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Players haul cargo on highways and off-road across an Australia of left-hand traffic, road trains, outback roads and coastal towns, in dynamic rain and sandstorms.","whyItMatters":"The sim asks players to leave the cab for refueling, trailer coupling and landing gear, so its early access period will test whether the routine around driving carries a truck game on its own.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBetween jobs, players park at a roadside motel and rent a room for the night, or spend time customizing their home base and upgrading their truck. Delivery work is accepted per cargo item, and cargo is loaded onto the trailer by hand, so several jobs can be taken together when everything fits. Truck World Studio built the game around Australia\u0026#39;s left-hand traffic, road trains and roads that run from the deep outback to coastal towns. Rain and sandstorms change conditions on the road. The Steam version is not out yet; the store page lists Q2 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Truck World: Australia splits its launch: early access now on Xbox Series X|S and the Epic Games Store, with Steam not arriving until Q2 2027. The simulator's Steam audience waits nearly two years after its first playable build.","twitterPost":"Truck World: Australia is in early access on Xbox Series X|S and Epic Games Store, but Steam players wait until Q2 2027 for the simulator.","threadsPost":"Truck World: Australia is playable now through early access on Xbox Series X|S and the Epic Games Store. The Steam release sits at Q2 2027, so the platform with the deepest truck sim community is last in line for Truck World Studio's build.","newsletterBlurb":"HypeTrain Digital began early access for Truck World: Australia on November 5 on Xbox Series X|S and the Epic Games Store. Truck World Studio's sim puts players in an Australia of left-hand traffic, road trains and outback highways, with rain and sandstorms. A Steam version is scheduled for Q2 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261106j\",\"title\":\"Australia-set Truck Simulator 'Truck World: Australia' Begins Early Access. 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