Truck Driver: The American Dream had a cool idea in bringing a backstory to a truck simulator, but it failed in several technical and aesthetic aspects. The feeling I got was that it was a title from a few generations ago that had been reheated and re-released for the current one. Compared to many current simulators, this game falls far short of the dream its name suggests.

Truck Driver: The American Dream teased an Unreal Engine 5-powered, narrative-driven trucking game, only to unveil an unenjoyable arcade experience with highly frustrating road traffic, uninteresting chatter, and audiovisual elements that fall short of both the chosen engine's capabilities and the standards of current consoles. At a significant discount, it might temporarily satisfy the appetite for console trucking, but don't expect much beyond that.