American Truck Simulator

 PC
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
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  1. Kill Screen
    Feb 23, 2016
    73
    American Truck Simulator reflected the anxious reality, but also allowed me to appreciate the grandeur of it all. I can finally see what I presume most other Americans have always enjoyed: Endless waves of asphalt paved just for me, veining the contiguous southwest, begging to be casually traversed.
  2. Edge Magazine
    Apr 10, 2016
    70
    Fundamentally a curiously lovable game - one of long, lonely roads, of painstaking parking manoeuvres, and slapstick write-offs when simple turns are misjudged. There's nothing else quite like SCS's brand of cargo-hauling action. [April 2016, p.119]
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  3. Brash Games
    Mar 6, 2016
    70
    American Truck Simulator is as hard-core as a truck simulator gets.
  5. ICXM
    Mar 4, 2016
    70
    ATS will surely appeal to trucking veterans who are desperate to explore a fresh location, but for newcomers to the franchise, I implore you, go back and experience Euro Truck Simulator 2 first.
  6. Gameblog.fr
    Feb 19, 2016
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Feb 17, 2016
    70
    Few games attempt to channel the myths of the open road, the feeling of going nowhere in particular much too fast.
  8. Games.cz
    Feb 16, 2016
    70
    The lack of content is only but formidable flaw of otherwise very successful Truck Simulator.
  9. Eurogamer Poland
    Feb 7, 2016
    70
    American Truck Simulator can impress if we haven't seen the popular series before. New theater of operations is certainly interesting, but there's just not enough important additions to gameplay. It's hard to see the game as something more than just an expansion pack.
  10. Twinfinite
    Feb 4, 2016
    70
    American Truck Simulator isn’t just a fun game, it’s one of the best simulators out there.
  11. The Jimquisition
    Feb 3, 2016
    70
    Since 2013, hacks have inflicted upon the world such dross as Grass Simulator, Tea Party Simulator, and Yohjo Simulator. In comparison, American Truck Simulator remains an authentic and gratifying production, one of the few simulators out there still worthy of positive attention.
  12. CD-Action
    May 1, 2016
    65
    After having played ATS for over a dozen hours I put it aside and returned to Euro Truck Simulator 2. Right now ATS is just a foundation for a game and it will take a couple of DLCs to fill it properly with content. [04/2016, p.60]
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  13. IGN Denmark
    Apr 6, 2016
    65
    A fine delivery of the simulated life of an American truck driver and the logistics of the job.
  14. Riot Pixels
    Apr 3, 2016
    60
    American Truck Simulator is not a completely new game. Despite whatever its developers say, this is just a big stand-alone expansion for Europe Truck Simulator 2, complete with the same engine, UI and all-too familiar problems.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Feb 4, 2016
    I’ve been having a hard time lately; I’ll spare you the details other than to say that I felt significantly better for every moment that I spent in American Truck Simulator’s America. That’s my highest recommendation.

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 319 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 208 out of 319
  2. Mixed: 58 out of 319
  3. Negative: 53 out of 319
  1. smoke486
    Feb 4, 2016
    2
    The graphics are not changed, the physics has not changed, the menu has not changed, visual damage trucks do not appear. This is a new game inThe graphics are not changed, the physics has not changed, the menu has not changed, visual damage trucks do not appear. This is a new game in 2016?
    2 trucks, essentially the same state and 2, you serious?
    Price in Russia at the level of the top games such as GTA 5, Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Battlefront.    … Full Review »
  2. FritzVonBischof
    Feb 3, 2016
    10
    I you compare ATS to the few years old DLC rich Euro Truck 2, you can say its small. But remember Euro Truck how did it start? Same small. II you compare ATS to the few years old DLC rich Euro Truck 2, you can say its small. But remember Euro Truck how did it start? Same small. I gave 10, because of the future which ATS is holding. And the game itself is great. :)… Full Review »
  3. iuifwef
    Feb 3, 2016
    0
    It's a game with a wealth of potential. Unfortunately this game has a rushed feeling. Its like that half of cheese burger your room-mate leftIt's a game with a wealth of potential. Unfortunately this game has a rushed feeling. Its like that half of cheese burger your room-mate left in the back of the fridge. you know you wanna eat it, but a fresh warm cheese burger is so much better… Full Review »
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