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The Bus

TML-Studios · Aerosoft GmbH · 2026-03-26

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Simulation

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

Releases: Mar 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Mar 26, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

Transport passengers in the city bus simulation The Bus along 1:1 scale routes in Berlin, passing landmarks like the Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, and Alexanderplatz. In the Scania Citywide LF and other licensed buses, sell tickets, handle traffic, and get everyone to their destination safely.

The Bus is a 2026 Simulation game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 8514 reviews).

216
playing now
72%
positive of 8.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.08★
PlayStation Store rating (1,607 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

216 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

The Bus is a bus simulation game developed by TML-Studios and published by Aerosoft. The early access version was available via Steam for Microsoft Windows on 25 March 2021, and the full version was released additionally on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 26 March 2026.

Trailer

The Bus trailer thumbnail

The Bus | Official Release Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 216 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,249 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~156/week).
  • · Review velocity up 72% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 16,672 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 171k–386k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,572 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2021-06-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 2 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
68068020212026Week of 2021-03-01: 680 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

373402026-09-15 13:00 — 277 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 139 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 76 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 362 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 243 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 56 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 163 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 302 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 92 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 304 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 327 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 54 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 108 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 283 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 105 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 121 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 278 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 70 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 65 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 373 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 147 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 52 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 216 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
45441Mar 2021Aug 2026Mar 2021 — avg 454 · peak 1,646May 2021 — avg 70 · peak 204Jul 2021 — avg 52 · peak 149Sep 2021 — avg 46 · peak 105Nov 2021 — avg 49 · peak 151Jan 2022 — avg 41 · peak 97Mar 2022 — avg 48 · peak 152May 2022 — avg 60 · peak 251Jul 2022 — avg 48 · peak 106Sep 2022 — avg 85 · peak 348Nov 2022 — avg 62 · peak 159Jan 2023 — avg 95 · peak 219Mar 2023 — avg 72 · peak 190May 2023 — avg 70 · peak 174Jul 2023 — avg 59 · peak 135Sep 2023 — avg 88 · peak 258Nov 2023 — avg 69 · peak 167Jan 2024 — avg 101 · peak 238Mar 2024 — avg 89 · peak 212May 2024 — avg 79 · peak 178Jul 2024 — avg 79 · peak 180Sep 2024 — avg 79 · peak 183Nov 2024 — avg 78 · peak 181Jan 2025 — avg 101 · peak 300Mar 2025 — avg 73 · peak 182May 2025 — avg 106 · peak 249Jul 2025 — avg 102 · peak 311Sep 2025 — avg 90 · peak 220Nov 2025 — avg 106 · peak 248Jan 2026 — avg 132 · peak 342Mar 2026 — avg 309 · peak 1,468May 2026 — avg 287 · peak 668Jul 2026 — avg 220 · peak 503Aug 2026 — avg 215 · peak 550
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
12122026-09-232026-10-102026-09-23: 3 new positive2026-09-23: 9 new negative2026-09-24: 2 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 8 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-10-01: 1 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-05: 12 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new negative2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$19.992021-03-252026-07-272021-03-25 — best price $24.992021-06-24 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $24.992022-12-19 — best price $34.992023-12-21 — best price $27.992024-01-04 — best price $34.992025-01-14 — best price $27.992025-01-21 — best price $34.992025-04-28 — best price $39.992025-08-20 — best price $29.992025-08-27 — best price $39.992025-09-29 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $27.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $33.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-07-20 — best price $35.992026-07-27 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

71152026-06-01 — 34 pageviews2026-06-05 — 30 pageviews2026-06-09 — 27 pageviews2026-06-13 — 32 pageviews2026-06-17 — 29 pageviews2026-06-21 — 35 pageviews2026-06-25 — 48 pageviews2026-06-29 — 22 pageviews2026-07-03 — 24 pageviews2026-07-07 — 35 pageviews2026-07-11 — 45 pageviews2026-07-15 — 27 pageviews2026-07-19 — 22 pageviews2026-07-23 — 24 pageviews2026-07-27 — 35 pageviews2026-07-31 — 15 pageviews2026-08-04 — 27 pageviews2026-08-08 — 34 pageviews2026-08-12 — 26 pageviews2026-08-16 — 37 pageviews2026-08-20 — 20 pageviews2026-08-24 — 31 pageviews2026-08-28 — 37 pageviews2026-09-01 — 20 pageviews2026-09-05 — 50 pageviews2026-09-09 — 29 pageviews2026-09-13 — 44 pageviews2026-09-17 — 28 pageviews2026-09-21 — 31 pageviews2026-09-25 — 31 pageviews2026-09-29 — 21 pageviews2026-10-03 — 34 pageviews2026-10-07 — 17 pageviews2026-10-11 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1502026-09-30 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 04:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 9 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
30.8%
earned "Ready to Go"
3.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opFull controller supportSteam WorkshopCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty2 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Hungarian…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2025-07-31, latest 2026-08-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4700%49
PS5 (PlayStation)2210%50
Xbox Series (Xbox)480%49

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

DrivingEconomyModdableRelaxingRealisticManagementOpen WorldSimulationAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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