In addition to the online game mode, there’s also a thriving mod community too. This made it way more fun than dealing with the dreaded rammers. The few folks I played with took the game seriously. This isn’t the case with Bus Simulator 18. Drivers speed around and smash into cars virtually everywhere. If you play ETS2 online, you know that not everyone is out for realism. One thing that rather impressed me though was that most people online are out to play the game as it’s intended. The connection seemed solid and the experience was decently fun.

In the few games I joined, I never experienced any issues. There you can drive routes, generate income, and be an “employee” of a digital bus company. It’s relatively simple to jump into an online game where you can join up with someone’s company. While I’m not one for online gaming, Bus Simulator 18 offers a decent multiplayer experience. So you’re looking at a little more than $50 for the full package. The base game is $34.99 and the map expansion will at another $15.99 on top of that. However, it does come at a bit of a cost. These include models with CNG engines, larger coach-style buses, and my personal favorite: the bendy bus.Īll in all it’s a good experience and while on the surface content seems lacking, there’s plenty to do. Bus Simulator 18 will also launch with mod and Steam Workshop support, so you can expect some rather interesting community developed add-ons to spice things up a bit.īus Simulator 18 will be available on PC digitally via Steam for $34.99 on June 13, 2018.Once you get to higher levels, specialty buses are unlocked. Try your best not to run into each other or play chicken, though, ok? People are depending on you to safely take them from one location to another. The title will support online co-op for up to four players, so you and your buddies can all take a bus and drive around the city.

Oh yeah honk, honk, beep, beep, coming through! After you're done being a surgeon, managing a farm, repairing cars in a garage, and managing a soccer (sorry, football) team, why not manage your own bus company? Bus Simulator 18 will arrive next Tuesday, June 13, and will not only let you run your own fleet of buses, but get behind the wheel and drive the routes.

The world of simulation games is about to get a bit bigger.

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