Bus Driver similar games & best alternatives

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Bus Driver

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Nostalgic and relaxing gameplay
  • Challenging driving mechanics with scoring
  • Variety of buses and missions
  • Runs well on low-end systems
  • Good value especially on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and sound
  • Limited camera views and controls
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Repetitive mission structure
  • Some ai and timing frustrations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SubwaySim Hamburg

  • Construction Simulator 2 US - Pocket Edition

  • World of Subways 2 – Berlin Line 7

  • Hmmsim Metro

  • TramSim Vienna - The Tram Simulator

  • TWA - First Haul

More expressive

Games that feels like Bus Driver but with more self-expression and customization

  • OMSI 2: Steam Edition

  • OHV

  • American Truck Simulator

  • Fernbus Simulator

  • Bus World

  • City Transport Simulator 2026

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Euro Truck Simulator

  • Scania Truck Driving Simulator

  • 18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul

  • American Truck Simulator

  • Euro Truck Simulator 2

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Bus Driver: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Creativity.

Last update: 21/08/2026