Simulation · June 13, 2018

Bus Simulator 18 (2018)

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Whether in the industrial or harbour zone, downtown, in the surrounding villages or the business park, in Bus Simulator 18 , you experience up-close the exciting everyday life of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Get behind the wheel of your 8 original licensed city buses from the great brands of Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS and transport your passengers safely and punctually to their destinations, either solo in single player mode, or with friends in real-time multiplayer mode . As a bus driver in the 12 different districts, you’ll face the challenges of the traffic in a big city and everything that entails. Don’t be deterred by freak weather conditions, potholes, traffic jams, fare evaders, accidents, construction sites, night driving and specific passenger requests. On the contrary, take full control of your bus, earn money, gain a good reputation owing to your safe and punctual driving style and enjoy almost limitless driving pleasure in the authentic urban locations. Use the thousands of miles of virtual roads and streets to gain new districts, new buses and new customisation options. With the extensive modding support of Bus Simulator 18 there are no limits: create routes, build your own buses, create bus liveries, design new maps and share them with the community, or download and install the modding content available from the Steam Workshop to enhance your game experience. But drive carefully with the buses you build! Don’t cause any damage or accidents and watch out for the speed cameras located around the city, or it could have a negative effect on your reputation, not to mention your wallet. So, what are you waiting for? Your shift has already started! Features: 8 buses from 4 leading manufacturers are faithfully reproduced in meticulous detail, including the Mercedes-Benz Citaro K, Mercedes-Benz Citaro G, MAN Lion’s City bus, MAN Lion’s City CNG articulated bus, SETRA S 418 LE business, SETRA S 416 LE business, IVECO BUS Urbanway and the IVECO BUS Urbanway CNG articulated bus. In real-time multiplayer mode you can drive around the 12 districts and over 5.8mi² of routes in the freely drivable urban area with up to 3 friends and therefore promote your bus service. The updated progression system and the comprehensive management element, including route planning, the purchase and sale of buses, staff planning and numerous statistics will guarantee long-term game motivation. For novices and pros: you can play in a simplified or a realistic mode. Modding: let your imagination run wild and create routes, build your own buses, design bus liveries, create new maps and share them with the community. You can also download and install the modding content available from the Steam Workshop to enhance your game experience. Support for popular steering wheels, gamepads, Tobii eye tracking and TrackIR. Authentic bus sounds, extensive tutorial and passenger voiceovers in English and German to provide even more atmosphere. Control your bus in different weather conditions, both day and night. Customisation: fully customise your buses with different colours, patterns and advertising panels. Authentically reproduced cockpits of the 4 manufacturers, equipped with numerous individual functions. Smart traffic AI and a range of challenging traffic situations await you (bus station, night driving, construction sites, diversions, long-distance journeys, potholes, traffic jams, accidents and speed bumps, etc.). For a complete gaming experience, a variety of incidents in the bus, e.g. interior soiling and debris, special passenger requests, fare dodgers, loud music and cars parked in designated bus bays. Modern technology: The Unreal® Engine 4 provides a high level of graphic detail and stunning simulation quality. Create your own license plate with the license plate generator

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume13.1k Steam reviewsTop 31% in Simulation
Positive rating81% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 56%
Metacritic67/100Genre average 75 — top 84% of Simulation titles
Engagement hours22 h averageTop 48% for session depth among Simulation

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Japanese
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Turkish
  • Korean volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Korean

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Simulation · 233
  • Automobile Sim · 220
  • Driving · 175
  • Multiplayer · 163
  • Realistic · 125
  • Open World · 113
  • Singleplayer · 95
  • Co-op · 64
  • First-Person · 36
  • Management · 34
  • Action · 17
  • Strategy · 14
  • Mod · 11
  • Moddable · 10
  • VR · 9

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 13.1k reviews

10.6k positive · 2.5k negative

Metacritic

67/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.2/10

Curator recommendations

8.4k

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9 Simulation titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“This is a bus-driving game that is absolutely delighted to be a bus-driving game, and wants me to feel the same way. And y’know what? I think I do. And it’s all thanks to Mira Tannhauser, the world’s number one fan of being on a bus.” Rock Paper Shotgun

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 13, 2018
Developerstillalive studios
Publisherastragon Entertainment
Base price$4.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons7 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

22h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

Achievements

28

Steam unlocks available

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Editions & Packages

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