Back It Up

by Jake

About this world

Thirty tight spots. One trailer that does the opposite of what you tell it. Back a real articulated rig into a glowing box: the whole truck and the whole trailer, backed in, stopped. Reversing a trailer is unstable the way a real one is — steer left and the tail goes right — and every level is a new puzzle about where to start the swing. Six places, thirty levels: a CDL driving school, a distribution centre full of dock doors, a harbour terminal under the cranes, a lakeside boat ramp and campground, downtown alleys after dark, and the high country — a barn, a log landing, a snowed-in lodge and the final exam. Seven rigs: a day cab with a 53 ft van, a flatbed, a container chassis or a short pup; a pickup with a boat, a travel trailer or a tiny utility trailer that turns before you do. Chase, drone and cab cameras, live mirrors, a backup camera, a trailer guide line, and parking-sensor corners. Stars for clean, neat, efficient parking. Keyboard, gamepad and touch.