The developers of Road Truckers: New Beginning, an indie trucking sim with RPG elements, is preparing for an open playtest on Steam. The playtest version of the game, and later the demo, aims to rival full games in terms of content and map size. The game is coming to PC and PlayStation 5.
See the new trailer, showcasing an updated look of the game.
GAME INFO | In Road Truckers: New Beginning, you’re a trucker from Esperanza, a forgotten town well past its prime. The townsfolk chipped in to fund your first truck, so you can expand your business and invest in the town in return.
Your truck is fully customizable, so in the course of the game, you’ll turn it from a rust bucket to a powerful beast.
The game features not just driving and hauling cargo, but on-foot exploration, numerous NPC quest givers, character development, truck upgrades, base expansion, and more.
PLAYTEST | The playtest, and later the demo, will feature the amount of content comparable to some full releases.
“Our maps are massive. We have two in the game, and want to add more in the game’s life cycle. The first one, smaller than the second but still huge, will be fully available in the playtest – and it’s just a fraction of the roads you’ll find in the full game,” says Michal Puczynski, creative director of the project.
The open alpha version playtest will serve to widely test the game’s mechanics and stability across a variety of systems, and improve the player onboarding for such a massive project.
“We need to teach the player how to drive, how to maintain the truck, how to eat, sleep, cure diseases, upgrade the base, use the workshops, find help when stranded, etc. Player onboarding is a big task, and we hope that players will help us make it the best it can be.”
GET READY | The game is confirmed to run on the lowest details on PCs with 1060 family GPUs and 16 GB of RAM. At least 3080 and 32 GB RAM are recommended for visual quality.
More information about playtest dates and the feedback loop will come soon. Wishlist and follow the game now on Steam and stay tuned!
