Euro Truck Simulator (known as Big Rig Europe in North America) is a 2008 truck simulation game developed and published by SCS Software. The game is set in a depiction of Europe, where players drive a variety of semi-trucks and trailers across a depiction of the continent, visiting the continent's cities, picking up and delivering cargo for various companies. More than 300,000 copies of the game have been sold in Europe.^{[1][better source needed]} It is the first instalment in the Truck Simulator series of games.

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Euro Truck Simulator
Developer(s)	SCS Software
Publisher(s)	Microsoft Windows NA: Meridian4 EU: Excalibur Publishing AU: n3vrf41l Publishing WW: SCS Software OS X WW: SCS Software
Series	Truck Simulator
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows OS X
Release	Microsoft Windows EU: 6 August 2008 WW: 29 September 2008 OS X WW: 27 February 2012
Genre(s)	Vehicle simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Euro Truck Simulator features a realistic experience for driving trucks around Europe. The player has to deliver goods around Europe while obeying street signs, highway rules and managing their fuel levels. Euro Truck Simulator has different truck models from different real companies. Each truck has its own engine power, tires and size that affect driving. The game doesn't feature an ending and allows players to continue after having completed all objectives.

The game features European truck models with working instruments such as flashing indicators, temperature and low fuel warning lights, wipers, and gauges. The trucks included are the Mercedes-Benz Actros (known as Majestic), the Renault Magnum (known as Runner), the Scania R-series (known as Swift) and the Volvo FH16 (known as Valiant).

The game received mostly positive reviews from critics at the time of its release. Reviewers highlighted the game's good graphics, the game world and a "satisfying driving experience". They also mentioned the long driving times and repetitive gameplay as uninteresting for those not fans of transportation simulators.^{[4][better source needed]}

User scores on Metacritic, Steam and GameSpot indicate more favourable opinions from customers than initial reviews suggested.^[5]

A sequel, Euro Truck Simulator 2, was released in 2012.