Clustertruck is a 2016 platformer game developed by independent Swedish studio Landfall Games and published by tinyBuild. In the game, the player jumps on trucks to avoid the ground and other obstacles. The concept for Clustertruck was formulated when Wilhelm Nylund was stuck in traffic; on his way home from Gamescom, Nylund pictured himself jumping on trucks to escape it. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in September 2016 and for the Nintendo Switch in March 2018. Clustertruck has been met with a mixed reception.

Clustertruck is a first-person platformer game.^[1] Throughout nine worlds with ten levels each,^[2] the player must finish a level by jumping across trucks moving towards the goal.^[3] During a level, the player may sprint or slow down time,^[4] and trucks may tip over.^[5] Touching the ground or any obstacles triggers a game over.^[1][6] A new obstacle is introduced in each world.^[2] They can earn bonus points by skipping trucks or staying mid-air, which can be can be spent for powerups^[6] including grappling hooks, double jumps, and speed boosts.^[7]

Development began in 2015 and spanned one year.^[8] While traveling home from Gamescom, Wilhelm Nylund, the lead designer and CEO of Landfall Games, was in traffic, and trucks surrounded his car. Nylund imagined himself jumping on the trucks as a way to get home faster, inspiring him to develop the prototype of Clustertruck.^[8] Each additional feature would be playtested and discussed within the team on whether or not it would be implemented into the game.^[8] Landfall Games ultimately added powerups such as double jumps, air dashes, and a jet pack, as well as obstacles including lasers and wheel spokes.^[8] After a few months in development, an early public alpha build was released.^[8] Feedback from Discord users made the game more optimal for speedrunning.^[8]

Landfall Games planned to release Clustertruck by April 2016.^[5][9] However, Nylund clarified that the team had extended development due to the game's popularity during alpha testing.^[5] At PAX South 2016, it was announced that Landfall Games had signed a publishing deal with tinyBuild.^[10] On 27 September 2016, the game was released for Windows, Mac, Linux,^[3] PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.^[11] It had garnered 65,000 sales by its first month of release.^[8] In October 2016, Clustertruck was updated with a Halloween-themed map.^[12] On 15 March 2018, the game was released for the Nintendo Switch.^[13]

For an April Fools prank, Landfall Games created a parody of Superhot called Super Truck in 2016; similar to the original game, time will only move forward when the player does so.^[14] The studio had asked permission to the development team of Superhot before producing it.^[15]

Clustertruck received a "generally favorable" score on Metacritic for the PC version^[17] and a "mixed or average" score for the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch ports.^[18][16] On OpenCritic, the game has a 50% approval rating.^[19]

The game was met with a mixed reception.^{[1][4][2][11][20][21]}