Truck & Logistics Simulator

My first honest reaction when I booted Truck and Logistics Simulator was mild surprise that the loading phase actually exists and matters. Where Euro Truck Simulator 2 hands you pre-attached cargo and sends you on your way, this one makes you operate the forklift, the skid-steer, or the telescopic handler yourself to get pallets, containers, and even other vehicles onto your trailer before you touch the road. That is the mechanical hook that separates it from the wider sim crowd, and for the first handful of hours it genuinely works. The progression follows a familiar arc. You start in a minivan with barely enough cash to fuel it, take short local jobs to build capital, and gradually unlock heavier iron from a roster of over 30 vehicles ranging from panel vans to semi-trucks. Each vehicle carries its own weight distribution and handling feel, and cargo mass noticeably shifts how the truck corners and brakes, which is more depth than the accessible presentation suggests. The 28 km² open world covers city streets, rural highways, and off-road terrain, and the GPS will reroute if you decide to take a longer path for a bigger payout. Timed missions keep things from going fully zen, and hidden collectibles scattered across the map offer cash bonuses for explorers. Police speed cameras and traffic fines add a light management layer on top, though the penalty system is forgiving enough that it functions more as flavor than a real consequence. The co-op component is the strongest argument for buying in. Up to 24 players share the same open world in cross-platform sessions, run convoy escort missions together using specialized escort equipment, and hear each other's horns, engine notes, and crash sounds after Update 1.1 finally synchronized multiplayer audio. The solo experience is pleasant but repetitive; the job variety does not scale meaningfully as you progress, and the world's thin traffic density and sparse AI behavior make long solo runs feel quieter than they should. Damage physics are basic, and the auto-repair-at-mission-start mechanic removes a layer of tension that could have differentiated the experience from lighter arcade fare. The lack of an in-game soundtrack is a genuine miss for a genre that lives on ambiance. Simula Games shipped this out of a three-year Early Access run with a small but reactive development team, and post-launch updates have addressed visual quality, force-feedback support for steering wheels on PC, and multiplayer audio. The roadmap remains active. That responsiveness matters because the game still carries rough edges: world geometry can look sparse under direct daylight, NPC vehicles occasionally behave oddly around intersections, and the mission pool can feel thin if you play in long sessions. The Steam review pool sits around 70 percent positive across roughly two thousand reviews, which is an accurate barometer: most players who click with the loading mechanic and the social co-op loop stay positive, while those expecting ETS2-level depth or production values bounce off quickly. For the strategy-and-sim crowd, there is not enough systemic depth here to scratch the management itch on its own. There is no company financials screen, no driver hiring, no route optimization layer. What it offers instead is something more tactile: a low-friction sim where you personally operate every piece of equipment in the supply chain before the delivery clock starts. If you have a regular group willing to fill a 24-player session, the convoy escort mechanics and shared world make this a genuinely good co-op sandbox. Solo, it is a decent wind-down experience with a ceiling you will hit inside twenty hours unless the open world exploration holds your attention.

Diego · Scout Team

Strategy & simulation

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