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Drive scheduled city bus routes, picking up passengers while obeying traffic laws and keeping each ride safe and on time.
Released 03 Jun 2014
Keep Bus Schedules
Pick Up Passengers
Drive School Routes
In Bus Driver, your job is to transport passengers around an attractive and realistic city. You must drive to a timetable on a planned route, whilst obeying traffic rules, and taking care not to upset or injure your passengers.
Developed by SCS Software · Published by SCS Software








You take the role of a city bus driver, following planned routes and timetables while picking up and dropping off passengers. Duties include school runs, tourist transport, sightseeing tours, and prisoner transport.
Each trip asks you to follow traffic rules, use indicators, avoid collisions, and brake smoothly. Your driving affects passenger comfort and your route score, with penalties for mistakes and rewards for careful driving.
Routes progress through five difficulty tiers and take you across different city districts. You can drive a range of bus types, with routes varying by weather and time of day.
Many reviewers enjoy returning to Bus Driver for childhood memories, while others appreciate its straightforward, measured bus driving and the challenge of completing routes carefully. Its soundtrack and atmosphere also receive praise. Some players find the trips repetitive or frustrating when traffic, braking, and tight schedules make clean runs difficult.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 61/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |