I racked up $130,00 in damages in the first hour of playing. With no real-time constraints, a progression of story or great prizes for being the supreme bus fleet in the city, I found that the management side of the gameplay to be rather dull and devoid of meaning. The management of my company and hiring other people is quite forgettable. There are a lot of controls, some I still haven’t found out what they are for, but overall the actual driving around is the best part of the game. But after actually trying to follow all the rules and be a good bus driver, I found it to be more fun and satisfying to make money. All these mundane tasks seem so trivial and boring compared to driving the bus like a maniac and seeing how many rule violations and the debt I could accumulate.

As the bus driver, you must also open doors, sell people bus tickets and give them correct change, help those who are handicapped and even ask people to turn their music down (along with other various things). These can then be shared with other users in the Steam Workshop offering near unlimited gameplay.īus Simulator 18 and Bus Simulator 18 Modding Kit are available now.Driving the bus is straightforward, go, stop, follow traffic laws (including blinkers). As well as driving the buses players will need to manage their company by creating new bus lines and hiring new drivers.įor those wanting to go a little bit further with Bus Simulator 18, the Modding Kit will provide the perfect opportunity to create their own buses, decals, adverts and skins and also completely new maps and cities. During the game players will be able to purchase and drive eight officially licensed and lovingly recreated bus models by renowned manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, MAN, IVECO BUS and Setra. In Bus Simulator 18 players can create their very own bus company in the fictional European city of Seaside Valley. You can watch the game’s launch trailer below. The Modding Kit will be free of charge via Steam to owners of the game. Also available today is the Bus Simulator 18 Modding Kit which will allow players to create their own bus models, maps, cities etc. The game is available physically from your friendly neighbourhood retailer or digitally.

I hope your driving licenses are in order as today sees the release of Astragon Entertainment and Stillalive Studios’ gripping bus simulation game, Bus Simulator 18.

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