Race A Lorry – Truck Racer

Race A Lorry – Truck Racer…

Truck Racer is one of those games I bought without a second thought. Not because it’s a masterpiece, but because it’s different — I don’t have anything quite like it on the PS3. Of course, most of these “blind jumps” usually end up being games I play two or three times before tossing them into the Shovelware Deluxe 3 SUPER TURBO NITRO NOS MEGA GIGA AMAZING WORLD pile.

And yet… here we are.

So the real question is… is this game shovelware, just useless data taking up space on my hard drive? Well, it’s certainly not an amazing game. But let me explain a bit more.

Truck Racer is developed by Kylotonn and published by BigBen — the same Kylotonn behind the Hunter’s Trophy series and BigBen behind WRC 3–4. With that pedigree, you’d expect at least a semi‑decent title, and honestly, that’s more or less what you get. It’s not great, not terrible, just comfortably sitting in that “average but maybe fun anyway” zone.

The graphics are perfectly serviceable — nothing fancy, but clean enough to get the job done. The framerate stays steady throughout, and the audio is absolutely brutal, exactly how a heavy truck should sound.

I’ve recorded a very nice gameplay video that shows everything far better than I could explain here. Sometimes the footage speaks for itself.

Truck Racer ended up becoming my first proper Vblog. I wanted to publish the whole thing here, but the video tools I’m using on the Amiga are… well, outdated to say the least. They’re charming, but nowhere near today’s software workhorses. One single encoding with multiple sound layers took six hours just to “join,” which means I’ll need to tweak, learn, and experiment a lot more before I can commit to full Vblogs. For now, I’ll stick to unique gameplay footage like the clip shown above.

I even added an “illegal” jingle — yes, it’s absolutely meant to make your eyes pop.

The video shows me driving a medium‑upgraded truck. I boosted the engine to max level and upgraded a few spoilers, but everything else is basically stock. The truck handles like a nightmare, but somehow I managed to pull off two races in one go without a crash‑and‑burn. And of course, in true Truck Racer fashion: I crossed the finish line in first place, clipped something, and instantly watched nine other racers blast past me. Tenth place in seconds. Classic.

Just as described above: Truck Racer can be fun — right up until you make a tiny mistake. One small crash and the entire pack blasts past you, leaving you with no real chance of catching up unless you restart… or heavily upgrade your truck. With enough upgrades, you might claw your way back to first place again.

The game itself is far from anything above average. The drifting barely works, the track design isn’t exactly optimal, and there’s no cockpit view — only a bumper cam. It feels like a typical trophy‑hunter title, honestly. After just a few hours of casual play, I hit 47% completion without even trying. It almost feels like the game was too easy at first, so the developers stiffened the controls just to stretch the playtime beyond a couple of hours.

Still, I seem to enjoy average games. I’m not saying I love this one, but it’s fresh enough to be fun for a few rounds between Defiance and WRC4. And yes, I’d rather play this than some AAA games out there. I know… I’m crazy.

What else is new?

PS: Let me know what you think of the video.