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Bus-Simulator 2012
Developer TML-Studios
Catch the bus and let it take you to a detailed, virtual world.Are you ready to explore a picturesque German city behind the wheel of a realistically modeled, freely accessible bus? Then take a look at “Bus Simulator 2012” by the well-known developer studio TML!Every technical detail of the original bus has been reproduced true-to-live. From the Steam store page
169 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 1, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
33
Rotten
56 positive · 113 negative
95% range 26–41%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
479 of 1,068 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 169 · most liked firstChrist, this game. I bought this game after looking at the reviews and after seeing all the negative reviews and people talking about how it "took them half an hour to find the bus". I was like pshhhh, can't actually be that bad. I was wrong. After 10 minutes of very slowly "sprinting" around the bus station trying to find the door I gave up and messaged a friend with the game, the button is extremely obvious when someone points out the slightly darker bit of wall on the 3rd door from the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this years ago. After about 30 minutes working out how I get out of the depot I turned too fast on the way out and turned it on its side. I've not played it since. I mean, what if there were passengers onboard? I'm not going to prison for ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game physics. No but seriously, from those 10 minutes I could tell it wasn't a bad game. I just prefer OMSI 2.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really hate seeing all the negative press about this game on here and seriously if I didn't know better I wouldn't buy this game based on the reviews... thought I would address that! With a mixture of common sense and user manual articulation this is a very playable game; in fact the BEST of the whole Bus Sim world out there... A lot of people have problems with performance and bugs BUT with a bit of trial and error and settings adjustments etc.. you can make the game semi stable on your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good idea for game, but bad created.. There are a lot of bugs, so i refunded my money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very interesting bus simulator, but... I think that out of all the games in the Bus Simulator series, this one is the most realistic. I don't mean the driving and bus physics, which are very simple, but rather the bus management, like being able to manually toggle various buttons on the dashboard. Registering and logging in at the bus terminal, and the fact that on advanced difficulty, you have to do many things before starting the route, is very close to reality. For this, the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its very good in my opinion bust thats my opinion ive played and this is in my top 5
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game. Although inside graphics could be more impressive. And it's just impossible to turn without crashing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Greatest way to show developers how miserable code looks like.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game did noting but annoy me. It ran at a frame rate of 4 the whole 2 minutes i tried to play. Very disappointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bus spent more time on its roof than driving, also the game is possessed by demons...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Although I have had this game many years. I have only played 59mins. Still to this day I have not driven a bus in the game. The 59mins were trying to fix my controls and walk to the bus. I did not pay to do a bushtucker trial everytime i wish to drive a bus. 10/10 Bus game, walk next time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only game that you actually need to physically write something down when it tells you to. Because Germany. This game is hilarious.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game allowed me to pass my Bus Driver Training course.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vehicular Homicide Mass Murder Simulator Not many games annoy me, but this one takes the first prize. I play New York City Bus Simulator, OMSI, OMSI2 and many other large vehicle simulators also farming sims and ETS2 / ATS. I tell you this so that you know I have a vast experience with these kinds of simulators and I'm not just some crank... (with no time invested in the game), who dislikes this game. (I wanted so much to like it and love it). The graphics are crisp and clean and everything…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not recommend this bus sim 2012... It is very laggy and my PC is brand new with nothing at all on it, It takes a while for it to get up to 30kmh and it is very hard to steer. This was a ripoff
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was the game i start to enjoy playing BS franchise most of they will say the game it's bad but not really , game has some bugs but nothing to critical literally i see the game improving game after game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely astonishing product. Great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey, quick review time! Here are the simple reasons I give this game a no: The game runs poorly in terms of optimization and stability... having a big rig does not change anything. Controls & direction are clunky even if you take time to customize everything... driving sensation is not fun which is one of the main problems, especially for that kind of game! Difficult/impossible to setup gamepads/steering wheels. Collisions/hitboxes are badly (sometimes not at all) handled; these are totally…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terrible game. Driving isn't to bad but the graphics and ease of keys leave something to be desired.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wish on here could be a workshop place to get modes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want to see just how bad it is and laugh and the horrid quality, feel free to try it (but get it on sale if you do...)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →However they made the person to walk... next time take another one who walks better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bus-Simulator 2012, developed by TML-Studios and published by astragon Entertainment, is an early attempt to capture the everyday rhythm and responsibilities of operating a public bus line within a living city. It stands as one of the formative titles in the long-running series, offering an experience that sits somewhere between realism and accessibility. Rather than focusing solely on driving, the game seeks to simulate the broader experience of being part of an urban transport…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as a person who has lots of sex all the time, i can say that this game is 100% accurate to having sex with sexy women. like i do. everyday. this game did not make me horny however. i am not gay. i just have too much sex with real women to spend more than 15 minutes in this game. on the other hand i would recommend this game to people who do not have sex (unlike me because i have lots of sex with women a lot) as there is a naked woman in it and she is naked. she kinda looks like one of my many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was ♥♥♥♥. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wrost game ever!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you have a good latop are pc then u can play it but is sooo good and if u can GET IT u will not regret it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hard to play and outdated. Go for something newer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely terrible game. I spent about 30 minutes just trying to START THE BUS UP and I never ended up starting it up because the tutorial doesn't do ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Ended up refunding after 30 minutes of gameplay. Worst game I have ever played in my life.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its soo Terrible. Waste of money. Don't buy it!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does not like to go past start menu. Not happy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was bought this by my partner for a total of £0.80p in the STEAM Christmas Sale. Considering the complexity of the game, I wouldn't recommend this game even for a transport enthusiast such as myself. In a way, the tachograph and driver ID is correct and realistic, however the driving, graphics and other factors weren't my cup of tea.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Brings back memories, and honestly bus sim 2012 is not bad, ratter pretty realistic if asking me. i like it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game for people who dont care about crash physics or graphics, just overall realisim and dont want to spend big.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re-writting this after making some adjustments regarding steering wheel responsiveness (input and delay). The game is "playable" to some extent. I rarely use articulated buses to do any services because on narrow roads even a normal bus gets hit by the crazy AI traffic or gets really tricky to turn it near lamps and other kind of posts. This game could be much better regarding playability, as there is space for much needed improvement, but it isn't really that awful.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not exactly as i expected the game to be but it has potential. the game is generally pretty 'clunky' and seems almost laggy. The concept of having your personal driver ID, and having to manually input routes is good. However the driving is a buggy mess, the turning is unrealistic and the map isn't very user friendly. Also, the game doesnt seem to save data, so you'll find yourself restarting all. the. time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hello just got bus-simlator 2012 i think it a lot better then 2018 it a lot better to play 10/10 thanks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't waste your time and money playing this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the granddaddy of fernbus; made by the same TML company. The game is an incredible clunky mess; you can actually still play other old games, like TD unlimited 2 and get a good experience, while this game is totally ancient in both execution, graphic and features. Simulation-wise, it is not bad; has a lot of complexity and borderline the realistic side; but this is where the positive ends. Many functionalities are poorly implemented; it seems almost like if someone made a list of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i really do like this game the only thing i wish is for the lag to go away plz fix the lag u people can update ur game once more and also fix the pedstrians have them actually walk onto the bus instead of them walking on then turning around and getting off thats aggravating plz fix that as well thank you and enjoy the rest of your day plz contact me back on the update
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it doesnt work really well on my window 10 computor
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is probably the worst game I have purchased. The graphics are a disaster the controls are terrible and the ai are just stupid. The controller support is non existant so don't try to use it. Really this game is just horrible and shouldn't be bought
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it dose not work
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is no good
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i dont know where to start with this game Its a waste of money if there was one thing in this world that could die i wish it was this game. There are so many bugs like people being stuck in the doors and when free not moving meaning no one can get on. Ive played 74 mins and im going to try to get a refund on this game it is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bad. For those who have played the game before would agree that the stearing is beyond help. If i could take one game of steam this is it. last thing this is the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game just stop working on me! it was stuped to begin so dont wast you $
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not working on mine
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really great game and it is a fun game when you get a hang of it is really easy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game a while back, and I had some high expecations. Here's what I acutally got. +Nice and detailed, not as much as OMSI, but a pretty decent amount +Looks ok I guess -Poorly optimized even though I more than meet recomended specs and run on low settings -/+complicated, this can be good and bad -Ridiculous game breaking glitches After I got my vehicle running, I began to pull out of the depot, I was hitting a steady 50fps or so. As I approach the gate, the frame rate drop to sub…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cancer simulator
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bus-Simulator 2012
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The tutorial is harder than Dark Souls.Spent like 30 mins being confused and still not being able to get the vehicle to work and just start playing man...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would not recommend at all!! This game look's fun but its not i rather play Bus Sim 18
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the time it was released 7 years ago it was the best simulator our there. It's dated now but it's not very expensive. In some regards it is still the best and most advanced bus simulator out there. It has a real focus on the bus itself, not on the game part arround it. It is an actual simulator, compared to more recent bus simulators. If you want a good bus sim, buy OMSI. If you want a change from omsi with a more difficult driving experience, this is your game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worst Game on Steam.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great bus sim game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bus-Simulator 2012 took a while to understand how it works and runs but very very good game and very good graphics it has a very good setup.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i dont really like this game, its glitchy and usually its confusing for most new players, it took me about a few weeks to get used to it (i didnt play it all the time) i wouldnt reccommend it and for the time i bought it a bit ago, even then i knew this game was pretty bad, save your money and get something else for more cheaper, it would probably be better quality then this p.s. i now know how buses make new buses.. (just dont play this game if you dont wanna know)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wost controls ever game needs better format for controls very bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not even worth the 80% off. If you are thinking about getting a simulator game I highly recommend European Truck Sim 2 and Omsi 2.
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