Bus Simulator 16
Open-world bus simulation with passenger duties and route management
stillalive studios · Published by astragon Entertainment · Released Mar 2, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 67% of 2,575
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Nov 24, 2017
What is Bus Simulator 16?
A first-person bus-driving and management simulation set in a city with five unlockable districts. You drive scheduled routes through traffic, sell tickets, help passengers, and handle problems aboard the bus. You also plan routes and hire drivers as your bus company grows.
For you if...
- +you enjoy driving scheduled routes through city traffic
- +you like planning routes and managing bus drivers
- +you want passenger service tasks alongside the driving
Not for you if...
- −you prefer racing to following traffic rules and schedules
- −you want to drive without handling tickets or passengers
What players say
67% of 2,575 reviews are positive
Players praise the bus-driving experience, but several report trouble using controllers or steering wheels. Others criticize the graphics as dated.
Screenshots and trailer
Bus Simulator 16 system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 470, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Bus Simulator 16?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- 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
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 470 (1 GB VRAM) or comparable graphics card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- 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
- 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
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 660 (2 GB VRAM) or comparable graphics card
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Bus Simulator 16 have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Bus Simulator 16 run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Gamepad not enabled by default
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish.
Does Bus Simulator 16 use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Simulation
- Automobile Sim
- Driving
- Open World
- Realistic
- Management
- Singleplayer
- Physics
- Mod
- Adventure
- First-Person
- Atmospheric
- Casual
- Sandbox
- Multiplayer
- Moddable
Recent updates
- May 23, 2017 · MAN Lion's City CNG-DLC and Gold Edition ready for departure!
- Jan 25, 2017 · Mercedes-Benz Citaro DLC available now!
- Aug 4, 2016 · Bus Simulator 16: Update 5 available now!
- Aug 4, 2016 · Bus Simulator 16: Update 5 available now!
- Jul 4, 2016 · Bus Simulator 16: Update 4 available now!
3 DLC available.