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Drive licensed buses across two city maps, carry passengers on scheduled routes, and optionally plan timetables and manage a bus company.
Released 07 Sep 2021
Drive Licensed Buses
Plan Bus Routes
Manage Timetables
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop offers the most comprehensive bus fleet in the history of the series with 30 officially licensed buses. Drive on two vastly different maps, alone or with friend. Play with extended management elements or just enjoy your time on the road.
Developed by stillalive studios · Published by astragon Entertainment
Take the wheel as a bus driver in Angel Shores, a North American city, or Seaside Valley, a European setting. Drive a fleet of licensed buses, including electric and double-decker models, and carry passengers between stops.
Operate routes by following schedules and driving safely and on time. Depending on the mode, you can also handle passenger tasks such as selling or checking tickets, and play alone or with a friend in co-op.
Management is optional: plan routes and detailed timetables, buy or sell buses, and assign services, or use automated features to focus on driving. Story, career, and sandbox modes offer different ways to play; career combines sandbox play with the campaign’s economic system.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight the calm, satisfying rhythm of driving bus routes, especially for long or leisurely trips. Route planning and managing a bus fleet add another layer for those who like building a transit service, while the range of buses and two city maps offer variety. Some players also enjoy exploring the maps or driving with a friend. Experiences differ, and these positive comments sit alongside recurring complaints about bugs and other rough edges.
Look forward to Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, and the most comprehensive and advanced fleet in the history of the series. For Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, a fleet of 30 officially licensed buses by well-known, international manufacturers such as Alexander Dennis, Blue Bird, BYD, Grande West, IVECO BUS, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Setra, and Volvo is available for you to drive. For the first time, you will also have access to a double-decker and electric buses.
Get ready for the brand-new, impressive US map Angel Shores and a revamped version of the European Seaside Valley map from the previous game instalment – including its map extension. Different difficulty levels and play modes are also available for a wide range of player types.
In Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop you have the option to use extended management elements like creating detailed timetables, buying and selling buses, and planning efficient routes. Do you prefer to get up from behind the desk and take control of your buses yourself? The auto-features of Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop can take over your management duties and let pure bus drivers simply enjoy their time on the road.
Play in either single-player or co-op multiplayer mode, transport your passengers safely and promptly to their destinations and be rewarded for your timely and safe driving at the end of each day.
Since Bus Simulator 21 release it was also vastly improved by the Next Stop update! It added many game improvements and a brand-new career mode to the main game of Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop. The latter combines the sandbox mode with the campaign's economic system.
In addition to the Next Stop update, you can also enjoy a free official map extension DLC. Look forward to a new area in the north of the "Angel Shores" North American map.
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop includes around 30 buses by international, well-known manufacturers
Two huge, lively environments in the USA and Europe with an even greater open-world approach will make you itch to explore your surroundings
Drive alone or with friends in the cooperative multiplayer mode
Optional, refined management features such as setting up detailed timetables, visiting bus dealers on the map, or planning efficient routes
Different play modes are available for a wide range of player types
Supports popular steering wheels, gamepads, Tobii Eye Tracking, and TrackIR
Major Next Stop update added a brand-new career mode to the game and included numerous bug fixes and game improvements for smoother gameplay
Optional free map extension DLC with lots of new tasks for owners of the main game (seperate download)
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 37 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | The game supports single-player and online cooperative multiplayer. Official text says you can play alone or with friends in co-op multiplayer. Reviews confirm online play with friends on separate computers and shared company progression, but also report server issues, bugs, stutter, and permission problems. No provided text confirms competitive multiplayer. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Reviews mention a modding community and mods in general, but the provided text does not state how mods work in multiplayer. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 19 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
