Games like American Truck Simulator
If you like American Truck Simulator (simulation, driving and relaxing), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
- In common: a relaxed pace and long sessions
When you want to unwind without fully switching your brain off: a trip lasts as long as you like.
Loddlenaut
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want to unwind doing something useful and lovely: cleaning an area gives instant satisfaction.
Forza Horizon 5
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more competitive
When you want some action without demands: a race lasts a few minutes and you can drive around the map with no objectives.
BeamNG.drive
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: less progression
When you want to tinker freely with cars and physics, with no goals and no rush.
Slime Rancher
- In common: a relaxed pace and progression
- Difference: more building
When you want to relax without getting bored: there's always a new area to discover or a pen to upgrade.
All Hail the Orb
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want an incremental game with an ending: it lasts about six hours and there's no way to lose.
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: less co-op
When you fancy a calm, methodical task with ambient music, at your own pace and with no rush at all.
PowerWash Simulator
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When your brain needs to switch off: there's nothing to think about, just aim and watch the progress. You can stop whenever you like.
Coral Island
- In common: a relaxed pace and long sessions
- Difference: more building
When you want a calm, colourful routine with lots to do every day, with no rush.
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- In common: a relaxed pace and progression
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want a relaxed routine with a bit of ingenuity: a day in the shop lasts just a few minutes.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About American Truck Simulator
Drive trucks and deliver cargo across the roads of the western United States, from California and Nevada onwards. A leisurely pace, vast landscapes and a small haulage company you can grow trip by trip.
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