18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker
Skip · Strategy · 2009
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 31, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 9.8h 20h to 100%
- Value
- $1.02/hr
- Reviews
- 72% of 247 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
You ‘da Boss! Move it better and faster while staying alive. Build your reputation and your empire in the far corners of the world as you haul across the most extreme conditions and loads. Grab the wheel and hop in – is your heart pounding yet? Haul extreme cargo - from diamonds to oil pipes - across 3 death-defying terrains.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 64 MB AGP DirectX 9 and T&L compatible video accelerator card, 543 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 51 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 55 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 47 percent on value. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, JDM: Japanese Drift Master ($34.99, scores 32) beats it on value, while it beats Lumberjack's Dynasty ($3.99, scores 30).
More about 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker
Finishing takes 9.8 hours; clearing it takes 20, which is 2.0 times the campaign.
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 6, 00:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker takes the familiar formula of the long-running trucking simulator series and shifts its focus toward survival, precision, and determination. Developed by SCS Software and published by Cosmi Valusoft, the game places players behind the wheel of powerful heavy-duty trucks tasked with delivering cargo across some of the world's most hazardous routes. Rather than emphasizing highway...
1 more review
Just a good old truck sim for everybody who like Icy roads, steep mountain hills and hot deserts. I personnally like also the intro music :) Keep in mind you must change some control settings. The X-box controller is okay to use but not perfect.
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Cite this score
18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker scores 31/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/33730/18-wheels-of-steel-extreme-truckerReviews 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 Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.