SCS Software

SCS Software s.r.o.

Type	s.r.o. (private limited liability company)
Industry	Video game industry
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Prague, Czech Republic
Key people	Pavel Sebor (CEO) Martin Cesky Petr Sebor
Products	Simulation games
Employees	20[1]
Website	www.scssoft.com

SCS Software is a Czech video game development company. It primarily produces simulation games for the PC, Mac and Linux^[2] platforms, including the 18 Wheels of Steel and Euro Truck Simulator series. Other titles include Bus Driver, Scania Truck Driving Simulator as well as the Hunting Unlimited series. SCS Software has also published several screensavers.

Truck simulation games

Euro Truck Simulator series

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

SCS Software has announced it will provide several map DLCs for Euro Truck Simulator 2,^[3] the first to be released will include Polish cites. SCS has explained this decision, stating that the "Polish fan community is one of the most active and most supportive".^[3] Furthermore, SCS has promised that they will provide further updates and new content for the base game.^[4]

The series also includes two games based on smaller maps, namely the UK Truck Simulator (2010) and the German Truck Simulator (2011), as well as the Scania Truck Driving Simulator (2012).^[5] The German Truck Simulator also received an Expansion pack, which includes the Austrian cities of Innsbruck, Salzburg, Linz, and Wien, called Austrian Truck Simulator. These games are modified versions of the original Euro Truck Simulator.

18 Wheels of Steel series

The 18 Wheels of Steel series is based on truck driving in North America. The countries included in the game are the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The series includes the following titles:

It is likely that the next game in the series will be American Truck Simulator, since SCS has announced that they have purchased the domain americantrucksimulator.com^[6] and have published 3D models of trucks likely to be included in this title^[7] on their blog. Pavel Sebor [CEO] says that the first map of the ATS will be in California which refers to Rig'n'Roll's map of California and Western Nevada. The first truck brands will be likely Peterbilt and Kenworth.

World of Trucks

In Mid 2013, SCS Software announced "World of Trucks" with its official motto: "One Trucking Game to Rule them All." The expected map will feature over 150 countries and more than 600 cities, more than 20 truck brands, more than 70 cargo types, and more than 50 fictional or real companies.^{[citation needed]}

Bus and Coach Simulators

SCS has released a bus driving simulator, Bus Driver, in 2007.^[5]

In late 2012, they announced the acquisition of the domain www.eurocoachsimulator.com,^[6] which led to speculation about a possible sequel. Furthermore, SCS has recently published several images of new coach 3D models on their blog,^[8] suggesting that a new title is in development.

List of Games

A release date for American Truck Simulator has not been confirmed.

Other Software

SCS Software has also released several other software products. These include several hunting games, such as the arcade deer hunting game Deer Drive and the Hunting Unlimited series,^[5] as well as Ocean Dive, which is a 3D screensaver featuring a simulation of deep sea diving. A registered version of the screensaver adds an exploration game, which allows the user to explore the environment freely. SCS has also published a screensaver called Truck Saver, featuring trucks driving through the landscape of North America.^[10]

Most Popular Titles

Here is a list of SCS Software's Top 10 Most Popular games that they ever made:

1 - 18 Wheels of Steel: Haulin Copies: 506,000

2 - 18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal Copies: 367,000

3 - Euro Truck Simulator Copies: 307,000

4 - UK Truck Simulator Copies: 156,000

5 - German Truck Simulator Copies: 95,000

6 - 18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul Copies: 78,000

7 - 18 Wheels of Steel: Across America Copies: 65,300

8 - Scania Truck Driving Simulator Copies: 47,000

9 - Euro Truck Simulator 2 Copies: 30,000

10 - 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker 1 Copies: 28,000

DLC Copies

1 - Going East! Copies: 6,700

2 - Halloween Job Themes Copies: 2,200

3 - Christmas Job Themes Copies: 900

Game engine

All major SCS games use the Prism3D game engine, which was developed by SCS.^[11]

References

External links

• SCS Software website
• SCS Software blog
• Prism3D Engine