Detour: Highway Simulator
DETOUR combines the highway building fun from the Sim City series with the addictive excitement of real-time-strategy games like Starcraft and Command & Conquer. The goal of the game is simple: forge a path…
Detour: Highway Simulator is an indie developed by Sandswept Studios, released 16 May 2011 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Detour: Highway Simulator is
Detour: Highway Simulator is an indie game developed by Sandswept Studios and released in 2011. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
DETOUR combines the highway building fun from the Sim City series with the addictive excitement of real-time-strategy games like Starcraft and Command & Conquer. The goal of the game is simple: forge a path for your convoy of trucks to reach its destination, but obtaining your goal often requires a mix of smart resource allocation, clever route planning, and strategic thinking. Your AI and human enemies will try to stop your progress with routes of their own.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Detour: Highway Simulator launched on 16 May 2011, within three weeks of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria and Dirt 3.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria, Dirt 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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