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Bus Simulator 18 Experience the job of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Drive original licensed city buses from the great brands: Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS. Transport your passengers safely and punctually, either solo in single player mode, or in multiplayer mode.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 16:43 UTC | 95 |
| 29 Oct, 16:39 UTC | 100 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJune 2018 | 1,177 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onSeptember 2018 | 225 | 19% | About average (better than 38% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2019 | 246 | 21% | About average (better than 54% of 7,653 other games) |
Bus Simulator 18 kept 19% of the average players it had at its launch in June 2018 after 3 months and 21% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 125 | +70 | +128.4% | 183 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | −28 | −33.8% | 138 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 83 | +18 | +28.6% | 220 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 64 | −16 | −20% | 188 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 80 | +26 | +47.9% | 208 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 54 | −17 | −23.6% | 126 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 71 | +8 | +12.6% | 273 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 63 | −11 | −14.7% | 170 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 74 | +11 | +17.9% | 206 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 63 | −8 | −11.4% | 162 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 71 | +17 | +32% | 185 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 54 | −10 | −16% | 148 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 64 | +11 | +20.3% | 187 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 0 | +0.2% | 153 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 53 | −10 | −15.5% | 116 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 63 | +6 | +9.8% | 154 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 57 | +4 | +6.5% | 140 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 54 | −7 | −11.1% | 128 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 61 | +3 | +5.9% | 157 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 57 | −5 | −8.5% | 158 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 62 | −9 | −12.1% | 147 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 71 | −16 | −18.2% | 179 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 87 | +2 | +2.7% | 229 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 85 | +4 | +4.4% | 263 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 81 | −4 | −4.5% | 218 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 85 | +9 | +12.1% | 257 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 76 | −15 | −16.4% | 163 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 90 | +18 | +24.1% | 203 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 73 | +3 | +4% | 205 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 70 | −7 | −9.4% | 187 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 77 | −26 | −24.9% | 183 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 103 | +20 | +24.4% | 268 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 83 | −9 | −10% | 218 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 92 | −10 | −9.8% | 255 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 102 | +11 | +12.5% | 271 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 91 | −5 | −5.1% | 255 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 96 | −6 | −5.6% | 255 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 101 | +9 | +9.6% | 276 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 92 | −39 | −29.9% | 219 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 132 | +36 | +37.3% | 297 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 96 | +1 | +0.7% | 255 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 95 | −14 | −12.5% | 229 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 109 | −8 | −6.7% | 276 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 117 | +1 | +1.1% | 306 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 115 | −34 | −22.7% | 286 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 149 | −11 | −6.6% | 423 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 160 | +31 | +24.3% | 428 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 129 | −5 | −3.9% | 444 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 134 | −20 | −12.9% | 396 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 154 | +5 | +3.2% | 565 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 149 | +5 | +3.7% | 440 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 144 | +12 | +8.9% | 301 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 132 | −5 | −3.7% | 315 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 137 | −2 | −1.2% | 365 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 139 | +17 | +13.7% | 402 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 122 | −31 | −20.3% | 322 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 153 | −29 | −16.2% | 399 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 182 | +3 | +1.7% | 480 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 179 | +34 | +23% | 502 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 146 | −6 | −4.1% | 531 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 152 | −83 | −35.4% | 366 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 236 | +27 | +12.7% | 828 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 209 | −37 | −14.9% | 471 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 246 | +7 | +2.7% | 672 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 239 | −188 | −44% | 754 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 427 | +216 | +102.3% | 3,877 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 211 | +28 | +15.4% | 518 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 183 | −20 | −10% | 443 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 203 | −11 | −5.4% | 497 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 215 | −13 | −5.7% | 554 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 228 | +41 | +21.9% | 624 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 187 | +12 | +6.5% | 590 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 175 | −20 | −10.2% | 427 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 195 | +9 | +4.9% | 560 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 186 | −27 | −12.9% | 438 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 214 | +38 | +21.4% | 464 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 176 | −18 | −9.2% | 481 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 194 | −133 | −40.7% | 489 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 327 | +71 | +27.7% | 1,430 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 256 | −9 | −3.3% | 584 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 265 | −26 | −8.9% | 653 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 291 | −12 | −4% | 860 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 303 | +67 | +28.2% | 810 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 236 | +23 | +10.8% | 600 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 213 | −2 | −1% | 542 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 215 | +34 | +18.4% | 589 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 182 | −52 | −22.2% | 380 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 234 | −12 | −4.9% | 562 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 246 | −6 | −2.5% | 528 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 252 | +64 | +33.7% | 856 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 189 | −10 | −5.1% | 451 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 199 | −26 | −11.7% | 518 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 225 | −7 | −3.1% | 653 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 232 | −16 | −6.4% | 626 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 248 | +65 | +35.6% | 707 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 183 | −11 | −5.5% | 483 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 194 | −32 | −14.1% | 455 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 225 | −59 | −20.7% | 527 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 284 | −170 | −37.5% | 605 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 454 | −723 | −61.4% | 1,313 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 1,177 | — | — | 3,674 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
Free WeekendsAbout 26–30 May 2021: That month's peak was 18× the month before's average. The month after, players averaged 13% more than before, keeping 13% of the rise.
| Dates | Peak During | Change |
|---|---|---|
| About 26–30 May 2021 | 3,877 (18×) | +13% |
Monthly averages: April 2021, May 2021 and June 2021.
Average players over the 7 days before and after each, and the most at once during it. Dates marked “About” are from the developer’s news post. How we count
