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Bus Driver cover art

Bus Driver

SCS Software · 2014-06-03

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 27, 2014 (iOS), Mar 22, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 08, 2011 (Mac)

In Bus Driver, your job is to transport passengers around an attractive and realistic city. You must drive to a timetable on a planned route, whilst obeying traffic rules, and taking care not to upset or injure your passengers.

Bus Driver is a 2014 Indie and Simulation game priced at $4.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 2411 reviews).

5
playing now
83%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
58/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (42 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Bus Driver is a bus driving simulator game developed by SCS Software. The game was released digitally, for Microsoft Windows on 22 March 2007, and for OS X on 8 June 2011. A port to iOS, entitled Bus Driver – Pocket Edition, was released to the App Store by Meridian4 on 27 February 2014.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 104 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 61k–145k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,423 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.79 at Steam (2017-06-22) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.98 · on sale 21 of 26 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1412026-09-14 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 14 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
154Jun 2014Aug 2026Jun 2014 — avg 9 · peak 45Oct 2014 — avg 7 · peak 35Feb 2015 — avg 6 · peak 19Jun 2015 — avg 9 · peak 35Oct 2015 — avg 6 · peak 19Feb 2016 — avg 11 · peak 32Jun 2016 — avg 6 · peak 26Oct 2016 — avg 6 · peak 21Feb 2017 — avg 7 · peak 22Jun 2017 — avg 8 · peak 25Oct 2017 — avg 6 · peak 24Feb 2018 — avg 7 · peak 24Jun 2018 — avg 7 · peak 23Oct 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2019 — avg 5 · peak 19Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Jun 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 19Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 10Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.792015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-09-28 — best price $9.992016-07-04 — best price $2.492017-02-28 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $0.792018-08-02 — best price $9.992018-12-19 — best price $1.992019-03-25 — best price $7.992019-11-10 — best price $1.592020-03-30 — best price $1.592020-06-15 — best price $7.992020-07-29 — best price $7.992020-08-24 — best price $7.992020-09-18 — best price $7.992020-10-18 — best price $7.992020-11-12 — best price $7.992020-12-08 — best price $5.872021-01-16 — best price $5.732021-02-16 — best price $7.192021-03-12 — best price $7.992021-04-09 — best price $5.732021-05-04 — best price $7.192021-06-03 — best price $5.732021-07-19 — best price $7.992021-09-23 — best price $5.872021-11-15 — best price $1.592022-01-18 — best price $5.872022-05-10 — best price $7.192022-06-24 — best price $5.872022-09-06 — best price $5.872022-10-18 — best price $7.192022-12-09 — best price $5.872023-02-14 — best price $5.872023-05-11 — best price $5.872023-10-20 — best price $7.192024-04-08 — best price $0.992024-12-19 — best price $0.992025-08-25 — best price $0.992026-04-25 — best price $5.872026-08-25 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9762026-05-30 — 13 pageviews2026-06-03 — 9 pageviews2026-06-07 — 18 pageviews2026-06-11 — 16 pageviews2026-06-15 — 15 pageviews2026-06-19 — 10 pageviews2026-06-23 — 6 pageviews2026-06-27 — 19 pageviews2026-07-01 — 18 pageviews2026-07-05 — 56 pageviews2026-07-09 — 13 pageviews2026-07-13 — 16 pageviews2026-07-17 — 31 pageviews2026-07-21 — 13 pageviews2026-07-25 — 21 pageviews2026-07-29 — 17 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-06 — 17 pageviews2026-08-10 — 40 pageviews2026-08-14 — 16 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 25 pageviews2026-08-26 — 25 pageviews2026-08-30 — 22 pageviews2026-09-03 — 20 pageviews2026-09-07 — 97 pageviews2026-09-11 — 41 pageviews2026-09-15 — 11 pageviews2026-09-19 — 22 pageviews2026-09-23 — 12 pageviews2026-09-27 — 19 pageviews2026-10-01 — 34 pageviews2026-10-05 — 18 pageviews2026-10-08 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieCasualDrivingRealisticOpen WorldSimulationSingleplayerAutomobile SimTransportation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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