18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul
Single-player trucking simulation with cross-country hauls and fleet management
SCS Software · Published by Cosmi Valusoft · Released Jan 29, 2008
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 526
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is 18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul?
In this single-player truck-driving and business simulation, you run a freight company on roads spanning 48 US states, Canada, and Mexico. From behind the wheel, you bid on jobs, haul cargo, back into loading docks, manage fuel and truck maintenance, and buy more rigs.
For you if...
- +you like deliberate solo drives along long routes
- +you want to bid on jobs and grow a fleet
Not for you if...
- −you want short races instead of cargo deliveries
- −you prefer driving without fuel and truck maintenance
What players say
74% of 526 reviews are positive
Players praise driving through snow and recall the game fondly. Others complain about dated graphics and a small, sparse map.
Screenshots and trailer
18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
- Processor
- Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or 100% compatible
- Graphics
- 64 MB AGP DirectX® 9 and T&L compatible video accelerator card
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 540MB hard drive space
- DirectX
- DirectX 9.0c or later
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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