Simulation · March 2, 2016

Bus Simulator 16 (2016)

trophy30 achievementsextension3 DLClocal_offer-80% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend2.3k recommendations
GOLD EDITION CONTENT Experience golden times with Bus Simulator 16 ! Get all buses and missions for a complete gameplay experience! Gold Edition Content Additionally to the full version of the successful Bus Simulator 16 the Gold Edition offers you all currently released DLCs and updates such as: Additional buses: MAN Lion’s City A 47 M Mercedes-Benz Citaro Mercedes-Benz Citaro L Mercedes-Benz Citaro G MAN Lion’s City CNG MAN Lion’s City L CNG MAN Lion’s City GL CNG Additional missions: The Wachowski Missions: Meet the rich philanthropist and huge bus fan Tim Wachowski. Master his five challenging tasks and get thrilling awards to expand your public transport empire. Mission Pack 2: Mira Tannhauser from Sunny Springs city administration is calling. She wants to boost tourism in town and your task is to organize their transport. Plan new routes, make them profitable and earn huge amounts of money – as well as the eternal gratitude of the city administration. About the Game A gigantic, freely accessible world is waiting for you in Bus Simulator 16 . Transport your passengers to their destinations across five authentic city districts safely and on time. Drive a two-door, three-door, or a true-to-life articulated bus through commuter traffic at rush hour, watch out for emergency vehicles, and take detours around construction sites. Make sure that you are always aware of your surroundings or you will get into trouble for accidents and traffic violations! Apart from driving you will also have to maintain order on the inside of your bus. Calm upset passengers, repair stuck doors, sell the correct tickets, and extend the ramp for wheelchair users in a timely manner. You will have to be efficient if you want to stick to your schedule and increase your reputation in the city, earn the trust of your passengers and most importantly make lots of money! The better your reputation, the larger the contracts you will be able to secure, and the more buses will be available to your company in the shop. Unlock additional districts of the city and carefully plan routes for bus drivers in your employ, who you can hire through the ingame job exchange. As you grow more and more successful, you will also be able to acquire advertising banners for your buses, which will bring in some additional funds. If you are not satisfied with the appearance of your buses, you can paint and decorate them with unlockable decals, ensuring that your passengers will reach their destinations in the coolest way possible. Modding You want to drive even more buses and arrange Sunny Springs to fit your expectations? Reconstruct the city to suit your own taste: Bus Simulator 16 is mod-friendly, and you can use programs like Blender and Gimp to adjust the visual appearance of the existing buses to your liking, as well as integrate your own custom buses and buildings into the game. Bus-Simulator 16 - Features 13 realistic buses: 2 door buses, 3 door buses, and articulated buses With various originally licensed buses from Mercedes-Benz and MAN With all currently released updates and DLCs Gigantic, freely accessible city with 5 authentic districts that you can unlock one by one for a great open-world experience Plan your own routes and drive them yourself Drive your routes in single or round trips A multitude of pedestrians and vehicles with different behaviors bring the city alive Various challenging traffic situations (rush hour, road works, protest marches, emergency vehicles) Unforeseen situations such as stuck doors and special requests from your passengers constantly demand your attention Follow the traffic rules and stick to your schedule in order to unlock the various buses, districts, and missions Manage your company, hire drivers with various characteristics and skills, and optimize your routes as well as your profit Customize your buses with different colors and decals Modding: Customize your buses and your city to suit your individual taste, create new buses, and integrate them into the game Support of common steering wheels and gamepads English voices

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Simulation · 327
  • Automobile Sim · 312
  • Driving · 220
  • Open World · 205
  • Realistic · 202
  • Management · 196
  • Singleplayer · 194
  • Physics · 193
  • Mod · 190
  • Adventure · 188
  • First-Person · 187
  • Atmospheric · 184
  • Casual · 182
  • Sandbox · 180
  • Moddable · 178

Peer Simulation titles

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

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.7k Steam reviewsTop 66% in Simulation
Positive rating71% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 78%
Metacritic46/100Genre average 75 — top 99% of Simulation titles
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 74% for session depth among Simulation

Simulation releases from 2016

16 Simulation titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Dutch
  • Hungarian
  • Japanese
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Turkish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

71%Mostly Positive · 3.7k reviews

2.6k positive · 1.1k negative

Metacritic

46/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

5.8/10

Curator recommendations

2.3k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 2, 2016
Developerstillalive studios
Publisherastragon Entertainment
Base price$1.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

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Editions & Packages

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