Star Trucker

This game has cracking visuals and immersive management mechanics but falls short as a true "space trucker". As lots have already pointed out, so much of the game is spent in warp. Of course space is big, but games like Elite Dangerous is far bigger but you're not spending so much time in a loading screen. The ability to travel within systems would make things more fun. There's also the lack of lateral controls. How on earth do you release a spacecraft simulator without the ability to move your ship along the Y axis? It just adds extra challenge for no good reason. The story is pretty boring too. Lastly, I'm just not a fan of the design/style. The game's assets looks straight of Futurama or maybe a toy box with Earth-like trucks, gas stations, and highway signage floating in space. I had hoped for something more like Cowboy Bebop with more imaginative designs, especially the "trucks".

I've never played a game like this. I thought it would be grindy and boring. Finding it grindy and fun. A++ would space job again :) check it out!

Coming from games like X4 foundations and Elite dangerous I very quickly found myself disliking the flight model, a lack of vertical thrusters make the truck feel more like flying a fixed wing aircraft then a space ship. In addition when at speed turning is very "floaty" which I can understand given its suppose to be a truck but difficult to excuse when the issue remains when unladen with cargo. The first major docking procedure has you reverse the ship into a fairly forgiving lock area which would be fine assuming you had a break that wasn't the emergency break (which largely vents your oxygen) and again a lack of vertical thruster, overall making this likely soon to be routine task a doable but fairly miserable experience. The game looks good stylistically and the voice acting is cheesy in a good way for the vibe its going for but sadly I just cant get past the flight model. If you don't find that an issue you will likely have some fun but unfortunately its not the game for me.

Hm ich weiß nicht.... Im Prinzip gibts wenig bis gar keine Abwechslung. Man fahrt/fliegt von A nach B, dabei muss man aufpassen, dass einem die Energiezellen nicht ausgehen, man genügend Luftfiilter dabei hat, und genügend Elektrische Komponenten, welche sich wie von Zauberhand permanent abnutzen. Ein Großteil des verdienten Geldes geht dabei für Wartung drauf. | Das Andocken ist wirklich umständlich, eine Automation hier wäre hilfreich, genauso wie ein Autopilot für zumindest die Highways. Mir ist man zu sehr mit dem Reparieren der eigenen Schrottmühle beschäftigt, als dass hier wirklich Spielspaß aufkommt. Schade, da wäre wirklich mehr drinne, aber so ist das aktuell einfach viel zu einseitig und unausgereift...

When I was a kid I really wanted to be a trucker. I even got up early on Sundays to watch a TV show called 'Travel Well, Trucker'. Later I lost interest and the likes of Euro Truck Simulator never really picked my interest. But a trucksim in space? That might be my cup of tea! And this is more simulator than a casual game about trucking. Playing on the recommended difficulty will show you that. With the meagre gains at the start and the game barely explaining its systems to you, it can feel unforgiving. Luckily there's a custom difficulty to change many parameters, from how fast your power cells drain to how expensive the fines are. So if you want a casual, more narrative experience you can have it. Talking about narrative, I was not expecting such a good story and cast of characters. Mind you, it's nothing mind-blowing or very deep. It has some very tropey aspects, but it's so well executed it just works. All characters are fully and well voiced. Gameplay progression is tied to story progression, but you have a large margin to just do your thing, no rush. The game has plenty of zones and there's a good variety there: from cookie-cutter planet orbits to beautiful nebulas, from dark space to asteroid fields, from hell holes to intriguing vistas. Some zones have special 'weather' that require an specfic upgrade and pose different challenges. Solar flares can cook you in your cabin and make visibility difficult, electrical storms can fry your truck's systems and damage sensitive cargo and anomalies are basically invisible asteroids you need to 'scan' in order to navigate safely. Another thing this game nails are the radios. There's an original radio with some good stuff, but I loved that you can listen to actual online radios inside the game, seamlessly! Lots of 90s and 2000s hits there so it felt pretty nostalgic and kept me going when I'd otherwise stop playing for the day. I highly recommend you play this mixing keyboard & mouse (for menus and first-person) and a controller (for steering your truck). There's a big update on the works (expected by April at the earliest) that will add more sidejobs and cabin interior customization. It'll be the perfect excuse to replay this awesome game. Lastly, this game was made mostly by 2 dudes. That's impressive!

Управление крайне неудобное. Вроде бы попытка найти баланс между аркадностью и сложностью, но невозможность перемещаться строго вертикально или горизонательно - оч портит впечателние. Открытый мир тоже очень условный. Если отошел от шоссе - вокруг один "мусор", расстояния не дают ощутить масштаб. С другой стороны - излишняя реалистичность в виде нажатия на кнопки, постоянно теряется фокус, надо вращать головой. При этом ограничения исключительно выдуманные. В общем, если вы реально любите космос и погружение - попробуйте что-то еще

For a 2 year old game it is still riddled with janky mechanics. The manual says one thing and the reality and the way the world feels is not the best. Shame for what is fun but becomes annoying

Warp simulator. Most of the time you're warping which is a loading screen the driving part is very little actually unless you just drive in circles around around an area. Wish it was the other way around.

No real driving/flying. I regret buying this game.