

After that I headed down to Cambridge, then took some cargo across the Channel to Calais, and finally set out across Europe to explore as many different areas as I possibly could.

I started in Manchester, UK, and drove across to Grimsby. This all involves a hell of a lot of driving trucks, as you’d expect. As you complete deliveries around Europe, your experience will increase and your cash flow will roll in steadily, up to the point where you’ll be able to open your own truck-driving company, buy your own trucks, and start making some real cash. You begin as a rookie truck driver, working jobs for other companies. Of course, when all of this begins to wear off, it’s perhaps a little too easy to come to the realization that, fundamentally, driving trucks down similar linear roads for hours on end isn’t exactly all that exciting. It’s this alternative video game offering, coupled with the sheer abundance of options, scenarios, environments, and attention to detail that make Euro Truck Simulator 2 well and truly stand out from the crowd. Whether you’re dashing along the highway, clear skies ahead of you and an open road beckoning, or maneuvering down country roads in the dead of night, rain splashing against your windscreen, the entire experience always feels pleasantly meditative, and in many ways, very different to the typical style of video game that you might expect. There’s something ultimately calming about Euro Truck Simulator 2.

If you like driving trucks, Euro Truck Simulator 2 is the game for you.
