Step into the driver’s seat in Bus Bound, the latest title from the creators of Bus Simulator 21. Explore a vibrant city behind the wheel of officially licensed buses, and help transform it into a pedestrian-friendly paradise—one stop at a time.
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Prices
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Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 1.29/day in the week to Aug 27 → 1.86/day in the week after.
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Step into the driver’s seat in Bus Bound, the latest title from the creators of Bus Simulator 21. Explore a vibrant city behind the wheel of officially licensed buses, and help transform it into a pedestrian-friendly paradise—one stop at a time.
Explore a fully simulated, densely inhabited fictional town alive with traffic systems, a dynamic day/night cycle, and multiple weather conditions. From bustling intersections to quiet neighborhoods, every area has its own rhythm, and your route helps shape its future.
Get behind the wheel of true-to-life buses from top American manufacturers, including the New Flyer Xcelsior 40ft CNG and the Blue Bird Sigma. With a growing lineup of over a dozen vehicles at launch, you’ll always have the right bus for the job.
You’re not just driving, you’re improving public life. Upgrade stops, unlock new routes, earn passive perks, and see each district evolve into a more vibrant, pedestrian-friendly space.
Band together with up to 3 other players! Split off to tackle multiple simultaneous routes and cooperate to contribute to your host’s goal to improve and elevate your transit network.
Run by run, generate good-will with your riders to unlock new buses, visual styles and upgrades. Whether you prefer a relaxing driving experience or want to master and optimize every detail of your runs–sit behind the wheel and make your trip your own.
Genres
Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Epic publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $29.99 | 932reviews | 73% | — | $1M |
| $39.99 | 1.1Kratings | 87% | — | not modelled | |
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 153 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
Good chill game, good controls, fun and relaxing until you crash lol.
it is a very good game very realistice.it does have few bad things but they are only minor
love bus
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Every market we collect.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 2/day in the week to Jul 21 → 2.6/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, French, Italian, German*, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Welsh*languages with full audio support
| $29.99 |
| 342ratings |
| 82% |
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| $29.99 | — | 88% | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 154 reviews with recorded playtime.
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This will be a thumbs down. Busing is not something I am crazy about but I do love a vehicle sim. This game feels less simulator and more cozy game. The loop of unlocking buses, skins, and map changes is the same so the game feels very grindy. Without supporting mechanics the game gets old fast. For the developer things I liked were the city updating and the applause from the passengers at a smooth stop. The city was really well done. It is just too mechanically simple compared to other bus games on steam.
The game is practically unplayable due to terrible performance. It stutters even in the main menu, regardless of the graphics settings. CPU usage constantly reaches 100%, and the game freezes both while driving and while using the office management section. On top of that, the “Compiling, please wait” message appears over and over again, constantly interrupting the gameplay. At the moment, this is an optimization nightmare. I cannot recommend Bus Bound until these serious performance issues are fixed.
Completely unplayable, parking brake system is all wrong, its "Push to release and pull to apply" not "Push to apply and pull to release" Couldn't figure out why I couldn't move my bus. Also there is no air simulation or air sounds, such basic things shouldn't be overlooked on a "Simulator"
the stuttering is actually horrible
Good game. Big potential...
Good: - Buses have actual weight to them - Driving feels really good even on a controller - looks great - cool upgrade system with the city adding bus lanes as you progress Bad: - No real gameplay loop, once all stops are upgraded there is nothing to do - No AI buses driving around like in other bus sims - Sync issues in multiplayer causing traffic to do some weird things I would make this a neutral review if I could. I enjoyed my time but I still feel as though there is a lot of untapped potential.
Needs a lot of work.
Active players
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Players by region
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