Developer Strange Scaffold has released Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!, a game that blends the open-world chaos of Grand Theft Auto with the arcade-style driving of Crazy Taxi, all wrapped in an isekai narrative. The game tasks players with embodying a delivery driver who, after an accident involving a "corporate girlboss" named Carissa, must cause vehicular destruction to help her return from a fantasy realm.
The core gameplay loop revolves around causing "bloodless carnage" with a delivery truck. Players are presented with randomized challenges on screen, ranging from simple objectives like driving in reverse for a set distance or hitting a specific number of parked cars, to delivering packages to designated locations. Completing these challenges earns stars and extends the player's run time, which typically begins at 90 seconds but can extend to several minutes with successful play. This progression system has been compared to the frantic energy of Katamari Damacy, particularly in the final moments of a run when players attempt to maximize their score before time expires.
Controls are designed to be intuitive, offering acceleration, reverse, boost, honk, and drift functionalities. A unique mechanic allows players to sideswipe objects by pressing shoulder buttons, enabling rapid perpendicular movements. This adds a layer of arcade-like agility to the delivery truck, keeping the action dynamic. As runs progress and more destruction is caused, the game introduces police attention, adding a mild GTA-like element without overt violence.
When the truck collides with pedestrians, they are transported to Carissa's fantasy world and appear as enemies in a side-scrolling minigame. Colliding with environmental objects contributes to filling a "sword meter." Once full, honking the horn triggers Carissa's super attack, which awards additional stars. While early objectives are easily met through casual play, later milestones can become more demanding, requiring players to achieve specific star counts or accumulated boost distances across multiple runs.
The game features a single, albeit densely populated, map. The developer varies starting points and strategically places object clusters to ensure replayability. Familiarity with the map becomes a key factor in optimizing runs, allowing players to quickly navigate to areas with specific objects needed for challenges, such as parking lots for parked cars or residential zones for hedges.
Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! is designed for shorter play sessions, offering a runtime of approximately four to five hours. The game focuses on its arcade mechanics rather than extensive narrative exposition. While the experience is contained within one map, the developer has priced the game affordably, suggesting good value for the chaotic fun it provides.
The game is available on Windows PC and Xbox Series X.