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Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop

stillalive studios · astragon Entertainment · 2021-09-07

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Simulation

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

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.

Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop is a 2021 Simulation game priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Mostly Positive (70% of 6714 reviews).

28
playing now
70%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
3.41★
PlayStation Store rating (9,448 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 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.

Trailer

Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop trailer thumbnail

Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop – Official Tram Extension Trailer

≈422,034 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 28 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 5% of 16,744 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 134k–302k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,714 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 144 of 174 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

162252026-09-15 13:00 — 97 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 54 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 30 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 116 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 76 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 28 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 66 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 93 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 38 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 101 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 118 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 25 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 49 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 142 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 47 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 59 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 107 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 35 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 40 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 138 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 50 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 39 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 95 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
52777Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 527 · peak 1,799Nov 2021 — avg 136 · peak 318Jan 2022 — avg 142 · peak 344Mar 2022 — avg 123 · peak 311May 2022 — avg 120 · peak 280Jul 2022 — avg 127 · peak 275Sep 2022 — avg 113 · peak 348Nov 2022 — avg 109 · peak 271Jan 2023 — avg 129 · peak 304Mar 2023 — avg 111 · peak 283May 2023 — avg 201 · peak 768Jul 2023 — avg 137 · peak 315Sep 2023 — avg 156 · peak 362Nov 2023 — avg 359 · peak 2,486Jan 2024 — avg 128 · peak 324Mar 2024 — avg 138 · peak 382May 2024 — avg 97 · peak 230Jul 2024 — avg 117 · peak 239Sep 2024 — avg 109 · peak 294Nov 2024 — avg 150 · peak 775Jan 2025 — avg 105 · peak 237Mar 2025 — avg 84 · peak 224May 2025 — avg 77 · peak 178Jul 2025 — avg 97 · peak 198Sep 2025 — avg 81 · peak 229Nov 2025 — avg 78 · peak 187Jan 2026 — avg 91 · peak 233Mar 2026 — avg 128 · peak 277May 2026 — avg 95 · peak 210Jul 2026 — avg 100 · peak 215Aug 2026 — avg 95 · peak 196
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$36.96$10.602021-09-062026-10-152021-09-06 — 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 $12.252026-10-15 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

58132026-05-30 — 34 pageviews2026-06-03 — 31 pageviews2026-06-07 — 35 pageviews2026-06-11 — 30 pageviews2026-06-15 — 50 pageviews2026-06-19 — 52 pageviews2026-06-23 — 38 pageviews2026-06-27 — 45 pageviews2026-07-01 — 41 pageviews2026-07-05 — 32 pageviews2026-07-09 — 30 pageviews2026-07-13 — 49 pageviews2026-07-17 — 42 pageviews2026-07-21 — 50 pageviews2026-07-25 — 26 pageviews2026-07-29 — 53 pageviews2026-08-02 — 34 pageviews2026-08-06 — 19 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-14 — 26 pageviews2026-08-18 — 39 pageviews2026-08-22 — 45 pageviews2026-08-26 — 34 pageviews2026-08-30 — 58 pageviews2026-09-03 — 30 pageviews2026-09-07 — 31 pageviews2026-09-11 — 32 pageviews2026-09-15 — 31 pageviews2026-09-19 — 38 pageviews2026-09-23 — 32 pageviews2026-09-27 — 31 pageviews2026-10-01 — 22 pageviews2026-10-05 — 26 pageviews2026-10-08 — 24 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…

Post-launch support: 19 DLC released, first 2021-09-07, latest 2023-11-14 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

3DModernDrivingColorfulRelaxingRealisticControllerSimulationMultiplayerFirst-Person

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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