Heavy Trucking (for playdate)

Details

Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 2/10/2026 14:39:28
Modified 3/19/2026 8:19:13
Completion Status Not Played
Library Itch.io
Source itch.io
Platform playdate
Release Date 9/26/2023
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Genre Racing
Simulator
Developer Raccoon Formality
Publisher Raccoon Formality
Feature Single Player
Links Itch
YouTube
Tag [itch.io] No ICE in Minnesota

Description

Trucking sim for the Panic Playdate reminiscent of similar games from the mid-90s.

gif of Heavy Trucking gameplay

Controls:
A - Select
B - Go Back
D-pad - navigate menus / steer truck
Crank - steer truck
for further instructions, please consult the included manual.txt file.

If you play on your playdate, please send me a photo on my Mastodon as I love seeing new photos of the Playdate.

If you run into any issues, please let me know by leaving a comment or reaching out in any way you feel comfortable.

Also, if you are so inclined, please consider donating here on my itch, on Patreon, or on my Ko-FI. Thank you and have a wonderful day :)


Length of game:

Story Mode:

  • easy: 30 minutes
  • normal: 1 hour
  • hard: 2 hours

Tucson to Vegas:

  • 8 hours

You can also increase the difficult by adjusting the number of potholes you will experience during gameplay. With modes ranging from rarely seeing potholes to continuous, never-ending potholes.


Source code:

The source code for this project without assets is available for free to download here or on github. You also get a full copy of the source code with assets if you purchase the game.

Please consult the github README for more information about licensing and terms of use.


DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS:

Sideload onto playdate:

Run in simulator:

  • unzip
  • go to https://play.date/dev/
  • accept the user agreement and download the sdk
  • install it on your computer
  • go to where you install it and run "\PlaydateSDK\bin\PlaydateSimulator.exe"
  • open the pdx file in the simulator
  • have fun!