If you follow the wider world of esports, you may know of the splash Giants Software made a few weeks ago when they announced a huge circuit tournament for their cult hit game, Farming Simulator 19. From modders to enthusiasts, there’s a bustling community of people who are extremely devoted to this game. It does break immersion a bit to have the radio ask you to contribute to their Patreon or check out a particular Twitch stream, but it also pulls back the veil. You can even listen to some of them in-browser if you’d like. The in-game radio comes with several channels which pull from real terrestrial radio stations, but four channels are continually maintained by the community. This is even evident if you’re not really looking for it. The thing that really brings it home for me is the massive - but quiet - community, which goes double for its predecessor Euro Truck Simulator 2. On the gameplay alone, the game would be good for a bit of a diversion from time to time. Much like real life, if you do this too often, it could mean trouble with the bank. Worse, your delivery is damaged and delayed, meaning you also make less cash for your time. The end result is generally the same - thousands of dollars for a tow. The exit you need to take is closed and you’re already halfway through the turn. Then every so often, the cars ahead of you brake suddenly. Much like driving on a real highway, much of it is absolutely monotonous, just driving along a road with relatively few cars. The base game includes just California, but SCS Software has been slowly releasing map updates - I threw in the Arizona and Nevada packs and a couple trucks for a couple bucks extra, and since then, they’ve also added New Mexico and Oregon maps.Ī big reason I can’t put it down is the zen - yet terrifying - gameplay. The gist of American Truck Simulator‘s gameplay is right in the name - drive a simulated semi-truck through the America. Surprisingly, I got a bit more than I bargained for. I was looking for new games to play on my personal stream, and an intersection between low box price and decent stream metrics is hard to come by. I picked up American Truck Simulator the same way many of us acquire new games these days - a Steam sale was on and it was like $5.
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