American Truck Simulator
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How do players who really played American Truck Simulator rate it? TrueGG Rating 96.1%

Release date: Feb 2, 2016 Data as of 2026-10-19 View on Steam ↗

Players who really played rate it about the same as Steam overall. Ratings tend to be steady from the first hours.

Good for

  • Players who want fun from the first hours

Think twice if you are

  • Players buying on the promise of future updates (complaints about the developers)
  • Players bothered by bugs (reports of crashes and bugs)
  • Players particular about controls and UI

A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How

TrueGG RatingMethodology ↗
96.1%
± 0.8 pt
vs Steam overall

Positive among players with 20+ hours (last 180 days) · 5,264 reviews

TrueGG, all time
97.5%
Steam overall
96.9%
Japanese, all time
96.5%

Early wall

Reviews written under 2 hours: 3.1% of all reviews. Their positive share is 81.4%.

This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).

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Does the rating change the longer people play?

Used for TrueGG Rating (20h+)JapaneseRight: reviews
Positive share by playtimeRanges from 20 hours up are highlighted. Exact values are in the table below.0%25%50%75%100%0–1 h69%1241–2 h83%782–5 h97%9355–10 h97%1,11510–20 h98%1,36620–50 h96%1,84350–100 h97%1,220100–200 h95%882200+ h96%1,319Positive share by playtime0–1 h12469%1–2 h7883%2–5 h93597%5–10 h1,11597%10–20 h1,36698%20–50 h1,84396%50–100 h1,22097%100–200 h88295%200+ h1,31996%

Positive share by playtime at the time of review (reviews from the last 180 days). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.

Show chart values as a table
PlaytimePositiveJapaneseReviews
0–1 h69.4%—124
1–2 h83.3%—78
2–5 h97.1%100.0%935
5–10 h96.6%100.0%1,115
10–20 h97.5%100.0%1,366
20–50 h96.1%100.0%1,843
50–100 h96.9%80.0%1,220
100–200 h95.5%100.0%882
200+ h95.8%50.0%1,319

How long people play: half of reviewers had played 20+ hours. 57% had 20+ hours and 23% had 100+ hours (all time).

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Summary

American Truck Simulator has a TrueGG Rating of 96.1%: the positive share among 5,264 reviews written in the last 180 days by players with 20+ hours, close to Steam's overall 96.9%. Players who really play it broadly agree with the headline number (all time: 97.5%).

Reviews written under 2 hours make up 3% of the total, with 81% positive. The early hours do not split opinion much.

Beyond the first hours, approval is fairly even across playtime.

Negative reviews most often mention updates and the developers, crashes and bugs (more than at launch), and monetization and DLC (less than at launch). Positive reviews praise how fun it feels.

Among Japanese-language reviews, the TrueGG Rating is 96.5%, similar to all languages.

Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (96.7% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.

All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.

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Why it is rated this way

What drives the rating

Complaints center on live operations and online play (Updates & developers, Monetization & DLC). These shift over time, so weigh recent reviews more than the all-time figure.

− Most mentioned complaints

  • Updates & developers23% of negative reviews (5% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · ongoing since launch · 5 positive reviews say it improved
  • Crashes & bugs16% of negative reviews (2% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · more than at launch
  • Monetization & DLC14% of negative reviews (9% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · less than at launch
  • Controls, UI & camera12% of negative reviews (3% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · more than at launch
  • Boring / repetitive8% of negative reviews (3% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · ongoing since launch

+ What players praise

  • Fun & feel29% of positive reviews (10% of negative)
＋ 広大＋ ドライブ＋ 操作＋ 荒野＋ 配送＋ アメリカ＋ 気分＋ グラフィック− same− fix− crashes− option− crashing− waste− literally− base

Counted from 317 recent negative and 600 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count

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Checking the numbers

Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.

MetricPositiveScope
Official Steam rating96.9%All time, all languages · 198,097 reviews
Adjusted rating96.7%Weighted by trust (95% range 96.5%–96.8%), −0.3pt vs official
Japanese-language reviews95.8%All time, Japanese-language reviews (−1.2pt vs overall) · 401 reviews
Show the positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review2%15%
Very short text48%21%
Key activated outside Steam9%12%
Received for free2%1%
Owns very few games25%15%
Over 100 reviews written1%4%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.720.79

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 37.6 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19

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When did the rating change?

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month

■ Positive■ Negative
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 2016-02: +4,222 / −295 2016-03: +629 / −39 2016-04: +394 / −28 2016-05: +297 / −19 2016-06: +441 / −30 2016-07: +304 / −23 2016-08: +249 / −18 2016-09: +211 / −20 2016-10: +181 / −13 2016-11: +589 / −17 2016-12: +359 / −22 2017-01: +272 / −28 2017-02: +320 / −34 2017-03: +211 / −10 2017-04: +202 / −12 2017-05: +330 / −29 2017-06: +322 / −29 2017-07: +436 / −40 2017-08: +211 / −22 2017-09: +149 / −12 2017-10: +268 / −21 2017-11: +1,256 / −110 2017-12: +472 / −56 2018-01: +537 / −52 2018-02: +281 / −30 2018-03: +216 / −19 2018-04: +182 / −10 2018-05: +335 / −56 2018-06: +344 / −30 2018-07: +398 / −38 2018-08: +243 / −22 2018-09: +299 / −22 2018-10: +298 / −42 2018-11: +1,498 / −36 2018-12: +416 / −40 2019-01: +368 / −33 2019-02: +265 / −13 2019-03: +231 / −18 2019-04: +156 / −15 2019-05: +288 / −17 2019-06: +1,442 / −50 2019-07: +1,407 / −58 2019-08: +196 / −12 2019-09: +231 / −25 2019-10: +458 / −26 2019-11: +3,922 / −73 2019-12: +2,746 / −60 2020-01: +1,711 / −37 2020-02: +1,471 / −29 2020-03: +1,660 / −39 2020-04: +2,713 / −45 2020-05: +1,732 / −37 2020-06: +1,533 / −30 2020-07: +2,567 / −56 2020-08: +1,473 / −32 2020-09: +1,130 / −23 2020-10: +1,658 / −38 2020-11: +2,600 / −40 2020-12: +2,518 / −46 2021-01: +2,178 / −49 2021-02: +2,019 / −43 2021-03: +1,853 / −44 2021-04: +1,703 / −32 2021-05: +2,051 / −48 2021-06: +1,940 / −40 2021-07: +2,509 / −58 2021-08: +1,443 / −24 2021-09: +1,978 / −40 2021-10: +1,375 / −26 2021-11: +2,272 / −43 2021-12: +1,884 / −62 2022-01: +2,054 / −64 2022-02: +1,494 / −57 2022-03: +1,747 / −259 2022-04: +1,452 / −35 2022-05: +1,562 / −55 2022-06: +1,451 / −47 2022-07: +1,547 / −36 2022-08: +1,757 / −52 2022-09: +1,302 / −45 2022-10: +1,413 / −26 2022-11: +2,595 / −66 2022-12: +1,753 / −43 2023-01: +2,018 / −58 2023-02: +1,388 / −50 2023-03: +1,468 / −53 2023-04: +1,481 / −54 2023-05: +1,341 / −52 2023-06: +1,270 / −49 2023-07: +2,127 / −65 2023-08: +2,427 / −96 2023-09: +1,322 / −52 2023-10: +1,471 / −54 2023-11: +2,402 / −42 2023-12: +2,493 / −88 2024-01: +2,011 / −50 2024-02: +1,413 / −39 2024-03: +1,680 / −51 2024-04: +1,515 / −37 2024-05: +2,119 / −80 2024-06: +1,574 / −76 2024-07: +3,080 / −122 2024-08: +1,514 / −55 2024-09: +1,805 / −108 2024-10: +1,506 / −74 2024-11: +1,545 / −53 2024-12: +2,105 / −70 2025-01: +1,747 / −71 2025-02: +1,406 / −58 2025-03: +2,000 / −83 2025-04: +1,608 / −66 2025-05: +1,266 / −51 2025-06: +1,243 / −43 2025-07: +2,036 / −82 2025-08: +1,287 / −54 2025-09: +1,242 / −37 2025-10: +1,409 / −55 2025-11: +1,236 / −42 2025-12: +1,903 / −93 2026-01: +1,762 / −66 2026-02: +1,727 / −113 2026-03: +1,461 / −70 2026-04: +1,235 / −57 2026-05: +1,412 / −61 2026-06: +1,231 / −62 2026-07: +1,472 / −47 2026-08: +1,165 / −43 2026-09: +1,203 / −52 2026-10: +1,094 / −59 2016/022017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Positive share per month

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 96.4% 2025-07: update2025-10: update2025-12: update2026-02: update2026-05: update2026-09: update 2016-02: 93.5%2016-03: 94.2%2016-04: 93.4%2016-05: 94.0%2016-06: 93.6%2016-07: 93.0%2016-08: 93.3%2016-09: 91.3%2016-10: 93.3%2016-11: 97.2%2016-12: 94.2%2017-01: 90.7%2017-02: 90.4%2017-03: 95.5%2017-04: 94.4%2017-05: 91.9%2017-06: 91.7%2017-07: 91.6%2017-08: 90.6%2017-09: 92.5%2017-10: 92.7%2017-11: 91.9%2017-12: 89.4%2018-01: 91.2%2018-02: 90.4%2018-03: 91.9%2018-04: 94.8%2018-05: 85.7%2018-06: 92.0%2018-07: 91.3%2018-08: 91.7%2018-09: 93.1%2018-10: 87.6%2018-11: 97.7%2018-12: 91.2%2019-01: 91.8%2019-02: 95.3%2019-03: 92.8%2019-04: 91.2%2019-05: 94.4%2019-06: 96.6%2019-07: 96.0%2019-08: 94.2%2019-09: 90.2%2019-10: 94.6%2019-11: 98.2%2019-12: 97.9%2020-01: 97.9%2020-02: 98.1%2020-03: 97.7%2020-04: 98.4%2020-05: 97.9%2020-06: 98.1%2020-07: 97.9%2020-08: 97.9%2020-09: 98.0%2020-10: 97.8%2020-11: 98.5%2020-12: 98.2%2021-01: 97.8%2021-02: 97.9%2021-03: 97.7%2021-04: 98.2%2021-05: 97.7%2021-06: 98.0%2021-07: 97.7%2021-08: 98.4%2021-09: 98.0%2021-10: 98.1%2021-11: 98.1%2021-12: 96.8%2022-01: 97.0%2022-02: 96.3%2022-03: 87.1%2022-04: 97.6%2022-05: 96.6%2022-06: 96.9%2022-07: 97.7%2022-08: 97.1%2022-09: 96.7%2022-10: 98.2%2022-11: 97.5%2022-12: 97.6%2023-01: 97.2%2023-02: 96.5%2023-03: 96.5%2023-04: 96.5%2023-05: 96.3%2023-06: 96.3%2023-07: 97.0%2023-08: 96.2%2023-09: 96.2%2023-10: 96.5%2023-11: 98.3%2023-12: 96.6%2024-01: 97.6%2024-02: 97.3%2024-03: 97.1%2024-04: 97.6%2024-05: 96.4%2024-06: 95.4%2024-07: 96.2%2024-08: 96.5%2024-09: 94.4%2024-10: 95.3%2024-11: 96.7%2024-12: 96.8%2025-01: 96.1%2025-02: 96.0%2025-03: 96.0%2025-04: 96.1%2025-05: 96.1%2025-06: 96.7%2025-07: 96.1%2025-08: 96.0%2025-09: 97.1%2025-10: 96.2%2025-11: 96.7%2025-12: 95.3%2026-01: 96.4%2026-02: 93.9%2026-03: 95.4%2026-04: 95.6%2026-05: 95.9%2026-06: 95.2%2026-07: 96.9%2026-08: 96.4%2026-09: 95.9%2026-10: 94.9% 2016/022017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.

Updates and ratings before and after

DateAnnouncement2 months before → after
2026-09-24 South Dakota DLC Release —
2026-05-14 Illinois DLC Release 96% → 96% (+0.6pt)
2026-02-26 Bobcat Cargo Pack DLC Release 96% → 96% (−0.3pt)
2025-12-04 Louisiana DLC Release 96% → 95% (−1.3pt)
2025-10-06 KRONE Agriculture Equipment DLC Release 97% → 96% (−0.7pt)
2025-07-10 Iowa DLC Release 96% → 97% (+0.1pt)

Picked automatically from the titles of Steam announcements by the developer (one per month, last 3 years, up to 10). The dotted lines mark those months. Before and after are the positive rates of the two months before and after (excluding the month itself); shown as "—" under 50 reviews or when the two months after are not complete. An update is not necessarily the cause of a change.

Reviews per day, last 30 days

0 50 100 150 2026-09-19: +27 / −1 2026-09-20: +41 / −2 2026-09-21: +22 / −0 2026-09-22: +33 / −1 2026-09-23: +33 / −1 2026-09-24: +61 / −2 2026-09-25: +56 / −3 2026-09-26: +63 / −3 2026-09-27: +62 / −2 2026-09-28: +47 / −0 2026-09-29: +81 / −5 2026-09-30: +87 / −3 2026-10-01: +99 / −6 2026-10-02: +85 / −3 2026-10-03: +69 / −4 2026-10-04: +99 / −7 2026-10-05: +67 / −4 2026-10-06: +57 / −1 2026-10-07: +61 / −2 2026-10-08: +59 / −2 2026-10-09: +56 / −4 2026-10-10: +72 / −8 2026-10-11: +64 / −3 2026-10-12: +43 / −2 2026-10-13: +44 / −2 2026-10-14: +36 / −0 2026-10-15: +51 / −4 2026-10-16: +43 / −2 2026-10-17: +58 / −1 2026-10-18: +31 / −4 09/1909/2610/0310/1010/17
Show monthly data as a table
MonthPositiveNegativePositive
2016-024,22229593.5%
2016-036293994.2%
2016-043942893.4%
2016-052971994.0%
2016-064413093.6%
2016-073042393.0%
2016-082491893.3%
2016-092112091.3%
2016-101811393.3%
2016-115891797.2%
2016-123592294.2%
2017-012722890.7%
2017-023203490.4%
2017-032111095.5%
2017-042021294.4%
2017-053302991.9%
2017-063222991.7%
2017-074364091.6%
2017-082112290.6%
2017-091491292.5%
2017-102682192.7%
2017-111,25611091.9%
2017-124725689.4%
2018-015375291.2%
2018-022813090.4%
2018-032161991.9%
2018-041821094.8%
2018-053355685.7%
2018-063443092.0%
2018-073983891.3%
2018-082432291.7%
2018-092992293.1%
2018-102984287.6%
2018-111,4983697.7%
2018-124164091.2%
2019-013683391.8%
2019-022651395.3%
2019-032311892.8%
2019-041561591.2%
2019-052881794.4%
2019-061,4425096.6%
2019-071,4075896.0%
2019-081961294.2%
2019-092312590.2%
2019-104582694.6%
2019-113,9227398.2%
2019-122,7466097.9%
2020-011,7113797.9%
2020-021,4712998.1%
2020-031,6603997.7%
2020-042,7134598.4%
2020-051,7323797.9%
2020-061,5333098.1%
2020-072,5675697.9%
2020-081,4733297.9%
2020-091,1302398.0%
2020-101,6583897.8%
2020-112,6004098.5%
2020-122,5184698.2%
2021-012,1784997.8%
2021-022,0194397.9%
2021-031,8534497.7%
2021-041,7033298.2%
2021-052,0514897.7%
2021-061,9404098.0%
2021-072,5095897.7%
2021-081,4432498.4%
2021-091,9784098.0%
2021-101,3752698.1%
2021-112,2724398.1%
2021-121,8846296.8%
2022-012,0546497.0%
2022-021,4945796.3%
2022-031,74725987.1%
2022-041,4523597.6%
2022-051,5625596.6%
2022-061,4514796.9%
2022-071,5473697.7%
2022-081,7575297.1%
2022-091,3024596.7%
2022-101,4132698.2%
2022-112,5956697.5%
2022-121,7534397.6%
2023-012,0185897.2%
2023-021,3885096.5%
2023-031,4685396.5%
2023-041,4815496.5%
2023-051,3415296.3%
2023-061,2704996.3%
2023-072,1276597.0%
2023-082,4279696.2%
2023-091,3225296.2%
2023-101,4715496.5%
2023-112,4024298.3%
2023-122,4938896.6%
2024-012,0115097.6%
2024-021,4133997.3%
2024-031,6805197.1%
2024-041,5153797.6%
2024-052,1198096.4%
2024-061,5747695.4%
2024-073,08012296.2%
2024-081,5145596.5%
2024-091,80510894.4%
2024-101,5067495.3%
2024-111,5455396.7%
2024-122,1057096.8%
2025-011,7477196.1%
2025-021,4065896.0%
2025-032,0008396.0%
2025-041,6086696.1%
2025-051,2665196.1%
2025-061,2434396.7%
2025-072,0368296.1%
2025-081,2875496.0%
2025-091,2423797.1%
2025-101,4095596.2%
2025-111,2364296.7%
2025-121,9039395.3%
2026-011,7626696.4%
2026-021,72711393.9%
2026-031,4617095.4%
2026-041,2355795.6%
2026-051,4126195.9%
2026-061,2316295.2%
2026-071,4724796.9%
2026-081,1654396.4%
2026-091,2035295.9%
2026-101,0945994.9%
Show daily data as a table
DayPositiveNegative
2026-09-19271
2026-09-20412
2026-09-21220
2026-09-22331
2026-09-23331
2026-09-24612
2026-09-25563
2026-09-26633
2026-09-27622
2026-09-28470
2026-09-29815
2026-09-30873
2026-10-01996
2026-10-02853
2026-10-03694
2026-10-04997
2026-10-05674
2026-10-06571
2026-10-07612
2026-10-08592
2026-10-09564
2026-10-10728
2026-10-11643
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Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days95.6%1,948
Last 180 days96.0%8,863
All time96.9%198,097
Japanese, last 180 days83.3%18
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