Euro Truck Simulator 2 sets a new Steam concurrent player peak 13 years after launch after two DLCs add more Europe and more trucks
Euro Truck Simulator 2 has struck a fresh concurrent player peak on Steam more than 13 years after its 2012 release, reaching 72,678 players while the game’s recent DLCs that expand Europe and add new trucks are actively being played. The spike is recorded by SteamDB, which shows the number held around the new peak for about an hour at the time of reporting before settling into a bit of fluctuation.
That kind of sustained activity for a niche simulator more than a decade old is unusual, and it tracks with the rollout pattern SCS Software has used recently: map expansions and vehicle packs tend to pull players back in, especially when multiple releases arrive in quick succession. Console PC Gaming previously covered the broader technical and visual changes in the game’s experimental branch in our 1.57 open beta details, which touches on visual upgrades and DLC refreshes that change how the world and vehicles look.
There’s also a continued tease for map content in the pipeline: Steam previews and studio posts have highlighted fjord and mountain routes coming in the Nordic Horizons expansion, and our Nordic Horizons preview walks through the geography and road design players can expect. Numbers like these matter because they show longtail interest translating into real-time activity on Steam, which can keep DLC sales and community mods lively for years. For players who dip back in the latest updates change visual polish and cargo systems in ways that make familiar routes feel different again, and those refreshes often bring lapsed players home.
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
Developed by SCS Software
Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a vehicle simulation game and a direct sequel to the 2008 game Euro Truck Simulator. Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and many more, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits. If you’ve got what it takes to be part of an elite trucking force, get behind the wheel and prove it!
- Genre: Racing, Simulator
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release: 2012-10-19
- Publisher: SCS Software
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Age Rating:
ACB G / GRAC ALL / PEGI 3 / USK 0
- IGDB Rating: 78.9/100
