

This is also the first game of ValuSoft's 18 Wheels of Steel series, consisting of several games and spanning nearly a decade.
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It also incorporates a traffic system, as well as elements of business management simulation, where drivers can be hired and routes set up to make a profit. Unlike the previous two Hard Truck games, it removes racing altogether and focuses entirely on delivery of goods, playing more similar to Hard Truck 2. In 2002, a third Hard Truck game developed by SCS Software was also released, subtitled 18 Wheels of Steel. Main article: Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel

(original Russian title "18 стальных колёс", first game in "18 Wheels of Steel" series) Cars that can be encountered in gameplay include the BMW M5, the Renault Megane, the Fiat Marea, the Offroad HL/PS, the Oka and the Volga. The sequel incorporates the same truck brands from the first game, while also including Volvo, Scania AB and Mercedes-Benz Actros.

Making money with successful deliveries is crucial to gameplay, as running out of funds would result in a game over, and the ultimate goal of the game is to achieve dominance of the trucking market (with at least a 51% stake), but not before gaining enough money to start a company first. It also adds traffic, police and mafia, and trucks can fall under attack if drivers do not practice safe driving or are spotted by mafia. Like its predecessor, it is open world, but grants far more freedom with a larger world that only requires one loading screen per play session, while shifting focus from racing to cargo transport across various cities (although competition with rival truckers is still present). Main article: Hard Truck 2: King of the Road
