http://rigsofrods.blogspot.com/

You get to the download by clicking "repository" then choose Official under 
Categories.  There are versions for Linux and Windows.

Basically you get to drive about big trucks and other large vehicles over 
various terrain.  There's also boats and planes to use.

What's cool about it that makes it worth mentioning?  Well, the main part is 
that all the vehicles are modelled as non-rigid bodies, which means things 
bend, deform and break realistically.  This is especially important for 
large vehicles which are not actually that stiff IRL.

Also, you get things like cranes and pick-up trucks that you have complete 
control over.  You can pick stuff up with the cranes, toe things, load 
containers and other vehicles onto semi-trucks, etc.

It's made by a guy by himself, so don't expect the interface to be amazing, 
but once you remember the basic controls it's great fun.  If he tidied it up 
a bit and added some missions to it then I could see it doing really well.

Anyway, the physics are cool so try it!  There are some YouTube videos 
around too, although the ones I saw didn't particularly show off many of the 
features.

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