Thunder Road

Haul cargo through an irradiated early 1980s Pennsylvania on the brink of anarchy in your truck. Take jobs and contracts, plan your routes carefully. Brawl with bandits and bikers. Upgrade your truck with armor, weapons, and special abilities. Start in a stepvan and work your way up to a semi truck. Work with or against the state or powerful gangs, reap both the rewards and drawbacks of your reputation.

It's 1981, A global economic depression has greatly decreased the standard of living across the United States. civil unrest is rampant, many state governments have completely collapsed with  martial law being imposed. Local Gangs and Militias fill the power vacuum in some regions. violence, looting, and substance abuse are commonplace in everyday life across the country.

The state of Pennsylvania is at a tipping point with the recent three mile island disaster, a nuclear power plant in londonderry township overheated due to its decaying condition. Reactor unit #2 caught fire, the fire spread across the facility spewing clouds of radioactive smoke and ash for miles and poisoning the once mighty susquehanna river with deadly levels of fallout. Reactor unit #1 became destabilized, eventually exploding, devastating everything for miles around.

The extensive pollution caused by this incident has spread north towards the nearby capital city of Harrisburg, countless perish to the Poisoning. The State government looks to evacuate and set up a provisional capital, but attempts to leave the city limits have ended in catastrophe and bloodshed. The highways are a dangerous and brutal place these days, a feeding ground for bandits And  psychotic adrenaline junkies. State police put every available resource into highway patrol but their efforts are still not enough to keep the roads safe, anyone wanting to use the highway system must be ready to fend for themselves and do battle.