EURO TRUCK SIMULATOR 2

spent the morning drinking coffee, hauling dynamite across austria, listening to czech radio. this game is really oddly compelling. leveling up my trucker dude, upgrading my rig, expanding my transport empire across europe.

also there's like ten million mods. and ten million shady lithuanian sites to download them from. guidance would be appreciated.

of course now that it is night time i have moved on to this sonic kart racing thing. sonic & all stars racing transformed. leveling up my sonic now i guess.

I'm interested in this. These "___ Simulator" games always interest me but most turn out to be crap. This actually seems pretty decent? Well-made?

i am only familiar with, like, farming simulator and all that through internet mockery so i don't feel qualified to make that comparison. there is a level of polish here that i don't typically expect from euro shovelware. the graphics are pretty good, the scenery is varied and pleasant, the driving feels about what i'd imagine a huge truck to feel like.

there's a bunch of stuff attached to the core driving activity--a lite business sim, lite rpg skill tree stuff, equipment upgrades--but it all meshes pretty well. i didn't feel like i was grinding for a truck. but then again i am horribly addicted to filling up XP bars.

demo on steam. highly recommended.