There have been games with monster trucks, and maybe monster truck racing games, but what about a monster truck racing sim?
Monster Truck Championship is a new monster truck racing sim that’s still about cars with oversized tyres, but more grounded. Cars can still flip around like real-life monster trucks do (yes it’s possible), but don’t expect this to be done by just a push of an accelerator.
Mastering your monster truck will have you manage front and rear wheel power independently, expecting a mass transfer during corners (don’t roll over for turning too tight), and predicting bounces after jumps- either to carry momentum or stablise it after a rough jump.
Developed by Teyon, this is another Nacon (formerly Bigben Interactive) racing game. Expect 25 circuits based on cities in the United States, 18 completely customisable vehicles and a career mode where you manage a team and finances, using prize money from participating in tournaments.
As a true racing sim should do, expect these monster trucks to have customisable setups. Adjust suspension stiffness, tune the engine for acceleration or top speed and more.
And yes, there is collision damage. There is a “destruction” game mode as well as the aforementioned career mode, race, freestyle, time attack, and eight-player online racing.
Here’s the announcement trailer:
Bigben has quite the lineup of racing sims this year. Overpass is out now on PC, with motorcycle fans getting TT Isle Of Man: Ride On The Edge 2 later this month.
Monster Truck Championship is coming to PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch sometime this Fall (September-November).