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LOTUS-Simulator

Oriolus Software GmbH · 2018-09-14

Steam

IndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Sep 14, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

For the first time, bus, tram and train are simulated extremely realistic in a single game – and you can drive them, build them or create the world around. LOTUS – simulation will never be the same!

LOTUS-Simulator is a 2018 Indie, Simulation and Early Access game priced at $49.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (44% of 727 reviews).

0
playing now
44%
positive of 727 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (81 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 49,602 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 727 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820182026Week of 2018-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1502026-09-15 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 15 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
213Sep 2018Jun 2026Sep 2018 — avg 18 · peak 108Dec 2018 — avg 6 · peak 38Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 72Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 21Sep 2019 — avg 18 · peak 170Dec 2019 — avg 11 · peak 82Mar 2020 — avg 7 · peak 40Jun 2020 — avg 9 · peak 35Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 36Dec 2020 — avg 12 · peak 78Mar 2021 — avg 9 · peak 33Jun 2021 — avg 8 · peak 32Sep 2021 — avg 9 · peak 31Dec 2021 — avg 8 · peak 41Mar 2022 — avg 7 · peak 25Jun 2022 — avg 9 · peak 31Sep 2022 — avg 6 · peak 25Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 28Mar 2023 — avg 7 · peak 32Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 22Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 47Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2024 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 21Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 22Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opVR SupportedVR SupportSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportIncludes level editorFamily Sharing5 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2018-09-17, latest 2021-10-30 (Steam store data)

Player tags

IndieDrivingRealisticSimulationMultiplayerEarly AccessSingleplayer

Census log

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

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