Choose American Truck Simulator
Choose American Truck Simulator if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.3% positive across 91,834 reviews.
American Truck Simulator vs Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
American Truck Simulator and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel both land in Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam. American Truck Simulator (2016) is 5 years older than Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (2021). American Truck Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (93.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
Choose Motor Town: Behind The Wheel if you want an Adventure, Casual, and Early Access game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,065 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both American Truck Simulator and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel sit in Indie and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 American Truck Simulator |  Motor Town: Behind The Wheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.3% positive (91,834 reviews) | 93.7% positive (5,065 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | SCS Software | P3 Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- American Truck Simulator (2016) is 5 years older than Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (2021).
- American Truck Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (93.7% positive).
- Motor Town: Behind The Wheel is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than American Truck Simulator (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: American Truck Simulator is Deck Verified, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel is Deck Playable.
American Truck Simulator vs Motor Town: Behind The Wheel — FAQ
- Which is better, American Truck Simulator or Motor Town: Behind The Wheel?
- On Steam reviews American Truck Simulator scores higher (97.3% positive) than Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (93.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, American Truck Simulator is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play American Truck Simulator or Motor Town: Behind The Wheel first?
- If you want chronology, American Truck Simulator (2016) came out before Motor Town: Behind The Wheel (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are American Truck Simulator and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both American Truck Simulator and Motor Town: Behind The Wheel have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: American Truck Simulator ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Motor Town: Behind The Wheel ships Online Co-op, Co-op.