very similar to the Wing Commander : Privateer model of a golden path where you have an open world, horizontal gameplay and character development with a game story waiting for you to follow it. There's trading, truck upgrades,…”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played“The Crossout single-player predecessor, Hard Truck Apocalypse (original name Ex Machina fits it even better) was somewhat quite intense when it first hit the shelves. The gameplay (similar to the golden classic of the Russian game development, the Vangers) was quite addictive,…”
— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played“This game was my childhood, sad that it didn't do very good with marketing, however I doubt anyone sees this coment, but for anyone who's reading give this game a try if you won't enjoy the gameplay then you'll definetly enjoy the story!”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| 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 * * |
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