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Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop cover art

Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop

stillalive studios · astragon Entertainment · 2021-09-07

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Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 07, 2021 (PlayStation 4), May 16, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Sep 07, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 07, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 07, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop offers the most comprehensive bus fleet in the history of the series with 30 officially licensed buses. Drive on two vastly different maps, alone or with friend. Play with extended management elements or just enjoy your time on the road.

59
playing now
70%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

59 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Bus Simulator 21 is a bus simulator game developed by Stillalive Studios and published by Astragon Entertainment. It is developed on the Unreal Engine 4. It is the sixth in the Bus Simulator series, and is the direct sequel to Bus Simulator 18. The game has been released on 7 September 2021 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 59 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 335 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity up 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 134k–301k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,693 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.25-65%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.68 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 150 of 182 observed days · $21.31 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
53353320212026Week of 2021-09-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 338 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

191352026-08-07 00:00 — 49 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 89 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 134 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 88 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 140 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 61 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 96 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 127 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 49 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 80 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 117 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 47 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 86 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 115 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 35 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 73 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 142 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 48 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 59 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 137 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 64 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 59 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 191 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 105 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 48 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 124 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 127 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 59 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$36.96$10.602021-09-062026-08-272021-09-06 — best price $36.962021-11-25 — best price $31.142022-01-24 — best price $22.392022-03-11 — best price $23.752022-04-24 — best price $19.992022-05-25 — best price $27.992022-07-07 — best price $25.712022-08-15 — best price $20.952022-10-26 — best price $25.712022-12-06 — best price $29.392023-01-23 — best price $34.992023-04-07 — best price $18.492023-06-28 — best price $34.472023-09-03 — best price $25.712023-11-06 — best price $24.912024-01-03 — best price $25.712024-03-08 — best price $25.712024-04-11 — best price $19.942024-06-28 — best price $27.642024-08-12 — best price $26.992024-10-07 — best price $12.852024-12-12 — best price $17.492025-01-25 — best price $19.992025-03-21 — best price $34.992025-04-30 — best price $20.642025-07-07 — best price $18.682025-08-13 — best price $25.662025-10-09 — best price $32.192025-11-20 — best price $17.632026-01-03 — best price $34.992026-02-18 — best price $20.992026-03-31 — best price $34.992026-04-27 — best price $34.992026-05-28 — best price $20.242026-07-11 — best price $34.992026-08-12 — best price $12.252026-08-27 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

60182026-05-30 — 34 pageviews2026-06-02 — 18 pageviews2026-06-05 — 47 pageviews2026-06-08 — 45 pageviews2026-06-11 — 30 pageviews2026-06-14 — 40 pageviews2026-06-17 — 44 pageviews2026-06-20 — 44 pageviews2026-06-23 — 38 pageviews2026-06-26 — 51 pageviews2026-06-29 — 46 pageviews2026-07-02 — 35 pageviews2026-07-05 — 32 pageviews2026-07-08 — 47 pageviews2026-07-11 — 29 pageviews2026-07-14 — 29 pageviews2026-07-17 — 42 pageviews2026-07-20 — 41 pageviews2026-07-23 — 35 pageviews2026-07-26 — 40 pageviews2026-07-29 — 53 pageviews2026-08-01 — 37 pageviews2026-08-04 — 29 pageviews2026-08-07 — 33 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-13 — 28 pageviews2026-08-16 — 31 pageviews2026-08-19 — 30 pageviews2026-08-22 — 45 pageviews2026-08-25 — 38 pageviews2026-08-26 — 34 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
59.8%
earned "New and Shiny"
5.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing19 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,8011%37

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

Player tags

3DModernDrivingColorfulRelaxingRealisticControllerSimulationMultiplayerFirst-Person

Census log

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

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