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The Bus

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App ID 491540
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Aerosoft GmbH
Franchise Aerosoft, Aerosoft GmbH, aerosoft
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29719943
Last Record Update 24 June 2025 – 09:31:50 UTC ()
Release Date 25 March 2021 – 09:33:22 UTC ()
😏 72.46%
6k reviews
182
In-Game

The Bus is the next generation of city bus driving simulation. Sell tickets and transport passengers with various buses on different lines across the German capital Berlin on a realistic scale of 1:1.

Additional Information

Developer TML-Studios
controller_support full
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Aerosoft GmbH
eulas
0 ↴
id491540_eula_0
nameThe Bus EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/491540_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 25 March 2021 – 09:33:32 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party DRM Denuvo Anti-tamper, 5 Activations per 24 hours machine activation limit
Social Media https://discord.gg/tml-studios-224563159631921152
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 25 March 2021 – 09:33:22 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 15 May 2025 – 06:32:42 UTC () (1747290762)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct88.91960373844807
height_pct74.30741501231158
name_localized
schineseThe Bus - 城市公交模拟
review_score 6
review_percentage 74
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, AMD_FidelityFX SDK, CEF SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Ogg SDK, Tobii SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game supports using the gyro/trackpad in mouse mode for camera controls with gamepad controls for movement
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8755146
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 25 March 2021 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 13 June 2016 – 09:34:11 UTC (), in changelist #2028268

Supported Languages

16 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Arabic Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes

Tags

🖥️ Simulation 🚗 Driving 🚗 Automobile Sim 🕹️ Multiplayer 🌱 Realistic 🧘 Relaxing 🐤 Early Access 🙌 First-Person 🛠️ Moddable 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 📖 Level Editor 🏦 Economy 🌍 Open World 💼 Management 🕒 Time Management 🎓 Tutorial 🚌 Transportation 😌 Casual 🗺 Exploration

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Steam Workshop Includes level editor Family Sharing Early Access Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA) Multi-player Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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small_capsule
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header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english0d317cff7d9f4a9dbc87a8ec11c9b6461399213f/library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
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Assets
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page_background_pathapp/491540
timestamp15 May 2025 – 06:33:03 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228988 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2019 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
491541 The Bus Content 49.26 GiB 38.50 GiB
491542 The Bus - Scania CW18M 206.12 MiB 147.77 MiB
491543 DLC 898620The Bus - Comfort Class 0 B 0 B
491544 DLC 897490The Bus - Neoplan Skyliner 0 B 0 B
491545 DLC 898610The Bus - VDL Futura FHD2 0 B 0 B
491546 DLC 1033680The Bus - MAN Lions Intercity 0 B 0 B
491547 DLC 1121040The Bus - BB40 0 B 0 B
491548 DLC 1158140The Bus - Scania Touring 0 B 0 B
491549 DLC 1250750The Bus - W906 0 B 0 B
897491 DLC 1294470The Bus - MAN Lion's Coach 2017 0 B 0 B
897492 DLC 1370030The Bus - VDL Futura FDD2 0 B 0 B
897493 The Bus - MAN Lion's City DD 138.81 MiB 108.03 MiB
897494 The Bus - Line 200 0 B 0 B
897495 The Bus - Line 245 0 B 0 B
897496 The Bus - Line 100 0 B 0 B
897497 DLC 1847590The Bus - TC 0 B 0 B
897498 The Bus - eCitaro 75.67 MiB 56.39 MiB
897499 The Bus - Line 300 0 B 0 B
898611 The Bus - Citea LLE 56.83 MiB 44.51 MiB
898612 The Bus - Line 200 New 0 B 0 B
898613 DLC 2295470The Bus - AX 172.43 MiB 146.26 MiB
898614 DLC 2295471The Bus - AD 167.42 MiB 142.57 MiB
898615 DLC 2295472The Bus - AM 0 B 0 B
898616 DLC 2295473The Bus - IL 92.72 MiB 79.41 MiB
898617 DLC 2407411SteamDB Unknown App 2407411 97.69 MiB 85.38 MiB
898618 DLC 2407410SteamDB Unknown App 2407410 100.59 MiB 83.97 MiB
898619 DLC 1684630SteamDB Unknown App 1684630 3.56 MiB 3.16 MiB
898621 0 B 0 B
898622 448.21 KiB 452.77 KiB
898623 0 B 0 B
898624 697.69 KiB 435.13 KiB
898625 DLC 1684630SteamDB Unknown App 1684630 33.94 KiB 34.11 KiB
898626 117.11 KiB 117.94 KiB
898627 DLC 1684630SteamDB Unknown App 1684630 40.64 MiB 30.66 MiB

Total size on disk is 50.39 GiB and total download size is 39.40 GiB.

Total size on disk is 49.73 GiB and total download size is 38.85 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 18765029 6 June 2025 – 13:58:25 UTC
beta Public Beta 18765029 6 June 2025 – 13:57:26 UTC
3.0_ea Old Version - Early Access 3.0 18113374 6 June 2025 – 13:52:00 UTC
2.5_ea Old Version - Early Access 2.5 15966178 16 April 2025 – 13:00:07 UTC
2.4_ea Old Version - Early Access 2.4 13375620 3 March 2025 – 15:17:56 UTC
2.3_ea Old Version - Early Access 2.3 14906587 2 July 2024 – 12:38:56 UTC
2.2_ea Old Version - Early Access 2.2 13021481 21 December 2023 – 15:11:22 UTC
2.1_ea Old Version - Early Access 2.1 10510349 4 April 2023 – 11:53:22 UTC
2.0_ea Old Version - Early Access 2.0 10181207 15 February 2023 – 09:10:37 UTC
1.11_ea Old Version - Early Access 1.11 10163243 16 December 2022 – 14:41:37 UTC
1.10_ea Old Version - Early Access 1.10 9475634 8 September 2022 – 10:26:08 UTC
1.9_ea Old Version - Early Access 1.9 8097857 20 May 2022 – 09:50:46 UTC
1.8_ea Old Version - Early Access 1.8 7895683 1 February 2022 – 13:23:11 UTC
1.7_ea Old Version - Early Access 1.7 7613495 2 December 2021 – 09:39:06 UTC
1.0_ea Old Version - Early Access 1.0 6432704 9 April 2021 – 09:27:39 UTC
local (local server) Local Content Server 18851466 13 June 2025 – 06:22:09 UTC
test_local (local server) Engine Test LCS 16715316 17 December 2024 – 07:56:06 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil
workshopdepot The Bus (491540)
hasdepotsindlc 1
privatebranches 1
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