The game consists of nine worlds in which the player must navigate by jumping on moving trucks to avoid obstacles and the ground, culminating in a boss fight.

This concept originated from Landfall Games's founder, Wilhelm Nylund, picturing himself leaping across trucks to escape traffic.

Clustertruck was released for Linux, macOS, the PlayStation 4, Windows, and the Xbox One in September 2016, followed by a version for the Nintendo Switch in March 2018.

[1] Across nine worlds with ten levels each,[2] the player navigates to a designated goal by jumping across moving trucks with real-time physics that collide, flip, and tip over.

[1][8] The player may earn bonus points by skipping trucks or remaining airborne, which can be spent on power-ups,[6] such as grappling hooks, double jumps, speed boosts,[9] air dashes, and a jet pack.

[1][2][11][19] Emily Sowden of Pocket Gamer noted the sudden increase in difficulty, stating that the game is "brutal" and "unfair at times" but also "super simple to pick up" for any player.

[2] Nintendo Life's Gonçalo Lopes praised the game for "masterfully" implementing a combination of casual and hardcore gameplay and giving the player choices on how to beat a level.

[28] While Peter Bathge of PC Games stated that highscore lists incentivized players to purchase power-ups,[19] Theriault felt that the double jump was the only necessary one.

[4][18] Lopes felt the "catchy tunes" fit the chaotic gameplay,[4] and Theriault, while critical that it "isn't all that memorable", appreciated how the music did not restart with each new level attempt.