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A jam submission

Horror Truck SimulatorView game page

Submitted by rnkishi, dizzyxo, Solartion, kontest53 — 3 days, 2 hours before the deadline
Rated by 39 people so far
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Submitted (1 edit)

This was pretty great, so congrats to the team!
The aesthetics are really fantastic. I've always loved how liminal and lonely ps1 games are and I think this game captured that perfectly.

Sorry if this feedback is a bit lengthy, but I saw you were putting tons of time into reviews of other people's games so I figured I'd return the favor for you :)

I found the start a bit confusing. The manager says to detach the trailer to his left (which is funny because to his left is a wall, the trailer is actually to his right. Maybe consider changing that text to say the correct direction) but it wasn't really made clear that I had to drive it into the green square. Of course I figured it out, but I still think it could be explained a bit better.

I really think the issue with not being able to click on attaching/detaching should have been fixed during the bugfix grace period so I'm a little bummed to see that still being so finicky. I'd definitely love to see that get sorted out after the voting period.

Reversing is pretty tough to be honest, I don't love how the trailer turns so easily even when going straight back. But overall I think the driving feels pretty good. I eventually got pretty good at it, picking up trailers and dropping them off without having to readjust my parking. I will say I sort of wish the gameplay loop was a bit shorter, where you can deliver and then immediately pickup the next load at the same place, then drive to the next one. Oh and it honestly stressed me out a bit when leaving a depot trying to remember which way I entered so I wouldn't go back the way I came, but with how the map generates around you idk if it matters which direction I go.

The last thing I'll point out as room for improvement is bugs/getting stuck. There was a couple times I had to restart because I flipped the truck or got it stuck. Unfortunately, on the very last time picking up a trailer, I missed, got sandwiched between 2 trailers and got the truck completely stuck :( due to the length of the game I'm not sure if I'll replay to the end yet or not. I did experience a super funny bug when I flipped the truck. I got out of the flipped truck and the collision launched me into space haha oh and also I think it's hilarious that you can push the manager around.

On to the actual driving, wow you guys really captured a vibe and I love it. Maybe I'm the odd man out but I kinda love driving at night during winter, listening to music and watching the snow hit the windshield. It's almost meditative. On the other hand, I've always been a bit creeped out by it too though, like what if I see something on the side of the road or whatever. Seriously cannot compliment the core gameplay enough. Had a great time with the experience.

I must not be a horror protagonist because I never got out of my truck unless I had to haha totally the "I just work here" attitude. I'm sure I missed out on some creepy stuff in the towns and buildings you can explore on foot, but I'm just trying to make some money, ya know? haha but I did pick up on some stuff that did get the imagination going. Obviously saw the bloody body bags hanging and the bodies on the ground near the crosses. That paired with the blood transfusion delivery commercials got me wondering "what exactly am I transporting?". But that's about as far as the horror went for my playthrough.

If you're interested in increasing the horror elements in the future: due to how the player passes through the same environments multiple times, you could incorporate some things that change each time you drive by, almost like a PT experience with their looping hallway. Idk maybe something to consider that could be interesting?

TLDR: overall really cool experience, capturing winter driving so perfectly. Sad to see that it's so easy to get stuck. Nice to see little spooky things you drive by, but mostly chill. Great work!

Developer(+1)

Wow! This is definitely an amazing review! We’re so grateful you took the time to analyze our game in such detail; we really appreciate it.

The text issues definitely need to be fixed. Our team decided that we’ll address the bugs after the jam ends. We feel it wouldn’t be fair to make improvements after the submission deadline. We’re not chasing a win, so we’re not too worried about fixing bugs immediately. But thank you for pointing it out; we’ll definitely correct it.

We’ll also work on the cargo detachment issue, as it’s been a problem from the start. We had a debate about whether the detachment should be realistic or simple. In the end, we left it as it was, without making a firm decision. :(

As for the truck flipping, we’re considering adding a winch or tow truck so the player can get an overturned vehicle back on the road.

Our initial goal was probably to capture the atmosphere of night driving and the elusive romance of the trucker’s life. You can hear a lot of creepy stories from drivers, so we thought it was a great concept. To keep the player from getting bored, we recorded a podcast-style radio with spooky stories they can listen to on the road. The game world actually has some lore, though it’s currently only presented through the radio. We may return to this project in the future, and if we do, we’ll work on the issues and expand the game. Thank you for your amazing review, it really touched me!

Submitted(+1)

You’re welcome! And totally fair to wait on bug fixing after the jam.

Hmm yeah maybe a phone or something in the truck that can be used to call a tow truck would work. Or maybe just allow reloading to the previous depot instead of restarting the whole thing?

Yeah I think you did a great job at capturing that. I admit I wanted to listen to the podcast but the music was a bop haha maybe I just wanted the music to keep the chill vibe and avoid getting creeped out by the podcast, idk but maybe I’ll replay it to just listen to that and learn the lore.

Submitted(+1)

The scene design is excellent, and the atmosphere is also very well done.

Submitted(+1)

the aesthetic is on point, I would just tone down/remove the filter but that’s my personal preference

the mouse sensibility is really high and there’s no dead zone so the camera is always spinning(I played in the browser)

other than that, the game is really interesting, has a good horror vibe and if you fix the controls it could be fun horror blend with truck driver simulator

Submitted(+2)

There is nothing more horrifying to me than having to test my reversing skills. Good game. 

Developer(+2)

You've earned the "funniest comment' achievement!"

Submitted(+1)

I loved the concept, the feeling while driving all alone on the snowy roads it hit different.

The whole atmosphere was great and the graphics too.

It took me some time to figure out how the truck's acceleration and brakes work. It seemed like I could press “W” once and the truck continuously went forward but then to brake was kind of a challenge if I was going really fast.

Overall really really enjoyable experiece!

Developer

Thank you for playing our game, and we're glad you enjoyed experiencing life as a typical trucker:)

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed the game. I like the style and the atmosphere. Setting of eastern Europe is really good and the graphic are well done. I like the driving mechanics  although I did manage to flip over or get stuck a couple of times. Over all it was a pretty good game, hope you continue to make this game!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing our game! We’re considering whether to continue its development or not. Right now, our team is discussing it.

Submitted

If you guys do make a full release I will definitely play it!

Submitted(+1)

The atmosphere is great! I especially like how it doesn't rely too much on the usual horror tropes, but instead you're mostly just driving alone at night in the winter, listening to radio.

Parking the truck was really finicky. The reverse in particular seemed to always turn in one direction or another. I actually found it easiest to park the truck from the first person view, driving forward to the green area.

The one monster sighting I got early on was intense, made me return to the truck quickly and ride on outta there. Sadly, my road trip ended while delivering the second or third load. I slipped off the road, got stuck on a tiny rock and could no longer free my truck.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing our game! To be honest, part of the team was against adding a monster and wanted to focus solely on the oppressive and eerie atmosphere of the environment. However, we decided to include it at the very end, which is why it doesn't work quite as intended.

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

Really creative and interesting blend of two genres. Some bugs but that's expected of a game jam, I'd love to see this expanded on! Retro snow is always gorgeous as well

Developer

We're glad you enjoyed it! We'll definitely add a rat companion in the truck so you have even more reason to come back to us! :)

Submitted(+1)

The idea of the game is quite interesting. I've played a horror game where I'm a garbage collector and I drive a truck through the city, but this game doesn't have a clear objective of what to do. I loved flipping the truck haha.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing the game! I think I know which game you're talking about. Just for you, we'll add a garbage truck! :)

Submitted(+1)

hmm an interesting mix of genres, really enjoyed it :D I think the idea has potential aside from the jam as well... congratulationsto the whole team!

Developer

Thank you for playing and for your optimistic wishes!

Submitted(+1)

Loved the vibe of this one, I've always enjoyed trucking simulator so giving it spookier more liminal feeling is a great twist.

Developer

Thank you for playing our game! We may develop the 'trucker' concept further in the future.

Submitted(+1)

Неплохо! Мне очень понравилось.

Submitted(+1)

wow I didn't expect to see driving in this jam, but it's really well executed including the audio!!

Submitted(+1)

This game had me spellbound for a long time. And I loved it.

Let me explain: To start with, I deliberately didn’t want to watch the little tutorial video (I’m stubborn). But in the end, I needed it to detach the trailer after circling the truck for 1 minute haha! This time was enough to trigger a series of strange appearances of a monster running on the spot, then teleporting regularly until it disappeared. I think at this stage of the game, I’d rather not have seen it (I never saw it again, by the way). I understand that I need to reassemble 6000 and look for the interactive elements inside the truck. Here we go! I turned on the radio, and felt right at home in the driver’s seat!

Driving the truck WITH trailer is really okay (Without trailer is a bit difficult, the truck seem slide on ground sometime). The E button seems to be able to brake, but I didn’t feel like I could by holding down the button. Anyway, it’s just a detail for now. The road seems to be generated in front of me, I like that! On the road, I think about life and everyday life as I would IRL, lulled by the music and the snow. Every village I passed, I stopped to do some URBEX (yes, that’s not very serious). I liked seeing details that could only be seen on foot, because they were inside the buildings.

In the end, on my last trip to get the last 1000, I had sudden texture bugs. Textures started shaking, some models took a long time to appear… probably due to generation overload or the webGL version (I played via browser).

Once I had the 6000 in my pocket, I was even touched by the ending. I’m a bit sentimental. I can’t wait to get back to my daughter.

A big bravo for this game, I had never played a truck simulator before yours.

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

We really appreciate that you completed the game, and we truly value your feedback. Yes, we need to work on the beginning of the game to help players understand what to do before immersing them in the unknown, like the blizzard on the road and what might be hidden beyond it. We may focus on this in the future.

Submitted(+1)

Cool game! I tried two runs of the game, the first one of which I couldn't figure out how to detach the load and after about 5 minutes I guess whatever was meant to be the monster got in and started making growling noises in the first area of the game? I think it was a monster anyway cause I couldn't see it at all. Second run the manager would roast my parking skills despite it being near perfectly parked, so I just tried to cruise around like another commenter and flipped the truck over LMAO 

Overall, fun game but I wish it were a little clearer in the beginning what you were supposed to do. Loved the radio too!

Developer(+1)

Yes, I agree. We need to work on the beginning of the game thoroughly.

Submitted(+1)

I fell in love with this when I turned on the radio, so great!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I’ll let our sound designer know that you enjoyed the music :)

Submitted(+1)

I like the nostalgic atmosphere and I really enjied all the radio talk shows. That tutorial was quite helpful! A promising starting!

Developer

Thank you for playing the game! If you don't mind sharing, which station were you listening to?

Submitted(+1)

I think I've listened to all the radio stations, but I'm not sure. One being the host reading a creey story from a listener who's a truck driver. Another station was a news report about forced blood donation. I remember the last one was some lofi hip hop tracks with some blood-related commercial in between. Did I miss something?

Developer

Oh no, you didn’t miss anything. I was just curious which station you listened to the most, which one you liked best.

Submitted(+1)

 If I have to choose, I'd say the voice of the talk show host was particularly soothing, and it was a very engaging story. It managed to ease my nerve a little bit while I was sweating to find the right way to detach the trailer, haha

Submitted(+1)

Very cool idea. I played this on my Mac (M1) and it performed pretty well with the WebGL build so well done on the optimisation side!

I will say that I couldn’t work out how to detach the trailer after speaking to the NPCs, so I just drove down the road for ages listening to the radio. Good game!

Submitted(+1)

Nice aesthetics, I can definitely feel the PS1 vibe from the game. I will say though, the snow particle effect slows down my laptop a lot. Would love to see an optimized unjam version of this game. 

Developer

Perhaps we’ll work on this if we have the energy and desire.

Submitted(+1)

a game well done, i really like the ps1 style and the low poly made textures. Well made that

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