<s>
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
truck	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SCS	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
February	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
parallel	O
sequel	O
to	O
Euro	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
18	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Truck	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
truck	O
driving	O
simulator	O
with	O
business	O
management	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
currently	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
condensed	O
1:20-scaled	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Western	O
Contiguous	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
South	O
Central	O
regions	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
expanded	O
periodically	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
through	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
currently	O
features	O
depictions	O
of	O
the	O
western	O
U.S.	O
states	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
Nevada	O
,	O
Arizona	O
,	O
with	O
New	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Oregon	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
Utah	O
,	O
Idaho	O
,	O
Colorado	O
,	O
Wyoming	O
,	O
Montana	O
and	O
Texas	O
available	O
as	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modding	O
community	O
for	O
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
have	O
also	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
map	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
states	O
like	O
Utah	O
have	O
now	O
been	O
added	O
as	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
:	O
</s>
<s>
Truck	O
brands	O
included	O
on	O
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
so	O
far	O
are	O
Kenworth	O
,	O
Peterbilt	O
,	O
Volvo	O
,	O
International	O
Trucks	O
,	O
Western	O
Star	O
,	O
Mack	O
and	O
Freightliner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
SCS	O
Software	O
published	O
a	O
one-hour	O
video	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
of	O
footage	O
from	O
early	O
alpha	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
SCS	O
Software	O
announced	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
3	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
on	O
their	O
blog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
76/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Cunningham	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
realism	O
would	O
make	O
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
more	O
fun	O
,	O
paradoxical	O
as	O
that	O
may	O
sound	O
,	O
there	O
’s	O
no	O
escaping	O
how	O
fantastically	O
playable	O
it	O
is.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Laura	O
Dale	O
from	O
Polygon	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
8/10	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
someone	O
who	O
sunk	O
countless	O
hours	O
into	O
Euro	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fresh	O
coat	O
of	O
paint	O
,	O
an	O
unfamiliar	O
set	O
of	O
sights	O
and	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
driving	O
on	O
the	O
wrong	O
opposite	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
road	O
left	O
me	O
confident	O
that	O
I	O
'll	O
be	O
sinking	O
just	O
as	O
many	O
hours	O
into	O
American	O
Truck	O
Simulator.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
won	O
Best	O
technological	O
solution	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Czech	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
PC/Console	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Audio	O
.	O
</s>
