SCS Software
SCS Software s.r.o. is a video game developer based in Prague, Czech Republic. It primarily produces simulation games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux, including the 18 Wheels of Steel and Truck Simulator series. The name is an initialism based on the surnames of the three founders, Pavel Šebor, Martin Český and Petr Šebor.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | |
| Revenue | 556,889,000 Czech koruna (2019)  |
| 363,618,000 Czech koruna (2019) | |
| 298,456,000 Czech koruna (2019) | |
| Total assets | 1,125,254,000 Czech koruna (2019) |
Number of employees | 400[1] (2025) |
| Website | scssoft.com |
SCS Software s.r.o. is a video game developer based in Prague, Czech Republic. It primarily produces simulation games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux, including the 18 Wheels of Steel and Truck Simulator series. The name is an initialism based on the surnames of the three founders, Pavel Šebor, Martin Český and Petr Šebor.
Games
[edit]Bus Driver
[edit]SCS released a bus driving simulator, Bus Driver, in 2007.[2] Later in 2014, an iOS version of Bus Driver was released, Bus Driver – Pocket Edition.
Hunting Unlimited
[edit]The Hunting Unlimited series consists of games Hunting Unlimited, Hunting Unlimited 2,[3][4][5][6][7] Hunting Unlimited 3, Hunting Unlimited 4, Hunting Unlimited 2008, Hunting Unlimited 2009 and Hunting Unlimited 2010.
Hunting Unlimited 2 was released on 30 September 2003.[8]
18 Wheels of Steel
[edit]The 18 Wheels of Steel series primarily focuses on North America. The series was published by ValuSoft from 2002, with Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel, to 2011, with 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker 2.
Truck Simulator
[edit]The Truck Simulator series includes Euro Truck Simulator, published in 2008 and its sequel game, Euro Truck Simulator 2, which was released in 2012.[9] Both games focus on truck/lorry driving in European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and Switzerland.[10][11][12] SCS Software has released a number of maps as downloadable content (DLC) for Euro Truck Simulator 2. The first DLC, "Going East!" was released in late 2013, and includes a number of Central European countries; adding Hungary and expanding on the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.[13][14] A further map expansion for Scandinavia; including Denmark, Norway and Sweden; was released on 6 May 2015.[14][15] The update also included licensed Mercedes-Benz trademarks and branding.[16] Further map DLCs included "Vive la France"[17] on 5 December 2016 expanding further into France, and "Italia"[18] on 5 December 2017 adding to the game's coverage of Italy. Released on 29 November 2018, "Beyond the Baltic Sea"[19] expanded across Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and parts of Russia and Finland, and "Road to the Black Sea"[20] added Romania, Bulgaria, and the Thrace region of Turkey on 5 December 2019. "Iberia",[21] released 8 April 2021, added Spain and Portugal. Future plans as of 2023 include "West Balkans" and "Heart of Russia" DLCs, although the latter has been delayed indefinitely due to concerns over the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[22]
Following the success of the Euro Truck Simulator series, SCS announced that the next game in the series would be American Truck Simulator, which was released on 2 February 2016. The game currently covers the entire western U.S. states in the lower 48, including part of the south central and midwestern regions of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri and Iowa.[23] The game features licensed American conventional trucks; including models by Peterbilt, Kenworth, Volvo, International, Mack, Western Star, and Freightliner.[24][25][26][27] The game originally released with California and Nevada, with the state of Arizona releasing as a free DLC to owners of the game in June 2016 and New Mexico releasing as paid DLC in November 2017. Almost a year later in October 2018, the state of Oregon was also released as a paid DLC. Then, on 11 June 2019, the state of Washington was added as paid DLC alongside the Forest Machinery cargo pack DLC,[28] with Utah releasing on 7 November 2019, which allowed the base map to square up with the beehive state.[29] The state of Idaho was released on 16 July 2020.[30] The state of Colorado was released on 12 November 2020.[31] Then the state of Wyoming was released on 7 September 2021.[32] The state of Montana was released on 4 August 2022 to mark the end of an era to the completion of the entire Western Region in the lower 48.[33] Not long afterwards the US state of Texas was released on 15 November 2022.[34] Almost 9 months later, the state of Oklahoma was released on 1 August 2023, which allowed Texas to square up with the sooner state.[35] Nearly 4 months later, the state of Kansas along with the Farm Machinery cargo pack DLC was released on 30 November 2023.[36] Nearly half a year later, the state of Nebraska along with the Sport Paint Jobs Pack DLC was released on 16 May 2024.[37] Four months later, the state of Arkansas was released alongside an update for the Forest Machinery cargo pack DLC on 16 September 2024.[38] Over half a year later, the state of Missouri was released on 3 April 2025.[39] Three months later, the state of Iowa was released alongside an update for the Farm Machinery cargo pack DLC on 10 July 2025.[40] Nearly five months later, the state of Louisiana was released on 4 December 2025.[41] Future states and map add-ons (such as Illinois, South Dakota and a first time Canada welcome to British Columbia) will be sold as paid DLC.
Games developed
[edit]| Title | Platform(s) | Initial release |
|---|---|---|
| Hunting Unlimited | Microsoft Windows | October 2001 |
| Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel | 15 August 2002 | |
| 18 Wheels of Steel: Across America | 23 September 2003 | |
| Hunting Unlimited 2 | 30 September 2003 | |
| Hunting Unlimited 3 | 24 August 2004 | |
| 18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal | 30 August 2004 | |
| OceanDive | 8 March 2005 | |
| 18 Wheels of Steel: Convoy | 6 September 2005 | |
| Hunting Unlimited 4 | 18 September 2006 | |
| 18 Wheels of Steel: Haulin' | 18 September 2006 | |
| Bus Driver | Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS | 22 March 2007 |
| Deer Drive | Microsoft Windows | 24 April 2007 |
| Hunting Unlimited 2008 | 1 September 2007 | |
| 18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul | 3 December 2007 | |
| Hunting Unlimited 2009 | 23 July 2008 | |
| Euro Truck Simulator | Microsoft Windows, OS X | 6 August 2008 |
| Hunting Unlimited 2010 | Microsoft Windows | 7 July 2009 |
| 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker | 23 September 2009 | |
| German Truck Simulator | 13 January 2010 | |
| UK Truck Simulator | 19 February 2010 | |
| 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker 2 | 6 January 2011 | |
| Trucks & Trailers | 17 July 2011 | |
| Scania Truck Driving Simulator | Microsoft Windows, OS X | 13 June 2012 |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux | 18 October 2012 |
| American Truck Simulator | 2 February 2016 |
References
[edit]- ^ Šebor, Pavel; Mann, Mark; Němec, Daniel (11 April 2025). "American Truck Simulator: Project Road Trip Dev Talk". Prague – via YouTube.
- ^ "Bus Driver is Running 'On-Time'" (Press release). IGN. 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Berg, Emmet (21 October 2003). "Target practice with a mouse". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Calvert, Justin (4 September 2023). "Hunting Unlimited 2 goes gold". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Lucas, Kenny (29 October 2003). "Hunting Unlimited 2". gamezilla.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Raymond, Justin (18 October 2003). "Hunting Unlimited 2". gamezone.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Reviews". The Washington Post. 27 December 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Moseley, Bob (30 September 2003). "Hunting Unlimited update ships to retail". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Fox, Chris (30 December 2014). "Why The Crew Fails Where Euro Truck Simulator 2 Succeeds". Twinfinite.net. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Kelly, Andy (22 January 2015). "I Played a Truck Simulator Video Game for 30 Hours and Have Never Felt More at Peace". Vice. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Lee, Ben (4 April 2014). "6 weird Simulator games: From London Underground to street cleaning". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Craft, Scott (7 April 2015). "Euro Truck Simulator 2: Scandinavia DLC Release Date, Teaser Trailer And Screenshots Released By SCS". IDigitalTimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Savage, Phil (4 September 2013). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 heads east for its first DLC expansion". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b Savage, Phil (9 January 2015). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshots show upcoming Scandinavia DLC". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Zutter, Ben (5 April 2015). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Scandinavia Gets Release Date, Teaser". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Güngör, Berker (26 March 2015). "Mercedes Sonunda ETS 2'ye Resmen Geliyor" [Mercedes finally officially coming to ETS 2] (in Turkish). Technopat. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Kelly, Andy (6 December 2016). "Taking Euro Truck Simulator 2's new France expansion for a spin". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Donnelly, Joe (30 November 2017). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 Italia DLC release date set". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Meer, Alec (28 November 2018). "The ugly beauty of Euro Truck Sim 2's first collusion with Russia". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Morton, Lauren (5 December 2019). "Euro Truck Simulator 2's new Black Sea expansion will take you to Turkey today". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Bailey, Dustin (2 April 2021). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 devs confirm Iberia release date and time". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (30 May 2022). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 studio drops Heart of Russia DLC over Russian invasion of Ukraine". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "American Truck Simulator Map DLC Clarifications". SCS Software Blog. SCS Software. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Smith, Adam (6 May 2014). "Road To Joy: American Truck Simulator Images". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Parrish, Peter (13 April 2014). "American Truck Simulator images and "moving target" release date info". IncGamers. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Toney, Martin (16 December 2014). "American Truck Simulator Wiki – Everything you need to know about the game". Gamingbolt.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Savage, Phil (27 January 2015). "American Truck Simulator devs release an hour of alpha footage". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Alex. "Washington Released!". Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Utah release". SCS Software. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Alex. "Idaho Release". Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Release". SCS Software's blog. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Alex. "Wyoming Release". Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Montana Release". SCS Software's blog. 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Texas Release". SCS Software's blog. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma Release". SCS Software's blog. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Kansas Release". SCS Software's blog. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Nebraska Release". SCS Software's blog. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Arkansas and Forest Machinery update Release". SCS Software's blog. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Missouri Release". SCS Software's blog. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Iowa and Farm Machinery update Release". SCS Software's blog. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Louisiana Release". SCS Software's blog. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.