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Bus Simulator 16

Game overview

Bus Simulator 16

Get behind the wheel of 13 realistic city buses licensed by known city bus manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and MAN. Keep an eye on the traffic code and drive your passengers safely to their destinations through five characteristic city districts.

Simulation Automobile Sim Driving Open World Realistic
Last tracked players
3
All-time peak
28
24-hour change
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Steam reviews
70.8% positive
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About this game Read the full description

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

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 with 3.3 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 96OT with 3.0 GHz or comparable processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 470 (1 GB VRAM) or comparable graphics card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: List of unsupported graphic chips (excerpt): Intel HD 3000 / 4400 / 5500 / 6100; GeForce GT 240 / 630 / 730; GeForce GT 540M / 640M / 740M / 840M / 940M; Radeon R7 240; Radeon R9 M275; Intel Iris 6100

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 with 3.40 GHz / AMD FX-8320E with 3.2 GHz or comparable processor
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 (2 GB VRAM) or comparable graphics card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.10
  • Processor: Core i5 or comparable processor
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 5200 or comparable graphics card
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: List of unsupported graphic chips (excerpt): Intel HD 3000 / 4000 / 4400 / 5000 / 5500 / 6000; Intel Iris 6100

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.10
  • Processor: Core i7 or comparable processor
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M395X (4 GB VRAM) or comparable graphics card
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
astragon Entertainment
Brazilian rating
6
Steam Germany rating
12
Achievements
30
Controller support
partial
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, French, Italian, German*, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Windows: unknown
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Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (13)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
GermanYesYesYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
CzechYesNoYes
DutchYesNoYes
HungarianYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
PolishYesNoYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
TurkishYesNoYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Bus Simulator 16 EULA
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Value Score

Fair Value — 33th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 33th percentile. Priced as Budget at $9.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 68%
Value Ratio Top 67%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bus Simulator 16 worth buying right now?
Wait — $9.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Bus Simulator 16 go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Bus Simulator 16 free to play?
Bus Simulator 16 costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Bus Simulator 16?
Bus Simulator 16 is a Simulation game.
Who developed Bus Simulator 16?
Bus Simulator 16 was developed by stillalive studios and published by astragon Entertainment.
What platforms does Bus Simulator 16 support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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