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Bus Simulator 16 cover art

Bus Simulator 16

stillalive studios · astragon Entertainment · 2016-03-02

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Mar 02, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 02, 2016 (Mac)

Get behind the wheel of 13 realistic city buses licensed by known city bus manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and MAN. Keep an eye on the traffic code and drive your passengers safely to their destinations through five characteristic city districts.

Bus Simulator 16 is a Simulation game released in 2016, priced at $9.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (71% of 3782 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 500,000 .. 1,000,000.

2
playing now
71%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Bus Simulator 16 is a bus simulator game developed by stillalive studios and published by Astragon Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is powered by Unity and was available on 3 March 2016 worldwide. It is the fourth game in the Bus Simulator series. A sequel titled Bus Simulator 18 was released in 2018.

Trailer

Bus Simulator 16 trailer thumbnail

Bus Simulator 16: Teaser Trailer (EN)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 16,797 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 95k–227k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,782 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.37 at Gamer Thor (2025-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 94 of 136 observed days · $0.62 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 11 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 7 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3031Dec 2015Aug 2026Dec 2015 — avg 1 · peak 17Apr 2016 — avg 121 · peak 317Aug 2016 — avg 93 · peak 203Dec 2016 — avg 102 · peak 346Apr 2017 — avg 79 · peak 184Aug 2017 — avg 92 · peak 203Dec 2017 — avg 106 · peak 342Apr 2018 — avg 71 · peak 195Aug 2018 — avg 59 · peak 136Dec 2018 — avg 67 · peak 190Apr 2019 — avg 49 · peak 149Aug 2019 — avg 38 · peak 94Dec 2019 — avg 47 · peak 127Apr 2020 — avg 33 · peak 86Aug 2020 — avg 20 · peak 47Dec 2020 — avg 23 · peak 71Apr 2021 — avg 19 · peak 51Aug 2021 — avg 16 · peak 43Dec 2021 — avg 16 · peak 46Apr 2022 — avg 14 · peak 43Aug 2022 — avg 13 · peak 47Dec 2022 — avg 18 · peak 60Apr 2023 — avg 14 · peak 43Aug 2023 — avg 10 · peak 29Dec 2023 — avg 14 · peak 47Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Aug 2024 — avg 10 · peak 72Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 42Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28Aug 2025 — avg 8 · peak 24Dec 2025 — avg 10 · peak 32Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 26Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$27.16$1.532015-12-242026-10-122015-12-24 — best price $20.952016-06-17 — best price $16.242016-11-08 — best price $24.992017-03-21 — best price $19.992017-08-25 — best price $14.992017-12-01 — best price $12.442018-06-22 — best price $7.492018-12-10 — best price $8.992019-05-17 — best price $7.502020-01-18 — best price $11.992020-08-30 — best price $17.992020-10-16 — best price $17.992020-12-02 — best price $17.992021-01-24 — best price $15.192021-03-13 — best price $17.992021-04-22 — best price $17.992021-06-04 — best price $15.192021-09-06 — best price $17.992021-12-03 — best price $15.192022-04-05 — best price $15.192022-06-18 — best price $7.892022-09-23 — best price $9.362023-01-10 — best price $9.042023-06-28 — best price $9.842024-01-05 — best price $8.682024-05-06 — best price $2.672024-09-05 — best price $1.782024-12-23 — best price $2.592025-05-09 — best price $9.492025-08-31 — best price $7.932025-11-23 — best price $1.532026-02-04 — best price $9.992026-04-17 — best price $2.002026-06-26 — best price $1.942026-09-02 — best price $2.002026-10-12 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2512026-05-30 — 9 pageviews2026-06-03 — 7 pageviews2026-06-07 — 10 pageviews2026-06-11 — 4 pageviews2026-06-15 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 11 pageviews2026-06-23 — 7 pageviews2026-06-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-01 — 5 pageviews2026-07-05 — 11 pageviews2026-07-09 — 11 pageviews2026-07-13 — 7 pageviews2026-07-17 — 9 pageviews2026-07-21 — 6 pageviews2026-07-25 — 11 pageviews2026-07-29 — 13 pageviews2026-08-02 — 7 pageviews2026-08-06 — 6 pageviews2026-08-10 — 7 pageviews2026-08-14 — 2 pageviews2026-08-18 — 5 pageviews2026-08-22 — 8 pageviews2026-08-26 — 15 pageviews2026-08-30 — 7 pageviews2026-09-03 — 1 pageviews2026-09-07 — 8 pageviews2026-09-11 — 10 pageviews2026-09-15 — 7 pageviews2026-09-19 — 6 pageviews2026-09-23 — 8 pageviews2026-09-27 — 3 pageviews2026-10-01 — 4 pageviews2026-10-05 — 11 pageviews2026-10-08 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
70.9%
earned "Bus Job"
11.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing3 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2016-04-06, latest 2017-05-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8883%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

ModCasualDrivingPhysicsSandboxModdableAdventureRealisticManagementOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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