Desert Bus VR on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Desert Bus is back and better than ever! The 1998 Penn and Teller cult hit mini-game is coming to virtual reality, so you can fully immerse yourself in the thrilling eight-hour trip from Arizona to Nevada. It’s almost like you’re driving the “wheel” thing!

Desert Bus VR is a psychological horror, free to play and automobile sim game developed by Dinosaur Games and published by Gearbox Software and LLC.
Released on November 27th 2017 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,708 reviews of which 1,498 were positive and 210 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Desert Bus VR into these genres:

Psychological Horror Free to Play Automobile Sim VR Simulation Casual Driving Memes Multiplayer Survival Horror Open World Horror Story Rich Strategy Action Cold War FPS Anime Funny Gore

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 700 MB available space
  • VR Support: SteamVR

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Frequently Asked Questions

Desert Bus VR is free to play on Steam.

Desert Bus VR is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Desert Bus VR received 1,498 positive votes out of a total of 1,708 achieving a rating of 8.37.
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Desert Bus VR was developed by Dinosaur Games and published by Gearbox Software and LLC.

Desert Bus VR is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Desert Bus VR is not playable on MacOS.

Desert Bus VR is not playable on Linux.

Desert Bus VR offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Desert Bus VR offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Desert Bus VR does not currently offer any DLC.

Desert Bus VR does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Desert Bus VR does not support Steam Remote Play.

Desert Bus VR does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Desert Bus VR.

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Desert Bus VR
Free to play
8.4
1,498
210
Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
3
Developer
Dinosaur Games
Publisher
Gearbox Software, LLC
Release 27 Nov 2017
VR VR Supported
Platforms
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