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New York Bus Simulator cover art

New York Bus Simulator

TML-Studios · Aerosoft GmbH · 2014-08-06

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 11, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Transformed is the famous bus line M42 which goes from Hudson River to East River on 42nd street, one of the most known streets of New York City.

48%
positive of 105 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 53% of 11,438 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.6k–6.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 105 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.37 at GamersGate (2019-10-10) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520142026Week of 2014-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.372015-01-012026-09-182015-01-01 — best price $1.402015-07-10 — best price $6.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-30 — best price $9.992017-04-20 — best price $4.992017-08-03 — best price $9.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-05-03 — best price $9.992018-10-22 — best price $4.992018-12-21 — best price $1.502019-07-08 — best price $2.992019-10-10 — best price $0.372019-11-26 — best price $4.992019-12-26 — best price $0.752020-03-13 — best price $4.992020-06-07 — best price $7.342020-09-28 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $4.992021-02-19 — best price $9.992021-04-29 — best price $1.122021-08-25 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $1.192022-01-06 — best price $4.992022-05-18 — best price $7.342022-12-08 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $4.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-10-14 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-09-18 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Player tags

CasualHorrorDrivingPhysicsColorfulRelaxingRealisticSimulationExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

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

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