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Bus Simulator 21

stillalive studios · Sep 7, 2021

PC · PS5 · Series X|S · PS4 · Xbox One

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Get ready for the brand-new US map Angel Shores and the European Seaside Valley map you all know from Bus Simulator 18 – including the map extension with Kerststadt and Sonnstein. The more open world approach of Bus Simulator 21 means that you get to experience the exciting daily life of a bus driver in two massive, freely explorable cities, including their industry and outlying districts, a vibrant Chinatown district, a promenade, the surrounding hilly countryside, and the business park. Different difficulty levels and play modes are also available for a wide range of player types. Bus Simulator 21 not only allows you to become an experienced driver, it also gives you the opportunity to become a successful manager and build your own local public transportation empire. Make full use of the game's sophisticated management systems.

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PC

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 7.0

PlayStation 5

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 7.2

Xbox Series X|S

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 6.8

PlayStation 4

Critic 5.7 (3 critics) · Gamer 7.3

6.8

Xbox One

Critic 6.3 (3 critics) · Gamer 6.8

6.9

Critic reviews

  • 3rd-strike.com

    MC_JP · Oct 15, 2021

    4.9
    Bus Simulator 21 feels as if the developers quickly wanted to release a new installment, thinking the fans wouldn’t notice the dip in quality. The overall quality is worse than its predecessor and we just couldn’t get into this one as much as the previous one. The game feels badly optimized, buggy, and sluggish at best, which reminds us a bit of the console port of Bus Simulator 18.
  • Xbox Tavern

    Carlos Santuana · Sep 19, 2021

    7.9
    Overall, if you want to experience all the highs in the life of a bus company without any real punishments to worry about then Bus Simulator 21 is the game for you. It’s a surprisingly engaging experience when it all runs smoothly and there’s definitely fun to be had here as you begin connecting routes and districts together.
  • Screen Rant

    Nathan P. Gibson · Sep 16, 2021

    5.0
    Where Bus Simulator 21 excels is in providing a relaxing and strangely soothing experience, much like the Euro Truck Simulator series. Slowly driving around a city and picking up passengers can be more calming than expected, even with all the distractions and extra elements that have to be managed. Of course, that’s only when the game actually works properly and doesn’t suffer from any of the performance and technical issues.
  • COGconnected

    Rhett Waselenchuk · Sep 14, 2021

    6.9
    Bus Simulator 21 turned out to be a lot better than I was anticipating. It has a ton of the typical shortcomings you see in simulator-type games, but it also gets a lot right. The maps are large, pretty, and varied. Busses handle well and feel weighty when making corners. And the multiplayer is genuinely fantastic. If other sims take note of what Bus Simulator 21 is doing in regards to cooperative modes, this might be a genre I start to pay much more mind to.
  • Push Square

    Sammy Barker · Sep 08, 2021

    6.0
    The appeal here is building up a public transport empire, and you’ll be surprised at how quickly the time passes as you begin to expand routes and increase your fleet. It’s an acquired taste, for sure, but impressive how a game designed to replicate a real-life job can be so oddly relaxing when you’re behind the wheel.
  • PCInvasion

    A.K Rahming · Sep 07, 2021

    7.5
    Bus Simulator 21 certainly kicks things into high gear above its predecessor with a lot of appreciated quality-of-life improvements. But, it's brought down by an awkward driving system, UI clutter, AI clunkiness, and apparent optimization issues. Yet, it remains a solid new product in the active driving sim genre.

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