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The Bus is the next generation of city bus driving simulation. Sell tickets and transport passengers with various buses on different lines across the German capital Berlin on a realistic scale of 1:1.
The Bus is a simulation, driving and automobile sim game
developed by TML-Studios
and published by Aerosoft GmbH.
Released on March 25th 2021 is available only on Windows
in 16 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Dutch and Portuguese - Portugal.
It has received 6,521 reviews of which 4,839 were positive and 1,682 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 38.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 Bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 4460
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 1650 or Radeon RX 5500
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Sound Card: -
- Additional Notes: Specifications may change during development. Installation on a SDD.
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EN: The game has some to offer for those who are looking for it, but for most it's not there yet. The core gameplay elements are present, in that there are a range of routes you can drive in a 1:1 recreation of Berlin in realistic vehicles, but nothing beyond that. Even though the graphics, sound and physics are excellent, the optimisation is just not there; I have an RX 5700 XT and I only manage to hit ~30FPS with high settings, despite its system requirements from which I assume I could get more frames. It also doesn't offer a career mode, mod support isn't present yet, and many of the things planned are still coming; we also don't know when it's supposed to come out. If you're willing to put up with the grievances which this has it's worth it on sale, but otherwise you're better off with another sim. Score: 5/10. CN: 对某些人来说，这款游戏还是有些价值的，但对大多数人而言它还没有准备好。核心的内容做的蛮好的：你可以在1:1柏林的街道上驾驶各种真实车辆，但除此之外内容有限。尽管游戏的画面、音效和物理效果都很出色，但优化实在不行。我使用 RX 5700 XT 显卡，在高画质设置下只能勉强达到约 30帧，用小黄鸭才能到60。此外，游戏目前还没有任何的经济系统，也不支持Mod，很多都还在被开发，也不知道什么时候可以玩到。如果这个都不是很大的问题，那么打折时入手还算值得，但否则，选别的巴士模拟会更好。评分：5/10。
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Honest review after 30 hours of playing and over 250 hours in the modding editor. Below are pros and cons. After the multiplayer update, I'm giving this game a positive review. As I've mentioned, I'm mostly a modder for this game. I'm making a map, and I've got literally nothing negative to say about the editor, unlike OMSI 2's mod editor. It's so so so much easier making splines and intersections, and in general everything is very easy if you follow their tutorials. Pros: - HUGE Modding potential - Easy to learn modding editor - Beautiful graphics - Many languages - Good optimization - Multiplayer - Good AI Cons: - No AI buses - Very basic bus mechanics Compared to OMSI, which is a 10+ year old game for reference, has much better bus handling and suspension, like how you can feel the bus struggling to climb hills and screaming engines, nothing is here. You just hear the engine and it barely matters if you're going uphill or downhill. No difference if AC is on or off, and buttons generally don't impact anything. - Very basic bus sounds Same as above, bus sounds need improvement. - Only modern buses available Where are the old Citaros and Solarises? - No bus malfunctions Like door malfunctions, engine errors, suspension etc - No wear and tear The bus is always like brand new. - No career We need this. Right now if you have a collision, hit other cars or pedestrians nothing happens. Something like Bus Company Simulator for OMSI 2, getting speed fines, and having to repair buses etc. In general, the game needs much more buses, better handling/mechanics, physics, sounds, and also a career mode, but the game is looking promising.
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The gamepad controls are uncomplicated. Mouse and keyboard inputs are also recognized at the same time so that I was able to configure my DualSense controller in Steam Input so that I can use the gyro to move the mouse to look around or sell tickets more easily. When you start a route, you are already at the right time at the stop you choose and so I was able to get started straight away without any previous experience. Now the bad part regarding the performance: My RTX 4070 is at 60-65% utilization while I am consistently bottlenecked by my AMD Ryzen 7 3700x CPU and the frames drop down to 25-30 FPS. For me it's only really playable if I use the tool Lossless Scaling to be able to use frame generation. This is not offered in the game itself. So you should make sure you have a better CPU if you don't want to use third party tools for frame generation or play a slideshow.
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Great and pretty realistic bus sim. This is a pretty good bus simulator. Map is pretty realistic and true to life as its based around the capital of Berlin, Germany. There are 5 routes around Berlin you can do and most took a little bit to do, but since its in early access hope more routes will be added soon. The bus models ranging from Scania, Man and Mercedes Benz, etc are pretty well done also. You can either choose to control the buses arcade style with minimal effort or you can choose like me to do realistic style. Most of the switches and buttons are interactable either through zooming in and clicking or like myself who has a button box with actual physical toggle switches and a wheel, you can do it this way as well & it works seamlessly. Eye and head tracking with my Tobii eye tracker 5 is a welcome and game changing addition for this as well. Enjoying it so far, and hope there is more features and additions to come!
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Bus is currently priced at 38.99€ on Steam.
The Bus is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 38.99€ on Steam.
The Bus received 4,839 positive votes out of a total of 6,521 achieving a rating of 7.25.
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The Bus was developed by TML-Studios and published by Aerosoft GmbH.
The Bus is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Bus is not playable on MacOS.
The Bus is not playable on Linux.
The Bus offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
The Bus includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There is a DLC available for The Bus. Explore additional content available for The Bus on Steam.
The Bus is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
The Bus does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Bus is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Bus.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
87
Developer
TML-Studios
Publisher
Aerosoft GmbH
Release
25 Mar 2021
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