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SimulationAutomobile SimDrivingExplorationRealisticManagement

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Game description

Drive officially licensed buses from renowned manufacturers and manage your bus company to success. Felicia Bay’s public transportation system is counting on you!

Basic info

DeveloperSimteract
Publisherastragon Entertainment
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 8, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 11 64-Bit
ProcessorCore i3-12100 / Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 449 reviews from the past 1 year

59.6/ 100
Bottom 10%

Steam rating: Mixed (64%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 19, 2026)

Fans of driving city routes give this bus simulator 59.6, and Tech & Support comes up in 82% of reviews.

👍 Strengths

100 reviews praise the graphics and art style, with detailed bus models and a fairly accurate map. 84 find it fun to drive buses around the city and stop at every stop. 33 say the game has improved with patches, crediting developers who read feedback and reply to players. Content Volume ranks 617th of 1351, and Story & World ranks 871st of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

204 reviews describe game breaking bugs, messy traffic, lost progress and an unfair penalty system. 66 report poor optimization, with stutter and big frame rate drops for modest visuals, and some say it ran better before launch. 33 criticize the driving feel, citing missing bus physics, weak force feedback, unrecognized wheels and pedals, and glitchy wipers. Others say the traffic AI blocks the road. Tech & Support ranks 1367th of 1399, Gameplay ranks 1224th of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 1057th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“graphics and art style well-executed with good detail” · 100 reviews
“really fun to drive buses and stop at every bus stop” · 84 reviews
“bus physics absent, unrealistic door speed, wheel model errors, wipers glitch” · 33 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -0.85 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “bus physics absent, unrealistic door speed, wheel model errors, wipers glitch” · 33 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 16% · Freedom 12% · Strategy 6%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.04 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “world feels much more real and complete with great atmosphere” · 13 reviews
Negative “terrible traffic AI, unrealistic behavior, confusing menu design” · 2 reviews

Story 7% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.84 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “big map and plenty of buses to drive” · 18 reviews

Variety 14% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.67 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics and art style well-executed with good detail” · 100 reviews
Negative “bus models look terrible, modeled like a 2010 mobile game” · 10 reviews

Audio 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -1.57 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.36 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “AI randomly blocks road, ignores traffic rules, causes unfair penalties” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 10% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 82% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.98 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game-breaking bugs plague the product daily” · 204 reviews
Positive “very stable, more than predecessor; improved AI and relaxing gameplay” · 3 reviews

Performance 34% · Developer support 38%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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