Monster Truck Championship

besides the monster jam series being great for what it is and also the latest iteration - showdown being okey, monster truck championship gives me that feel i have missed before. you really feel the trucks and you feel how ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ heavy they are. on higher difficulty and full damage type, one lil mistake ♥♥♥♥♥ you up completely and that is how it should be. for freestyle mode you actually need to practice more than i imagined to get some points but it is tons of fun to get the hang of it.
also MTC has the edge when it comes to engine sounds imo. that roar pumps you up every single time.
customization is fine for what it is and all you need is there. quickplay and career mode + a practice mode which is basically the free roam like in monster jam, but without the weird goals you can achieve like collecting logos etc.
there is also a multiplayer but im sure it is dead in these type of games and i wouldn't play it anyway, because we know how that would end up with all those weird people out there...
MTC has cockpit view and a fov slider for it. always a big + in my book.
the game uses the unreal 4 engine and looks the best among the monster truck games. the older monster jams also run on unreal 4 but are really ugly and showdown runs on the unreal 5. it looks good and runs fine if you consider how bad most devs make use of that engine.
i play with xbox 360 controller and it works flawless.
small negative points is some missing QoL stuff like instant replay after a race. basically every racer has that... instead all you see is the stadium cam filming either cars driving around or just standing there after a race.
all in all a top tier monster truck game, even with nacon as publisher... it seems the audience is too small for them to consider ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this game up with their greed, as they usually do. so thx to all the people who don't like monster trucks :D
oh and the most important point - bought the game for 2 bucks in the key store.
cheers

2026 REVIEW, GENUINE REVIEW:
As a big Monster Jam fan, I know there isn’t a huge market for modern monster truck games, so I’m always glad to see new ones.
I’d give it around a 7 out of 10. One of my favourite things is the truck sounds. They sound great. The game doesn’t have any of the real life licensed trucks, but honestly I didn’t mind. The customization makes up for it. There’s a lot you can do with the trucks and I really enjoyed that. The tuning system is another plus. It’s simple but still gives you plenty to tweak, like gears, suspension, damping. I’ve really enjoyed playing with setups for different events. I also like how you can properly crush cars and camper vans and the damage is very satisfying. Compared with Monster Jam Showdown, I actually prefer how many of the arenas are presented here. They’re not super detailed, but they feel more realistic. In Showdown you sometimes find yourself racing through deserts or doing freestyle in forests. Here, most events are in proper arenas and don’t feel as over the top. I really enjoyed that more grounded feeling. The stunt physics are also a highlight. Unlike Showdown, you can’t control the truck in the air so you have to commit to your jump and land where it falls. That feels more realistic and makes nailing a jump actually rewarding.
My biggest criticism is the handling at high speeds. The trucks tend to spin out extremely easily, sometimes just landing after a jump or taking a corner slightly wrong. It almost feels like the game wants you to spin out, and even full steering lock doesn’t always save it. There’s also something odd with how the drivetrain feels. It acts like there’s an open centre differential, for example, if you try to reverse to bring the front down during a wheelie, the front wheels just spin backwards while the truck kind of flops. And you see similar behaviour when doing a stoppie. It feels a bit strange, definitely kind of a physics quirk. But despite those issues, I still had a lot of fun. The customization, tuning, sounds, damage, and the more realistic arenas make up for it. If you’re a monster truck fan and can grab it cheap, there’s a lot of fun to be had here.

I prefer it to steel titans 2, trucks are real slippery until you upgrasde a bit, turn down steering sensitivity, that helps a bit.
Works fine out of the box on steamdeck.(*for me, around the date of this review.)
Easy buy on sale.

Pretty fun game to play if you like monster trucks.
The game itself doesn't really have many options, yet it's pretty entertaining.
The physics are the best feature from the game. They feel super realistic and the performance of the game is good. No FPS drops and the software runs smooth.
The best monster truck simulator on the market right now. IT'S NOT AN ARCADE VIDEO GAME.

It's probably one of the most realistic physics systems in a monster truck game. There are glitches though.

I like that you can replay the game over and over. The rules are easy that's what is fun.

It is pretty fun, I have to admit! Despite its very repetitive nature, going on the same tracks over & over gets a bit boring after a few hours but I loved the freestyle and destruction game modes!

The economy is a bit weird but all custom parts are earned through sponsors but those aren't easy to do so at least a challenge is there.