History VideoGame / SnowRunner

''[=SnowRunner=]'' is a driving simulation game on PC, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Creator/FocusHomeInteractive, and is the latest in the ''[=SpinTires=]'' franchise. The game tasks players to perform various truck-related tasks across difficult terrain, including taking goods between locations, recovering vehicles and scouting locations.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The ZikZ 605R (MAZ-537 heavy artillery truck) available as Season 4 DLC. It is widely considered the "king" of all available trucks in the game, with absolutely monstrous torque to keep it moving through any conditions, beefy 62" mud tires that plow through deep mud like it's nothing, a roof-mounted supply/fuel rack, a stable and rugged stance that makes it very hard to tip over and a wide variety of attachments that make it an incredibly versatile and unstoppable heavy truck. This is balanced out by how absolutely difficult and time-consuming to acquire it is, requiring a trailer in Urska River, Amur to be recovered from the middle of deep, inaccessible snow on the other side from the garage spawn point and then delivered to unlock a warehouse located across an obstacle course of impassable ice fields and rivers. Once that warehouse is unlocked then materials from that warehouse must be trucked across the entire map up icy and hilly roads to rebuild not one but ''three'' separate bridges that allow access to the map where the ZikZ is. However the gateway to travel there is collapsed so a separate mission must be then completed where multiple materials must be once again transported from the aforementioned warehouse (said mission requires enough materials that multiple trucks must be fully loaded to accomplish this). Then once the next map Cosmodrome is accessible, repair supplies and fuel must be now transported through treacherous and difficult to navigate terrain (including a rockslide blocking the main road and deep mud/ice) to the broken down ZikZ (which itself is in a section of the map that is incredibly difficult to access, requiring an extremely capable and small vehicle to navigate the deep swampy mud and narrow mountain trail that leads to the vehicle). However once unlocked the ZikZ quickly justifies the herculean effort needed to obtain it; the vehicle's only downsides are the lack of chained tires for icy conditions and an inability to equip a sideboard/crane combination as well as a low saddle for towing.

* DiskOneNuke: The Azov 64131. If the player can scrape together just under $94k (easily doable by completing some quick jobs and selling your starting vehicles), this can be purchased in Taymyr as soon as the tutorial has finished. This thing is fitted with all the essentials as standard, has the power to cross every hazard in the first zone and a half of Michigan like they were paved roads, and by the time anything puts up a challenges its upgrades are ready.

* GameMod: Industrious modders have added a wide array of vehicles and addon content ranging from under- to over- powered and serious to silly, and many can even be used on consoles after going through a dev approval process. The main restriction for console approval is branding; you can't make a one-to-one copy of a Chevrolet or a Toyota and call it exactly what it is. Custom designs and BlandNameProduct versions only!

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The ZikZ 605R (MAZ-537) available as Season 4 DLC. It is widely considered the "king" of all available trucks in the game, with absolutely monstrous torque, beefy 62" mud tires that plow through deep mud like it's nothing, a roof-mounted supply rack, a stable and rugged stance that makes it very hard to tip over and a wide variety of attachments that make it an incredibly versatile and unstoppable truck. This is balanced out by how absolutely difficult to acquire it is, requiring a trailer in Urska River to be recovered from the middle of deep, inaccessible snow and then delivered to unlock a warehouse on the other side of impassable ice fields and rivers, then materials from that warehouse must be trucked across the entire map up icy and hilly roads to rebuild not one but ''three'' separate bridges that allow access to the map where the ZikZ is. However the gateway to the next map is collapsed so a separate mission must be then completed where multiple materials must be once again from the aforementioned warehouse. Then once the next map Cosmodrome is accessible, repair supplies and fuel must be now transported through treacherous and difficult to navigate terrain (including a rockslide blocking the main road and deep mud/ice) to the broken down ZikZ (which itself is in a section of the map that is incredibly difficult to access, requiring an extremely capable and small vehicle to navigate the narrow trail that leads to the ZikZ). However once unlocked the ZikZ quickly justifies the herculean effort needed to obtain it; the vehicle's only downsides are the lack of chained tires for icy conditions and an inability to equip a sideboard/crane combination as well as a low saddle for towing.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The ZikZ 605R (MAZ-537) available as Season 4 DLC. It is widely considered the "king" of all available trucks in the game, with absolutely monstrous torque, beefy 62" mud tires that plow through deep mud like it's nothing, a roof-mounted supply rack, a stable and rugged stance that makes it very hard to tip over and a wide variety of attachments that make it an incredibly versatile and unstoppable truck. This is balanced out by how absolutely difficult to acquire it is, requiring a trailer in Urska River to be recovered from the middle of deep, inaccessible snow and then delivered to unlock a warehouse on the other side of impassable ice fields and rivers, then materials from that warehouse must be trucked across the entire map up icy and hilly roads to rebuild not one but ''three'' separate bridges that allow access to the map where the ZikZ is. However the gateway to the next map is collapsed so a separate mission must be then completed where multiple materials must be once again from the aforementioned warehouse. Then once the next map Cosmodrome is accessible, repair supplies and fuel must be now transported through treacherous and difficult to navigate terrain (including a rockslide blocking the main road and deep mud/ice) to the broken down ZikZ (which itself is in a section of the map that is incredibly difficult to access, requiring an extremely capable and small vehicle to navigate the narrow trail that leads to the ZikZ). However once unlocked the ZikZ quickly justifies the herculean effort needed to obtain it; the vehicle's only downsides are the lack of chained tires for icy conditions and an inability to equip certain attachments.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The ZikZ 605R (MAZ-537) available as Season 4 DLC. It is widely considered the "king" of all available trucks in the game, with absolutely monstrous torque, beefy 62" mud tires that plow through deep mud like it's nothing, a roof-mounted supply rack, a stable and rugged stance that makes it very hard to tip over and a wide variety of attachments that make it an incredibly versatile and unstoppable truck. This is balanced out by how absolutely difficult to acquire it is, requiring: a trailer in Urska River to be recovered from the middle of deep, inaccessible snow and then delivered to unlock a warehouse on the other side of impassable ice fields and rivers, then materials from that warehouse must be trucked across the entire map up icy and hilly roads to rebuild not one but *three* separate bridges that allow access to the map where the ZikZ is. However said gateway is collapsed so a separate mission must be then completed where multiple materials must be once again from the aforementioned warehouse. Then once the next map Cosmodrome is accessible, repair supplies and fuel must be now transported through treacherous and difficult to navigate terrain (including a rockslide blocking the main road and deep mud/ice) to the broken down ZikZ (which itself is in a section of the map that is incredibly difficult to access, requiring an extremely capable and small vehicle to navigate the narrow trail that leads to the ZikZ). However once unlocked the ZikZ quickly justifies the herculean effort needed to obtain it; the vehicle's only downsides are the lack of chained tires for icy conditions and an inability to equip certain attachments.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Highway Trucks. Given the game is mostly about ''offroad'' trucking these vehicles are not generally well-liked by players as they tend to be useless on anything that isn't a paved road, which are few and far between in the game, and the paved roads that ''do'' exist? Well, they're not guaranteed to be in very good condition either.

[[caption-width-right:350:The next generation of off-road racing.]]

* TheAllegedCar: The Highway trucks are not generally liked by the players, as they tend to be useless on any terrain other than paved roads, which are few and far between in the game.

* BottomlessFuelTanks: Averted. You'll need to keep your vehicles fueled in order to keep using them.

* DirectionlessDriver: When undertaking a transportation job, the only things you are told are "where you can get the cargo you need" and "where the cargo needs to go".

* InfinityMinusOneSword: The TUZ 420 Tatarin, a military scout truck. You have to find one in the Russian wilderness and completely repair it before you can claim it, but nothing so much as slows it down. Incredible engine power, an armored chassis that prevents engine damage from collisions, and a unique tyre type that treats mud like a paved test track[[note]]Internally, the Tatarin's tyres have a mud grip rating of 8, where normal tyres having a rating of 3 makes them exceptional[[/note]]. This is "balanced" by the truck lacking a tow hook so it nominally can't be used for deliveries, but it's more than powerful enough to pull almost anything with its winch line anyway.
* ItemCrafting: The Phase 2 update introduced a few crafting stations for cargo to be delivered. Items to be crafted include concrete slabs and blocks, metal rolls, cabins, pipes, and metal beams.
* MyCarHatesMe: Not every vehicle is suited for every kind of terrain, and taking the wrong vehicle (or if you set the vehicle up wrong for the terrain) will usually result in getting the vehicle utterly stuck

** The Western Star 6900 [=TwinSteer=] is the only truck in the game that can carry 4 units of cargo without needing a trailer, and is found ([[RessurectTheWreck needing some simple repairs]]) in Michigan. It does lack [=4WD=] initially (with said upgrade part being located in one of the DLC maps), but for a good portion of the game it'll be able to simply power through most terrain types without it.

''[=SnowRunner=]'' is a driving simulation game on PC, [=PS4=] and Xbox One, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Creator/FocusHomeInteractive, and is the latest in the ''[=SpinTires=]'' franchise. The game tasks players to perform various truck-related tasks across difficult terrain, including taking goods between locations, recovering vehicles and scouting locations.

* BackSeatsAreJustForShow: Despite some of the vehicles having multiple seats for passengers, only one player is permitted to be in a vehicle at a time.

* DiskOneNuke: The Azov 64131. If the player can scrape together just under $94k (easily doable by completing some quick jobs and selling your starting vehicles), this can be purchased in Taymyr as soon as the tutorial has finished. This thing is fitting with all the essentials as standard, has the power to cross every hazard in the first zone and a half of Michigan like they were paved roads, and by the time anything puts up a challenges its upgrades are ready.

* InfinityMinusOneSword: The TUZ 420 Tatarin, a military scout truck. You have to find one in the Russian wilderness and completely repair it before you can claim it, but nothing so much as slows it down. Incredible engine power, an armored chassis that prevents engine damage from collisions, and a unique type type that treats mud like a paved test track[[note]]Internally, the Tatarin's tyres have a mud grip rating of 8, where normal tyres having a rating of 3 makes them exceptional[[/note]]. This is "balanced" by the truck lacking a tow hook so it nominally can't be used for deliveries, but it's more than powerful enough to pull almost anything with its winch line anyway.

''[=SnowRunner=]'' is a driving simulation game on PC, [=PS4=] and Xbox One developed by Saber Interactive and published by Creator/FocusHomeInteractive, and is the latest in the ''[=SpinTires=]'' franchise. The game tasks players to perform various truck-related tasks across difficult terrain, including taking goods between locations, recovering vehicles and scouting locations.

''[=SnowRunner=]'' is a driving simulation game on PC, [=PS4=] and Xbox One by Sabre Interactive and Focus Home Interactive, and is the latest in the ''[=SpinTires=]'' franchise. The game tasks players to perform various truck-related tasks across difficult terrain, including taking goods between locations, recovering vehicles and scouting locations.

* WatchThePaintJob: ''SnowRunner'' features localized damage, so causing too much damage to one area will compromise the vehicles' performance. For example, damaging the vehicles' fuel tank may cause a fuel leak, causing your reserves to deplete even when the vehicle has its' engine off.

''SnowRunner'' is a driving simulation game on PC, PS4 and Xbox One by Sabre Interactive and Focus Home Interactive, and is the latest in the ''SpinTires'' franchise. The game tasks players to perform various truck-related tasks across difficult terrain, including taking goods between locations, recovering vehicles and scouting locations.