Euro Truck Simulator 2 (and its USA-centric counterpart, American Truck Simulator) is the world’s most popular trucking simulation game on PC, and console ports for Xbox and PlayStation are even in the works. As the name suggests, the theme has always been about hauling trailers across realistic recreations of famous cities, but a teased “Project Coaches” add-on is getting closer to mixing that up.
Yes, the big trucking simulator game is getting a Coaches DLC on Steam that’ll add drivable coach buses from real-world manufacturers like Scania, Volvo, and MAN. We don’t know how much the DLC will cost, and its developers at SCS Software reiterate that anything it shows is “still a work in progress”, so the specifics on how its in-world passengers will behave might change before release.
We’ve known details about in-world bus stations for a while, but a new gameplay video on YouTube shows how everything is coming together with footage of the MAN Lions Coach set to the nostalgic soundtrack of SCS Software’s Bus Driver from 2007. The twist on passenger replacements for cargo is garnering mostly positive reactions so far, but it simultaneously highlights a feature that’s still strangely missing: rigid trucks.
Rigid-chassis trucks have been missing from both versions of SCS Software’s truck simulator since launch, with the only solutions coming from community-made mods. You’ve probably seen these types of trucks driving around your own town; they’re a more compact alternative to the longer, hauled trailers that you’ll see in the game’s traditional selection. Coaches, if larger, still handle on the road in the same fashion, so this feels like a slightly unusual release order.
Euro ” Truck ” Simulator 2 needs to have rigid trucks before buses.
Kjornik, Truck Simulator Steam Community
Despite frustrations among some Steam players that the Coaches DLC might be receiving priority over new truck types, Euro Truck Simulator 2 nevertheless maintains an “Overwhelmingly Positive” standing with over 140,000 English reviews. It’s still the most realistic option for PC gamers on Windows 10/11 and SteamOS — thanks to its “Steam Deck Verified” status — and one of the easiest games to recommend when paired with an appropriate wheel.
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