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American Truck Simulator

SCS Software · 2016-02-02

SteamAmazonMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 03, 2016 (Linux), Feb 02, 2016 (Mac), Feb 02, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (PlayStation 5), TBD (Xbox Series X|S)

Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.

9,563
playing now
97%
positive of 195k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
209
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (112 ratings)
78/100
opencritic · strong · 59% recommend
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

9,563 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

American Truck Simulator trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 9,563 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12,772 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,597/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 17,871 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.9M–12M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 195,399 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Steam$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 15 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.9k3.9k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,498 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,442 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,407 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3,922 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,746 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,711 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,471 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,660 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2,713 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,732 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,533 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,567 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,473 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,130 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,658 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,600 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,518 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,178 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2,019 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,853 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,703 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2,051 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,940 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,509 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,443 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,978 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,375 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,272 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,884 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,054 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,494 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,747 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,452 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,562 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,451 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,547 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,757 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,302 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,413 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,595 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,753 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,018 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,388 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,468 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,481 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,341 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,270 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,127 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,427 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,322 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,471 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,402 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,493 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,011 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,413 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,680 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,515 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,119 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,574 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,080 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,514 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,805 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,506 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,545 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,105 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,747 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,406 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,000 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,608 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,266 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,243 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,036 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,287 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,242 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,409 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,236 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,903 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,762 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,727 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,461 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,235 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,412 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,231 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,472 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 33 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

10k3.7k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,401 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 5,678 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4,731 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 7,700 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 6,851 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 6,005 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 9,392 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 7,574 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 6,526 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 10,180 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 5,688 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 4,903 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 7,439 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5,161 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 4,708 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 7,011 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 5,663 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 5,377 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 10,422 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 6,553 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,794 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 7,281 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 9,135 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 5,640 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 7,774 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 9,281 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 3,967 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 6,798 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 9,563 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002016-01-182026-08-262016-01-18 — best price $16.332016-06-06 — best price $15.992016-09-22 — best price $19.992017-02-22 — best price $19.992017-07-24 — best price $9.992017-11-28 — best price $19.992018-03-06 — best price $19.992018-05-25 — best price $19.992018-09-06 — best price $4.992018-12-19 — best price $4.992019-03-25 — best price $19.992019-09-02 — best price $4.992019-12-18 — best price $19.992020-02-16 — best price $16.472020-06-06 — best price $19.992020-07-17 — best price $14.692020-09-02 — best price $5.992020-10-04 — best price $15.892020-11-06 — best price $19.992020-12-08 — best price $19.992021-01-22 — best price $19.992021-02-27 — best price $15.892021-04-04 — best price $19.992021-05-05 — best price $15.892021-06-12 — best price $19.992021-09-11 — best price $19.992021-11-25 — best price $14.692022-02-28 — best price $4.992022-05-16 — best price $19.992022-08-13 — best price $16.992022-11-21 — best price $19.992023-01-11 — best price $18.962023-07-25 — best price $17.772024-02-28 — best price $17.992024-07-22 — best price $4.992024-12-20 — best price $17.992025-04-17 — best price $17.882026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

4.0k542026-08-23 00:12 — 2,674 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 346 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 3,985 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 3,723 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 180 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 162 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 185 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 338 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 348 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1,111 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1,235 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 168 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 206 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 276 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 684 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 884 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 708 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 512 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 271 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 161 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 387 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 407 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 314 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 396 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 279 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 396 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 428 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 374 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 209 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.3%
earned "Not a Problem"
6.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty61 DLC

30 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)59,6100%134

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

AmericaDrivingEconomyModdableRelaxingRealisticManagementOpen WorldSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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