GoKawiilTruck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!
Developer: Strange Scaffold
Publishers: Frosty Pop, Strange Scaffold
Platforms: Steam (Windows; Steam Deck Verified), Xbox Series X/S, Xbox on PC
Price: $20, with a 20 percent discount on Steam until August 12
Occasionally, a game will hit at just the right time. I was already looking forward to Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! after enjoying the demo immensely. The full game arrived precisely when I needed it. This is an absolute blast.
You play as a delivery driver who accidentally hits a woman named Carissa Ward. In the grand tradition of the Truck-kun trope, Carissa is magically transported to a medieval fantasy world where she becomes a buff warrior. She's seen enough anime and learned enough about this world to know that if she wants to return home in time to start her new job, Carissa needs help from the driver.
To do that, he'll have to ditch his moral code and smash into even more pedestrians, turning them into monsters that Carissa can slay to gain experience points as she works toward her goal. Delivering packages and completing other objectives helps too.
The action is chaotic and the dialogue had me laughing along. The truck handles well, and it's always satisfying to sideswipe a cop car or some bystanders (...in the game, I mean). Truck-kun even makes some salient points about work-life balance. I dig this game enough that I didn't mind having to grind through some objectives to reach certain milestones and move the story forward.
I was looking forward to the new Crazy Taxi game before learning that Sega employed generative AI in the development process. Truck-kun — from the prolific "anti-AI studio" Strange Scaffold — more than makes up for that disappointment. It's a great way to spend an evening or two.
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