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SCS Software s.r.o.
Company types.r.o. (private limited liability company)
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded1997
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
Key people
Pavel Sebor (CEO)
Martin Cesky
Petr Sebor
ProductsSimulation games
Revenue556,889,000 Czech koruna (2019) Edit this on Wikidata
363,618,000 Czech koruna (2019) Edit this on Wikidata
298,456,000 Czech koruna (2019) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets1,125,254,000 Czech koruna (2019) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
70-80[1]
Websitewww.scssoft.com

SCS Software is a Czech video game development company. It primarily produces simulation games for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, including the 18 Wheels of Steel and Euro Truck Simulator series.

Games

SCS developed the Prism3D game engine, which is used for all their games.[2]

Bus Simulator

SCS released a bus driving simulator, Bus Driver, in 2007.[2] Later in 2014, an iOS version of Bus Driver was released, entitled Bus Driver - Pocket Edition.[3]

18 Wheels of Steel

Main article: 18 Wheels of Steel

The 18 Wheels of Steel series is based on truck driving in North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and features long nose trucks.[4] These games include Across America, Pedal to the Metal, Convoy, Haulin', American Long Haul, and Extreme Trucker 1 and Extreme Trucker 2. The 18 Wheels of Steel games from 2003 - 2005 were the 3D era games. The games after Convoy became the HD Series that lasted from 2006 - 2011.

Euro Truck Simulator series

Main article: Euro Truck Simulator (series)

The Euro Truck Simulator series includes both the original game, Euro Truck Simulator, published in 2008, and its sequel game, Euro Truck Simulator 2, which was released in 2012.[5] Both games focus on truck driving in European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Italy, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.[6][7][8]

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 Eastern European countries; adding Slovakia and Hungary and expanding on Poland.[9][10] A further map-expansion for the Scandinavia; including Denmark, Norway and Sweden; was released on 6 May 2015.[10][11] The update also included licensed Mercedes-Benz trademarks and branding.[12]

American Truck Simulator

Main article: American Truck Simulator

Following the success of the Euro Truck Simulator series SCS announced that the next game in the series would be American Truck Simulator, released February 3rd, 2016. However, it released early on February 2nd, 2016. The game features officially licensed American and long nose trucks; including models by Peterbilt, and Kenworth, with Volvo and Freightliner trucks likely to be added later on.[13][14][15][16] The game released with California and Nevada, with plans to release other states as DLC later on; Arizona will be the first.

Other software

SCS Software has also released several other software products, including several hunting games such as the arcade deer hunting game Deer Drive and the Hunting Unlimited series.[17][18]

List of releases

Title System Release Date(s)
Hunting Unlimited Windows September 21, 2001
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel Windows August 15, 2002
18 Wheels of Steel: Across America Windows September 23, 2003
Hunting Unlimited 2 Windows September 28, 2003
Hunting Unlimited 3 Windows August 24, 2004
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal Windows August 30, 2004
OceanDive Windows 2005
18 Wheels of Steel: Convoy Windows September 1, 2005
Hunting Unlimited 4 Windows September 2006
18 Wheels of Steel: Haulin Windows December 8, 2006
Bus Driver Windows, OS X, iOS March 22, 2007
Deer Drive Windows June 25, 2007
Hunting Unlimited 2008 Windows September 1, 2007
18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul Windows December 3, 2007
Hunting Unlimited 2009 Windows July 2008
Euro Truck Simulator Windows, OS X August 29, 2008
Hunting Unlimited 2010 Windows July 7, 2009
18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker Windows September 23, 2009
German Truck Simulator Windows January 13, 2010
UK Truck Simulator Windows February 19, 2010
18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker 2 Windows January 6, 2011
Trucks & Trailers Windows July 17, 2011
Scania Truck Driving Simulator Windows, OS X June 13, 2012
Euro Truck Simulator 2 Windows, Linux, OS X October 19, 2012
American Truck Simulator Windows, OS X, Linux February 2, 2016

References

  1. ^ "Vidcast #66: SCS Software (American Truck Simulator)" (in Czech). hrej.cz. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Bus Driver is Running 'On-Time'" (Press release). IGN. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  3. ^ "Meridian4 Brings Fan-Loved PC Sim Bus Driver to iOS" (Press release). Gamasutra. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  4. ^ Şalaşov, Yaroslav (2010-01-29). "Обзор игры 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker" [Review: 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker] (in Russian). Stopgame.ru. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  5. ^ Fox, Chris (2014-12-30). "Why The Crew Fails Where Euro Truck Simulator 2 Succeeds". Twinfinite.net. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  6. ^ Kelly, Andy (2015-01-22). "I Played a Truck Simulator Video Game for 30 Hours and Have Never Felt More at Peace". Vice. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  7. ^ Lee, Ben (2014-04-04). "6 weird Simulator games: From London Underground to street cleaning". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  8. ^ Craft, Scott (2015-04-07). "Euro Truck Simulator 2: Scandinavia DLC Release Date, Teaser Trailer And Screenshots Released By SCS". IDigitalTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  9. ^ Savage, Phil (2013-09-04). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 heads east for its first DLC expansion". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  10. ^ a b Savage, Phil (2015-01-09). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshots show upcoming Scandinavia DLC". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  11. ^ Zutter, Ben (2015-04-05). "Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Scandinavia Gets Release Date, Teaser". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  12. ^ Güngör, Berker (2015-03-26). "Mercedes Sonunda ETS 2'ye Resmen Geliyor" [Mercedes finally officially coming to ETS 2] (in Turkish). Technopat. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  13. ^ Smith, Adam (2014-05-06). "Road To Joy: American Truck Simulator Images". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  14. ^ Parrish, Peter (2014-04-13). "American Truck Simulator images and "moving target" release date info". IncGamers. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  15. ^ Toney, Martin (2014-12-16). "American Truck Simulator Wiki – Everything you need to know about the game". Gamingbolt.com. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  16. ^ Savage, Phil (2015-01-27). "American Truck Simulator devs release an hour of alpha footage". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  17. ^ Mehta, Prakash (2013). "7 Best Hunting Games". Gameguru.in. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  18. ^ Charlotte (2012-09-17). "Deer Drive review for Windows". Gamercast.net. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
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