Summary
- Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, one of the worst-rated games of all-time, is set to make a comeback on Steam.
- The Steam port will release in Q2 2025, with the original version widely panned for its numerous graphical and technical faults.
- The Steam version looks to be virtually unchanged from Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing’s original release, even including a particularly notorious typo.
A new update to Steam has revealed that Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, commonly regarded as one of the worst games ever, will soon be releasing on the online storefront. The title of “worst game of all-time” has been hotly contested over the years, with many different games being suggested as the all-time low for the world of gaming. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial for the Atari 2600 has been a popular choice for worst game of all-time, cited as a driving factor in the 1983 video game crash. However, a more recent candidate may soon be returning.
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing has become a notorious title among many gamers, commonly cited as one of the worst of all-time. The game suffers from numerous technical faults and issues, with everything from game-breaking bugs to frequent crashes plaguing the Stellar Stone-developed racing game. The game has been widely panned by both fans and critics, with Big Rigs even appearing in popular web series like The Angry Video Game Nerd. Now, a Steam update reveals that Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing will be seeing a major new release soon.
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Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is Coming to Steam
A recent Steam update has revealed that Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing will soon be seeing a new release on the platform. The Steam release does not look to be making many changes to the game from its original release, with low requirements for storage space and processing power. The screenshots lend themselves to the game being a direct port of Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, even including infamous typos like “You’re Winner” from the original version. The page also confirms Big Rigs‘ Steam release window, with the game set to launch in Q2 of this year.
Big Rigs‘ release on Steam will make one of gaming’s most infamous entries far easier to access for fans. The game had not seen an official online release, with the game’s physical PC release even being limited to a Walmart exclusive. Big Rigs holds the dubious honor of once being the lowest rated game on Metacritic, with many professional reviewers even claiming that the game should receive a “0/10” rating. Big Rigs would later gain notoriety in online communities, with many creators using the game’s horrendous release state for comedic purposes.
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing‘s Steam release, despite the game’s infamy, marks a major note for game preservation. The advent of online gaming has often welcomed smaller, lesser-known titles, with many being lost to time following the closure of online storefronts like the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Steam itself boasts a library of over 100,000 games, ranging from massive AAA games to smaller indie releases. The return of Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing will give fans the chance to re-visit one of gaming’s lowest points.
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
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November 20, 2003