Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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In a post-apocalyptic wasteland of diesel and dust, bandits and mobsters rule the last remaining cities, controlling all vital trade routes and destroying any hope of a return to a lawful world.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is a post-apocalyptic, automobile sim and open world game developed by Targem Games and published by ESDigital Games.
Released on March 14th 2014 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, German and Russian.

It has received 2,537 reviews of which 2,129 were positive and 408 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam with a 75% discount, but you can find it for less on K4G.

The Steam community has classified Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina into these genres:

Post-apocalyptic Automobile Sim Open World Atmospheric Action RPG Racing Nostalgia Driving Adventure Singleplayer Cult Classic Indie Great Soundtrack Classic Old School Vehicular Combat Shooter Trading Story Rich

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: XP, 7, 8, 10
  • Processor: Pentium 4/Athlon XP 2 GHz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX compatible 128 MB
  • Storage: 2500 MB available space

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Sept. 2025
3/5 This is one of the first games I owned physically. I've beat it a ton of times, so I decided to replay this for the nostalgia. Everything about Hard Truck Apocalypse is so simple. The story is simple, the mechanics are simple, the graphics were nothing special - yet it always hit the vibe I couldn't forget. It kind of feels like playing Fallout, just with trucks. You're always roaming and exploring this apocalyptic wasteland, discovering communes, making both friends and enemies. It seems so empty, yet this wasteland conceals many land marks, broken down in time. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3562223012 The story is just there. The script is barebone, bland and it doesn't hold much significance. This feels like the most rushed part of this game, and "reading off the telepromter" voice acting just makes it worse (Russian voice actors are much better). The ending was the worst part with no doubt. You spend hours driving around looking for this one single thing of the utmost importance, both for the whole world and your personal vendetta, and you end up never finding it at all, so instead you get one of the most abrupt endings of all time. If this game had a decent script I would definitely recommend the hell out of it. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3562056056 Wasteland feels pretty big and it's got a really good variety of biomes. Sadly, just like the story, the quality falls off as you go on, and it's pretty noticeable in the second half of the game. So they resort to the classic strategy, making you drive back and forth for incredibly long distances in later quests just to make it feel a tad much bigger. I wouldn't say it's dreadful, but many would find it just that. What makes this game satisfying is the feel of progression. When starting out, you have to be smart about the fights you pick, so every enemy encounter feels more rewarding than the one before. As you advance, vehicles feel more powerful and weapons feel more destructive. For me, personally, this was the game's selling point. I've already mentioned the mechanics are simple, but at the same time, it's perfectly enough for what you need. There are not too many variations in the upgrades, yet it still makes a difference for what kind of an upgrade you go for. Would you rather be more destructive, tankier, or would you rather have storage to salvage as much as you can from your encounters? It all depends on your play style. Also, these device upgrades that act as small perks are very simple, yet can be very powerful if used correctly. There is a decent number of weapon variations, but I wish energy weapons weren't such an obvious choice. They are incredibly overpowered and beat everything else by a huge margin. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3562230769 I must mention the soundtrack however. It's just a couple tracks, but it sets a really nice vibe while roaming the world. It's distinctive and I still remember it as if I played the game as a kid just yesterday. The thing is, how many games are out there that are remotely close to what this is? This game is special. And now, after replaying it, I can just say that it feels exactly as it did when I was a kid. Badass. However, technically, it is very noticeable that the game is old. If you feel like playing HTA, have in mind that this game has many issues considering the save files. It goes from being perfectly playable one day, to constantly crashing when loading up your save the next. Make sure to set up your settings to your preference at the beginning and DO NOT change them, as you will be unable to load any previous saves. I recommend you to get the DEM ComMod, with which you can either install the community remaster to this game, or simply install a patch that fixes these issues. Have in mind that you must start over a new game upon doing this.
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April 2025
This game is another 13 out of 10. Runs in 4k. Especially since in 20 years we have no such masterpiece yet available - and its $1 per FULL COLLECTION! Yes someone might say - predictible plotline, insane mode make your progress very slow. Go grow a pair pussies! Here is a hint for 4k - you start the game and make all option settings. THen exit game and go to game directory - find .cfg file there. It it you can see DEFAULT 1024 and 768 metrics - shange them to 3840 and 2160 respectively. Optionally you can change D3D from version 9 to 11-12, and FULLSCREEN from TRUE to FALSE. And there you go - BEST game of millenia, only probably succeeded by TAnkHead.
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Feb. 2025
Incredible car combat adventures across mysterious post-apocalyptic Europe full of combat, truck tuning, cargo trading, defense and delivery missions, treasure seeking, and uncovering mysteries of apocalypses causes. Several different plots and endings included depending on player choice during dialogues.
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Jan. 2025
An old nostalgia trip. if you wish to play the game do yourself a favor and install Community Patch/Remaster alongside Improved Storyline mod. Playing the game without any community patches will result in constant bricked saves and crashes to desktop.
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Oct. 2024
I honestly wish I could put a thumbs in the middle for this game, cause it isn't necessarily a bad game, but it also isn't that great of a game either. Some parts of the game have sort of odd and kind of bad design choices, and I found myself often hitting invisible walls where it felt unnecessary, especially since you're supposed to be able to drive where you want. Combat was fun overall, but I didn't realize that different trucks had different parts in shops(oops), and the economy system worked but was a little basic.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 1.99€ on Steam.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina received 2,129 positive votes out of a total of 2,537 achieving a rating of 8.07.
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Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina was developed by Targem Games and published by ESDigital Games.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is not playable on MacOS.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is not playable on Linux.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is a single-player game.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina does not currently offer any DLC.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina does not support Steam Remote Play.

Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Release 14 Mar 2014
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