Indie · June 3, 2014

Bus Driver (2014)

local_offer-80% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend1.9k recommendations
In Bus Driver , your job is to transport passengers around an attractive and realistic city. You must drive to a timetable on a planned route, whilst obeying traffic rules, and taking care not to upset or injure your passengers. This makes Bus Driver unlike any other driving game - the experience of driving a bus is very different from blazing through a racing circuit. Bus Driver offers twelve different kinds of buses to drive, an expansive city environment with various districts, and thirty routes with varying weather conditions set at differing times of day. Key features 12 buses to drive, very detailed models inspired by real-world buses. 30 routes arranged into 5 tiers with increasing difficulty. Multiple duties, such as driving a schoolbus, transporting tourists, sight-seeing tours, and transportation of prisoners. High replay value based on sophisticated system of traffic rules and game-play related bonuses. Varying time-of-day and weather conditions Large city to drive in, with several districts of varying styles (modern, old-town, suburb, airport, harbour, and more). Living roads, with intelligent traffic controlled by our AI system. Non-violent gameplay, bus game suitable for everybody. From the makers of truck simulation games in the 18 Wheels of Steel series and the Euro Truck Simulator series, a solid contender in the bus driving games category.

Indie releases from 2014

27 Indie titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.2k Steam reviewsTop 90% in Indie
Positive rating82% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 76%
Metacritic61/100Genre average 77 — top 98% of Indie titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 95% for session depth among Indie

Reception Metrics

Steam community

82%Mostly Positive · 2.2k reviews

1.8k positive · 403 negative

Metacritic

61/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.1/10

Curator recommendations

1.9k

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 118
  • Automobile Sim · 111
  • Driving · 54
  • Indie · 52
  • Singleplayer · 35
  • Open World · 23
  • Casual · 11
  • Realistic · 8
  • Transportation · 6

Press Quotes

“Bus Driver is one of the most unique games I've played for a long time strictly because it’s a realistic bus driving simulation and on top of that, it’s actually fun. If you’re looking for a fresh gaming experience and you’re not afraid to try something new, I highly recommend this game.” 8 – Cosmos Gaming “You get penalized if you’re too fast or too slow, or if the passengers are unhappy, or if you forget to use your blinker.…

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 3, 2014
DeveloperSCS Software
Base price$0.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

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Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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