Space Trucker

Space Trucker is a story-driven game about Vladimir Gagarin, a young Soviet citizen and captain of the Vostok 42. His ship is an old but dependable first-generation civilian interplanetary freighter, known as a space truck. He needs to complete one more delivery to the American-owned Charon hypermarket near Pluto to finish his latest six-month contract and go home, but the job proves more complicated than that.

A divided solar system

The game’s alternate history begins with the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. After the Soviets reach space first with Sputnik 1 and send Yuri Gagarin into orbit, the United States appears to take the lead by landing on the Moon. The Soviets then develop a fusion reactor that provides near-infinite energy for ships and rockets, replacing volatile chemical fuels with hydrogen-based water. The United States uses its technological advantage to create a faster-than-light drive, opening the way to colonize the solar system.

The US government commissions interplanetary ships, which launch a year later and establish the first permanent lunar colony. The USSR copies the US ship design and begins commercial mining on Mars. Within the next decade, the superpowers claim the entire solar system. Commercial transport and luxury ships emerge in the late 1980s, and you are one of the drivers carrying goods for whichever superpower pays more.

Deliveries and exploration

You travel through seven large levels, some of which require backtracking to complete objectives. The levels also contain secrets, and the story is intended to take about three hours to complete without grinding.

Your ship and equipment

The Vostok 42 is fully interactive, with 19 machines including a fusion reactor, teleporter and FTL drive. You can use five weapons, including a PDA with hacking capabilities, described as the latest in mobile technology for 1993.

Tools and soundtrack

The game includes a resource and map editor for creating custom scenarios and mods. Its soundtrack contains 69 electronic tracks across 10 categories, accompanying the story and action. Achievements are also included.