Bus Sim 21’s Largest Fleet Departs Next Month

Do you want to be a psychopath paid far less than you are worth, ferrying pensioners around town? Specifically a job with the company being unwilling to pay you a living wage following a year of working in a pandemic, as passengers hurl abuse at you for asking them to wear the government advised face-coverings? Then work for actual bus companies. If you simply want to do the ferrying OAPs and single-mums about town, you might want to wait until September the 7th, when Bus Simulator 21 reaches the terminance.

The latest edition of the granny shuffling simulator is now set to have the largest number of busses for you to inevitably swear at. At least you’ll be swearing if my experience with bus drivers is anything to go by, hearing of broken busses that simply won’t be fixed by apathetic mechanics. You’ll drive “Bendy” busses, single-decker city-busses, double-deckers, and the type that seems to infuriate some bus drivers more than others, electric busses. These come from a list of ten fully licensed brands working with StillAlive Studios and thirty models, from: Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Blue Bird, MAN, Scania, and more.

The latest trailer showcases all the brands and busses you’ll be able to drive this September on what are described as “two huge maps” in the press release. The first is Angel Shore, a US-inspired style of map of an inner-city that is somewhere between an attempt to replicate Saints Row 2‘s university area and a touch of Silicon Valley in places. Meanwhile, Seaside Valley is much more European by way of StillAlive’s native Germany than Grimsby, as everything is clean and colorful. It seems to be the inviting side of Europe, as epitomized by central Europe more than east or west.

Being a simulator, you can set up your own company and possibly not give your workers a raise despite profits in the yearly fiscal reports. Ok, sly digs aside, you can do so in either of the maps and even play co-op multiplayer with friends, if you so wish. There are further promises of new and revised features, making for a greater experience, and Bus Simulator 21 offering the largest amount of freedom to players.

As mentioned above, Bus Simulator 21 will release on the 7th of September, with the PC price starting at €34.99, $34.99, £29.99. PlayStation (4 & 5) and Xbox (One and Series X/S) list prices are €49.99, $49.99, and £44.99, with the next-generation consoles offering backward compatibility of the previous generation.