Bus Simulator 18

Bus-driving simulation with city routes and company management

stillalive studios · Published by astragon Entertainment · Released Jun 13, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 14K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 38 in 30 days
Playing now: 37; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 years ago; Jul 7, 2020

What is Bus Simulator 18?

This bus-driving and company-management simulation takes place in a freely drivable urban area that includes downtown districts and nearby villages. From behind the wheel, you follow routes, transport passengers, handle fares, and earn money to expand your bus service. You can play solo or with friends in real-time multiplayer.

For you if...

+you enjoy driving bus routes through an open city
+you like planning routes and managing a bus service
+you want to drive routes with friends in multiplayer

Not for you if...

−you want driving without ticket sales or passenger requests
−you prefer fast-paced action over scheduled city routes

What players say

81% of 13,692 reviews are positive · 73% of 38 in the last 30 days

Players praise the bus driving and city routes. Their most common complaint is crashes and freezes; others cite erratic traffic and pedestrians, while some report trouble with steering-wheel controls.

Screenshots and trailer

Bus Simulator 18 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 with 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 with 3.2 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 (1GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R7 360 (2GB VRAM) or higher
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 6500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 28
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

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
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Korean.