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Bus Simulator 18

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App ID 515180
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher astragon Entertainment
Franchise astragon Entertainment
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28974216
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 05:57:38 UTC ()
Release Date 13 June 2018 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😏 79.38%
13k reviews
123
In-Game

Experience the job of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Drive original licensed city buses from the great brands: Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS. Transport your passengers safely and punctually, either solo in single player mode, or in multiplayer mode.

Additional Information

Developer stillalive studios
metacritic_name Bus Simulator 18
controller_support full
metacritic_score 67
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/bus-simulator-18?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/515180/
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher astragon Entertainment
eulas
0 ↴
id515180_eula_0
nameBus Simulator 18 EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/515180_eula_0
Store Release Date 13 June 2018 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 13 June 2018 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 13 March 2025 – 12:52:37 UTC () (1741870357)
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pinned_positionBottomLeft
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height_pct42
review_score 8
review_percentage 81
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Tobii SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • 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 does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 20 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6766675
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2641
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 11 August 2016 – 09:05:32 UTC (), in changelist #2167783

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Korean Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes

Tags

🖥️ Simulation 🚗 Automobile Sim 🚗 Driving 🕹️ Multiplayer 🌱 Realistic 🌍 Open World 👤 Singleplayer 🤝 Co-op 🙌 First-Person 💼 Management 💥 Action 💡 Strategy 🔧 Mod 🛠️ Moddable 🥽 VR

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Native Steam Controller Full Controller Support Steam Input API Supported

Assets

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timestamp13 March 2025 – 12:52:47 UTC
Trailers
256719715 ↴
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256723714 ↴
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256719306 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 123 players right now
  • 125 24-hour peak
  • 3,914 all-time peak 29 May 2021
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  • 45,085 followers
  • #4146 in top sellers
  • 10,683 positive reviews
  • 2,477 negative reviews
  • 81.18% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 37,341 all-time peak
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  • 😏 Very Positive
  • 79.38% SteamDB Rating
  • 10,683 81.2% positive reviews
  • 2,477 18.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 June 2018 – 17:00 Steam Release -
27 May 2021 – 17:00 Free Weekend -
27 July 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Summer Sims Bundle -
12 July 2024 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Summer Sims 2: astragon anthology -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 123 players live playing Bus Simulator 18 on Steam.

Bus Simulator 18 had an all-time peak of 3914 concurrent players on 29 May 2021.

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