American Truck Simulator
BANGER · Strategy · 2016
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
A BANGER today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 75% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$19.99BANGER
Typical seasonal cut
$4.9975% offBANGER
- Cost per hourS
- $0.81/hr
- ReviewsS
- 97% of 198,707
- Critics
- 76 players 21 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 1% Strategy
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.99 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 24.8h
- To 100%
- 114.6h 4.6x the story
- Achievements
- 140
Price and sales
- Sales
- 114 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $1.99 June 2024
- Sale every
- 30d last September 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 3,927 now
- Recent reviews
- 96% 30 days
- Cheaper than
- 7% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 99% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
75% start to <1% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
114 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 4 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score puts it in the top 1 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 99 percent. The nearest things to it, Euro Truck Simulator 2 ($19.99, scores 92) and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel ($19.99, scores 72), are both worse buys on this math.
More about American Truck Simulator
The press gave it 76; the people who bought it give it 97 percent. A 21-point gap in the buyer's favour.
12 of the 799 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written January 2026 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 81 percent of the 4,945 reviews written there were positive, against 97 percent overall, and those are 3 percent of everything written about it. It sells extras on top of the sticker price (cosmetic, unlock); the score docks it lightly for that.
Finishing takes 24.8 hours; clearing it takes 115, which is 4.6 times the campaign.
198,707 people have reviewed it, which is a big enough crowd to settle the number.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating, which is the one that means it just works.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 31 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
downloaded this game to drive trucks 5 minutes later i'm taking a 900 mile delivery like it's my actual job missed one exit and suddenly my delivery is 47 minutes longer AI traffic drives like they got their license yesterday also why am i driving for 3 hours and still in the same state ETS2 >>>> ATS 10/10 would still drive another 900 miles for absolutely no reason
2 more reviews
American Truck Simulator is one of those games that lets you slow down, relax, and simply enjoy the journey. The driving feels satisfying, the trucks are beautifully detailed, and the huge American landscapes make every trip feel different. From long highways to small towns, mountains, deserts, and busy cities, there is always something new to see. What I especially love is the atmosphere. Put on your favorite...
Look - I have basically paid a quarter an hour (USD) for this game. That is a steal at any possible level. An old school arcade, the cheapest legal entertainment you've ever enjoyed - or any modern entertainment available (I'm in the US, fwiw) ~600 hours, $180 bucks over a decade recorded. Every DLC that's not a paint job or wheels. This game is worth it if you dig the idea of trucking. I grew up with a pops that...
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About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon RX 460 or Intel HD 630 (2GB VRAM), 25 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Cite this score
American Truck Simulator scores 94/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/270880/american-truck-simulatorReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 5, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.