Bus Simulator 18
by stillalive studios · 13 Jun, 2018
261 downloads
About the Game
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Whether in the industrial or harbour zone, downtown, in the surrounding villages or the business park, in Bus Simulator 18, you experience up-close the exciting everyday life of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Get behind the wheel of your 8 original licensed city buses from the great brands of Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS and transport your passengers safely and punctually to their destinations, either solo in single player mode, or with friends in real-time multiplayer mode.
As a bus driver in the 12 different districts, you’ll face the challenges of the traffic in a big city and everything that entails. Don’t be deterred by freak weather conditions, potholes, traffic jams, fare evaders, accidents, construction sites, night driving and specific passenger requests. On the contrary, take full control of your bus, earn money, gain a good reputation owing to your safe and punctual driving style and enjoy almost limitless driving pleasure in the authentic urban locations. Use the thousands of miles of virtual roads and streets to gain new districts, new buses and new customisation options.

With the extensive modding support of Bus Simulator 18 there are no limits: create routes, build your own buses, create bus liveries, design new maps and share them with the community, or download and install the modding content available from the Steam Workshop to enhance your game experience.
But drive carefully with the buses you build! Don’t cause any damage or accidents and watch out for the speed cameras located around the city, or it could have a negative effect on your reputation, not to mention your wallet.
So, what are you waiting for? Your shift has already started!
Features:
8 buses from 4 leading manufacturers are faithfully reproduced in meticulous detail, including the Mercedes-Benz Citaro K, Mercedes-Benz Citaro G, MAN Lion’s City bus, MAN Lion’s City CNG articulated bus, SETRA S 418 LE business, SETRA S 416 LE business, IVECO BUS Urbanway and the IVECO BUS Urbanway CNG articulated bus.
In real-time multiplayer mode you can drive around the 12 districts and over 5.8mi² of routes in the freely drivable urban area with up to 3 friends and therefore promote your bus service.
The updated progression system and the comprehensive management element, including route planning, the purchase and sale of buses, staff planning and numerous statistics will guarantee long-term game motivation.
For novices and pros: you can play in a simplified or a realistic mode.
Modding: let your imagination run wild and create routes, build your own buses, design bus liveries, create new maps and share them with the community. You can also download and install the modding content available from the Steam Workshop to enhance your game experience.
Support for popular steering wheels, gamepads, Tobii eye tracking and TrackIR.
Authentic bus sounds, extensive tutorial and passenger voiceovers in English and German to provide even more atmosphere.
Control your bus in different weather conditions, both day and night.
Customisation: fully customise your buses with different colours, patterns and advertising panels.
Authentically reproduced cockpits of the 4 manufacturers, equipped with numerous individual functions.
Smart traffic AI and a range of challenging traffic situations await you (bus station, night driving, construction sites, diversions, long-distance journeys, potholes, traffic jams, accidents and speed bumps, etc.).
For a complete gaming experience, a variety of incidents in the bus, e.g. interior soiling and debris, special passenger requests, fare dodgers, loud music and cars parked in designated bus bays.
Modern technology: The Unreal® Engine 4 provides a high level of graphic detail and stunning simulation quality.
Create your own license plate with the license plate generator
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Your Bus Simulator team
New Feature:
Multiplayer Rights Management (Button next to any player > Window with all settings)
As a company owner you can set rights for other players to create a real structure in your company and in your game session. Those are the following options:
- Bus Shop: Allows to buy / sell buses
- Employees: Allows to hire / fire NPC drivers
- Route Editor: Allows to create, delete or edit routes
- Customize Drive Experience: Allows to adjust the drive experience
- Kick players: Allows to kick players from the game session
- Invite players: Allows to invite players to the game session
- Set Password: Allows to set or change the password of the game session
- Set Online Mode: Allows to change to the online mode
- Pin Players: Allows to pin players
Note: This feature isn't available for already existing games that have been created before the installation of Update #9! This means you have to create a new company to be able to use the Multiplayer Rights Management.
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements:
General:
- The speed limiter works now properly (so if you put the limiter on you can’t drive faster than 84-85 km/h and if you turn it off you can drive 85+ km/h)
- White glowing cubes at night near the oak street don’t appear anymore
- Zoom in and out in customization mode is now functional even if you have a mouse and a controller plugged in
- Missing rotation with the controller in Customization Mode was fixed
- Sometimes passenger keep stuck into the seat and keep standing next to it was fixed
- Text overlapping with icon when creating a new route was fixed
- Random inability to buy two buses in a row was fixed
- A problem while using full mouse steering and trying to shift gears, is not ocurring anymore
- In the Server-Browser the city names are not overlapping anymore
- A multiplayer related problem with buying buses was fixed
Buses:
- Mercedes-Benz Citaro G: While driving on rainy days, the left and the right front windows did not show rain properly, was fixed
- Mercedes-Benz Citaro G: Small visual updates (like small gaps between doors and seats)
- Mercedes-Benz Citaro G: Different scaling for floor interior was fixed
- Mercedes-Benz Citaro K: Skins and Ads apply now for the black parts around the Windows as well
- MAN Lion’s City A23: Some clipping issues were fixed
- MAN Lion’s City A37: A problem where the interior design didnt apply correctly on all seats was fixed
- MAN Lion’s City A37: Skins did not scale correctly on a cover is now fixed
- Iveco Urbanway 18: Visible rain effect inside the bus. This bug was fixed.
- MAN Lion’s City A21: Incorrect length in bus description was fixed
- MAN Lion’s City A21: Side mirrors randomly freezing issue was fixed
Map Extension:
- In Kerststadt there was a door stuck into the ground was fixed
- In Kerststadt was a trash bin on an inaccessible area was fixed
- Behind some building you could sink into the ground was fixed
- Some pedestrians walking randomly over plants was fixed
- The two purple trucks near the Zunisha Zupercheap market are displayed correctly
- Advertisements at the airport are now shown correctly
- A visual error which did not show some bus stops correctly was removed
- Invisible wall between Westfield and the map extension was removed
We just released Update #8 for Bus Simulator 18. This update includes a number of new features which will offer the option to customize your driving experience as well as the bus physics according your needs. Next to this the update includes numerous bug fixes and game improvements. Here are the detailed patch notes:
Patch notes – Update #8 (June 24, 2019)
New features:
- Drive settings (Menu: Start Drive > Open Advanced Settings)
- Speed bumps: The player can deactivate speed bumps entirely or set a custom threshold at which the player receives a penalty for driving too fast over the bump.
- Potholes: Similarly to speed bumps, the player can set a custom threshold at which potholes penalize the player or deactivate them entirely.
- Speed cameras: Speed cameras can be deactivated entirely or a custom "Speed camera tolerance" can be set.
- Speed bumps: The player can deactivate speed bumps entirely or set a custom threshold at which the player receives a penalty for driving too fast over the bump.
- Bus physics (Menu: Start Drive > Open Advanced Settings)
- Brake strength factor: This setting allows the player to adjust the braking strength of all buses. Higher values mean shorter braking distances while lower values lengthen the braking distance.
- Friction factor: The friction factor can now be adjusted freely - the higher the setting is adjusted, the more stable is the busses grip on the street.
- Mass factor: Players can adjust the mass factor of the buses. Increasing the mass factor will make the bus accelerate more slowly and it will become harder to reach the possible top speed of the vehicle.
- Suspension factor: The suspension factor can be changed from 0.5 to 5. A lower value makes the suspension softer and creates a "smoother" driving experience. Choosing a higher value makes the suspension stiffer.
- Brake strength factor: This setting allows the player to adjust the braking strength of all buses. Higher values mean shorter braking distances while lower values lengthen the braking distance.
Bug Fixes & Game Improvements:
General:
- A problem in the bus selection screen which caused the camera not working after using the right mouse button was fixed
- A problem with the „Buy Bus“ Button in the bus shop not working as intended was fixed
- A problem with decals not appearing correctly was fixed
- An issue with the Country-Skin & Decal Pack not appearing correctly was fixed
- A rare case that caused a game crash while finishing a route was fixed
- On Old Town district, some buildings changing color as the player approaches them was fixed
- Curve view value not getting saved was fixed
- Airport Terminal 2 and 3 are now used for passengers to get on the bus
Buses:
- MAN Lion’s City CNG: A minor issue on the bus ceiling was fixed
- MAN Lion’s City A47: The wheels no longer clip through the seat inside the bus while driving
- MAN Lion’s City A23: Gaps on the third and fourth door are no longer visible
- MAN Lion’s City A23: View angle of the right mirror was fixed
- MAN Interior Pack: Several minor issues with the display of the Interior Packs were fixed
- Mercedes Citaro K and Citrao G: Minor visual upgrades
- Iveco Urbanway 18: Front wheels are no longer clipping through the bus when lowered to the side
- Iveco Urbanway 18: Extra ignition key was removed
- Setra Buses: Missing collider in middle of buses was fixed
- Setra Buses: Water on dashboard in rainy days was fixed
Map Extension:
- Missing colliders on the „Wachowski Industry“- building in Kerststadt have been added
- A texture problem not showing the full detail of some buildings was fixed
- Several displaced objects on the new Map got fixed
we just released a small hotfix for Bus Simulator 18 to fix the abrupt braking behavior of the buses. The hotfix is now available for download here on Steam.
More fixes and game improvements will follow with the next official update.
Thanks for your support!
Your Bus Simulator team
Good news: Our official map extension for Bus Simulator 18 is now available here on Steam! The DLC extends the game by two brand-new city districts as well as various new missions, numerous new bus stops and quite a number of additional street kilometers in Seaside Valley and its surroundings. And not to forget: Due to the numerous wishes of the community we are introducing a bus stop at the new airport of Seaside Valley for the first time in the history of our game series!
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FEATURES:
- 9 new missions with a playtime of approx. 10 hours (the playtime may differ from player to player)
- Extend your game by 2 new city districts, 2 skins, 4 decals and 20 bus stops.
- Numerous new street kilometers in the varied city districts of „Kerststadt“ and „Sonnstein“.
- Link the airport and the tourist areas with the inner city of the Bus Simulator metzropolis Seaside Valley.
- Meet new characters such as the city development consultant Michael Bach. He will instruct you in the new missions.
- The advanced voice overs of the bus passengers are providing even more variety during your drives. (Englisch and German).
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Update #7 available for download!
Next to the official map extension for Bus Simulator 18 we have just published an extensive update for the game here on Steam. The update includes countless of smaller and bigger bug fixes and game improvements. These include an improved behavior of pedestrians and passengers, passenger's left behind items can be picked up again etc. Counting all of the fixes and improvements would go beyond the scope, so here is a short conclusion of the most important changes:
The most improvements are based in these areas:
- Behavior of pedestrians and passenger
- Bus fixes
- Game stabilty
Next to this we fixed these bugs reported by the community:
- Invisible collider in harbor
- Left behind items floating
- Tobii Eyetracking and Mouse steering
Good news: Our brand-new MAN Interior DLC for Bus Simulator 18 is now available on Steam. The DLC includes four new interiors for your MAN buses. Thanks to the original color patterns for your seats and classy floor designs you will be the next urban transport trendsetter.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/968910
Next to the DLC we also published some smaller bug fixes for the main game. Here is an overview of the game improvements:
Changelog - Fixes:
- Notifications in multiplayer: notifications will only be shown on clients who caused or are affected by a notification
- Fixed wheel clipping issue in MAN A47
- Wrap scaling should lineup better with the upper corner of the bus
Note: The next update including fixes for the “Lost items” and “Passenger is blocking the rear door” as well as a number of other issues is currently in development and will be released as soon as possible.
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we just released a smaller update which fixes a number of issues reported by the community as well as issues of the new buses included in our latest MAN Bus Pack 1. Here is an overview of the fixes and improvements:
Hotfix – Changelog:
Fixes:
- Fixed issues with passengers blocking the door at the cashier and blocking each other inside the bus
- Fixed Multiplayer games not loading properly / players not being able to join
- Decreased size of the (H) icon on the minimap.
- Player seating position in several MAN busses has been adjusted.
- The front and rear doors of the MAN A23 were clipping through door frame. This issue has been fixed.
- The left sunscreen of the MAN A23 was clipping through the handle of the driver window. This issue has been fixed.
- In the MAN A23 the area to interact with the passenger mirror was outside of the mirror. This issue has been fixed.
- In the MAN A23 the mirror’s camera position was located behind the mirror, so the view was blocked completely. This issue has been fixed.
- When changing interiors of the MAN A23 the bus was always showing the "Neon" interior skin. This issue has been fixed.
- In the MAN A23 passengers weren’t able to leave the bus through the second door. This issue has been fixed.
- The buttons for the doors of the MAN A23 were falsely labeled. This issue has been fixed.
- The left mirror of the MAN A23 appeared horizontally inverted. This issue has been fixed.
- The center mirror of the MAN A23 appeared upside down. This issue has been fixed.
- Decals couldn’t be placed on the top of the MAN A23 bus (front section). This issue has been fixed.
- Decals at the back of the MAN A23 were partially overlayed by the bus color. This issue has been fixed.
- Custom license plates weren’t displayed correctly on the MAN A23. This issue has been fixed.
- Fixes for Several problems with skins on the MAN A47.
- The rear mirror camera of the MAN A47 was outside of the bus. This issue has been fixed.
- The doors of the MAN A47 were clipping through the frame. This issue has been fixed.
- License plates of the MAN A47 are now shown correctly.
- Fixed some issues regarding the windshield wiper of the MAN A47. It is now removing the water from the front window again.
- The cockpits of the MAN A47, MAN A21 and MAN A23 were overlapping a part of the cashier. This issue has been fixed.
- Changing the "Show skin on windows" option to "off" in the customization menu of the MAN A47, MAN A21 and MAN A23 the bookworm skin was shown around the windows. This issue has been fixed.
- Partially false descriptions of the MAN A21, MAN A47 and MAN A21 in the bus shop have been fixed.
- The backrests in the standing area of the MAN A37 didn’t change the design when choosing an alternative interior. This has been fixed.
- The sun-shield of the Lion's City buses could be pulled down too far, so there was a visible gap between the sun-shield and the top bar. This has been fixed.
- Fixed double "Loading Company popup"
- Fixed indicator lights in IVECO buses
- When hovering the mouse over the door buttons of the MAN A21 a third button was shown. This has been fixed.
- Fixed a problem with the illumination of the indicator lights of the MAN A21.
- Light in rear section of bendy buses was extremely bright after turning the passenger lights off. This issue has been fixed.
Good news: Our brand-new MAN Bus Pack 1 DLC for Bus Simulator 18 is now available here on Steam. The expansion pack offers access to three additional city buses of the popular Lion's City series by the German bus and truck manufacturer MAN: the 10.50 meter long MAN Lion’s City A47, the 11.98 meter long MAN Lion’s City A21 and the 17.98 meter long MAN Lion's City A23 articulated bus. We wish you a lot of fun with the new vehicles!
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Just before Christmas we are happy to fulfill three of the most common wishes today: Our latest free update for Bus Simulator 18 not only introduces a new Sandbox game mode as well as a Free Roaming drive mode but also the option to place skins on the windows of your buses!
Here is an overview of the new features, game improvements and bug fixes:
Changelog - Update #6
Features:
- Free Roaming (new drive mode)
- At the start of a route you can set "Free Roaming" option.
- The start will be the same as in normal mode.
- There are NO routes or bus stops shown on the GPS.
- In free roaming mode you won’t get any bonuses or penalties.
- Helpful messages will be shown as normal.
- The drive can be canceled via the pause menu at any time.
- At the start of a route you can set "Free Roaming" option.
- Sandbox Mode (new game mode)
- Will be unlocked after reaching Level 8.
- To activate this game mode, it has to be selected while creating a new company (an existing company can NOT be changed).
- The Sandbox Mode is multiplayer compatible.
- The player has unlimited money available.
- The player starts at the highest experience level.
- Everything is available from the beginning: bus stops, busses, decals, colors, wraps etc.
- All bus stops are at the highest level.
- There aren’t any story missions, but if you want to play the tutorial at the start of the game, you are free to do so. The company tutorials are also available (without Mira).
- Helpful messages will be shown as normal.
- Will be unlocked after reaching Level 8.
- Skins on Windows:
- Skins can now also be placed on the windows of the buses.
- New UV maps for the game’s buses have been integrated into the game and the Modding Kit.
- Function to optimize the appearance of older skins has been added in the customizing menu of the buses: skins on windows can be activated, deactivated and scaled.
- Skins can now also be placed on the windows of the buses.
Fixes:
- Multiplayer: Crash at the end of the loading screen fixed.
- Multiplayer: The game loads faster after clicking the „load company“ button.
- Multiplayer: The game shouldn’t crash anymore when a client is entering a multiplayer game.
Next to this our Bus Simulator 18: Modding-Kit documentation is now available in three languages: English, German and French. Here are the links to the documents:
English:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/145HmPFdIWdLTnIr6GHrecBjGIC84jRUgQLQUMtY9J4Q/
German:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uM_57uwuX3ilN6JIdp4DhccTnOCIVqcmeKj_ml_oEvk/
French:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bC6WT6VNX6KVd_XtDDGZd4LZI8itneI8_xq6eTt3IBg/
Important note: With our Update #6 we have integrated new UV maps for the different bus models into the game and the Modding Kit. In the Modding Kit the new UV maps can be used as templates for your bus skins. Please take note, that the new „Skins on Windows“ function as well as the new UV maps of the buses may cause the problem that some of the older bus skins aren’t shown as expected anymore. This problem usually occurs when the textures of the skins initially haven’t been tailored properly to the windows and other elements of the respective buses. If you are experiencing optical issues with your favorite skins of the Steam Workshop, you can try to fix it by deactivating the skins on windows function in the customizing menu for the buses. If this doesn’t do the trick, please contact the creators of the mods and ask them to optimize it for the new UV maps and the skins on windows function.
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We are happy to announce the release of our new Mercedes-Benz Citaro interior DLC for Bus Simulator 18 today. The DLC includes brand new and authentic color patterns for the seats and classy floor designs which will offer the opportunity to individualize your Citaro buses even more and make them your own!
Enjoy the freedom of choice and try something new. The next shift is just around the corner! So, what are you waiting for? Hop on and take a seat!
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Current Release
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Uploaded Apr 03, 2026
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How to Install
BusSimulator18.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
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