As a spin-off episode of the Truck Driver series, Truck Driver: The Dutch Connection is currently only available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game's launch on October 31 did not go smoothly, mainly due to a multitude of bugs, some of which prevented players from playing under normal conditions. Patches have been released recently and seem to have fixed the most serious issues, but we still feel that the game's foundations are rather fragile. The map is quite small, and while the idea of offering a story-driven experience is quite appealing (the English voice acting is perfectly fine), we weren't particularly impressed by the overall experience. The pace is inevitably very slow (trucks are way to slow when trying to go uphill), the driving sometimes feels a bit off, AI vehicles often drive incoherently, and the implementation of a fatigue and hunger system, although interesting and realistic on paper, is too restrictive, as it often forces you to make detours, especially since some areas, even urban ones, do not offer all the amenities you might need. For example, it's infuriating to see your character pass out at the wheel on the way back to HQ because he hasn't eaten, when there were no restaurants in the area where you had to make your delivery... It's also strange to have to sleep in a hotel instead of being able to do so at a rest stop (there aren't any such places in the game). Finally, music tracks are cheap (no licensed songs here), and visually, Truck Driver isn't up to par either, despite a comprehensive amount of display options and graphics modes on PS5 Pro (kudos to the developers for detailing everything so thoroughly).
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