Bus Bound

kind of boring. expected more simulation and rewarding progression. a decent enough arcade but not enough to keep me focused. found myself dozing often. so i guess the suspension works well

This game leaves a lot to be desired. The biggest annoyance for me is that it has some weird "harsh braking" feature, which is extremely sensitive and prone to netting you negative ratings from your passengers. The thing I don't think the developers understand is that you can't push WASD keys lightly, you're either pressing it or you're not. That feature might work on consoles but not on PC, or at least not without a controller (which the game doesn't seem to officially recommend). What this means in practice is that you have to rapidly tap the S key to brake, and if you don't wait like 10-15 seconds between slowing to 10mph and slowing from 10mph to 0mph, your passengers yell at you. The game also spends about an hour on first bootup "precaching scenery" or something like that. If it wasn't for that, I would've refunded it. But unofrtunately it took me too long to decide I don't like it, so steam won't refund me. The map itself also feels like a typical low quality mobile game asset flip. It just doesn't feel like the developers put much care or effort into developing it and instead just slapped some generic UE assets around the place, built a horrible feedback system, and called it a day. The game is new, so maybe one day it will improve. But at the current price and state of development, I absolutely do not recommend it.

Aslında hiç kötü bir yapım değil. Yapımcı eski Bus Simulator yapımcısı ve kendisini iyi geliştirdi stüdyo. Bu açıdan kutlamak lazım ama burada çok önemli bir nokta var ki: eski anlayış çoktan bitti. Artık ikide bir yeni oyun çıkarmanın anlamı yok. Mod desteğinin olmadığı, haritanın küçük olduğu, yine paralı eklentilerle 40-50 saat geçirip kenara atacağınız bir yapım. Bir ETS 2 gibi, OMSI 2 gibi, The Bus gibi yüzlerce saat geçirilecek bir yapım değil kesinlikle. Başta dediğim gibi aslında kötü değil, emek verildiği belli. Grafikler güzel, optimize ortanın altı (DLSS ve kare oluşturma açmak şart.), sesler güzel, sürüş güzel, harita gerçekçi fakat hep aynı yerlerden geçeceğinizi düşünmek gerçekten can sıkıcı. Bir de direksiyon geri bildirimi sorunlu. Direksiyon kendisini toplamıyor.

This will be a thumbs down. Busing is not something I am crazy about but I do love a vehicle sim. This game feels less simulator and more cozy game. The loop of unlocking buses, skins, and map changes is the same so the game feels very grindy. Without supporting mechanics the game gets old fast. For the developer things I liked were the city updating and the applause from the passengers at a smooth stop. The city was really well done. It is just too mechanically simple compared to other bus games on steam.

It's a decent bus game. Nothing really new or revoluntionary or anything like that. Just... too similair to BS 21. I've had way more fun in Motor Town Behind The Wheel. The city does looks nice, but just steer away from the game until they really bring something truly unseen and amazing which I don't think will be the case honestly. It's a decent game if you don't mind just driving around in a world that looks almost the same like BS21. Safe to say I've had way more fun in Motor Town grinding from a small mini bus to a city bus and going into massive debt trying to build my own company and still failing while trying to build the HQ and depot for it because I have less then 1000 bucks in the bank.

The game is practically unplayable due to terrible performance. It stutters even in the main menu, regardless of the graphics settings. CPU usage constantly reaches 100%, and the game freezes both while driving and while using the office management section. On top of that, the “Compiling, please wait” message appears over and over again, constantly interrupting the gameplay. At the moment, this is an optimization nightmare. I cannot recommend Bus Bound until these serious performance issues are fixed.

Completely unplayable, parking brake system is all wrong, its "Push to release and pull to apply" not "Push to apply and pull to release" Couldn't figure out why I couldn't move my bus. Also there is no air simulation or air sounds, such basic things shouldn't be overlooked on a "Simulator"

Good: - Buses have actual weight to them - Driving feels really good even on a controller - looks great - cool upgrade system with the city adding bus lanes as you progress Bad: - No real gameplay loop, once all stops are upgraded there is nothing to do - No AI buses driving around like in other bus sims - Sync issues in multiplayer causing traffic to do some weird things I would make this a neutral review if I could. I enjoyed my time but I still feel as though there is a lot of untapped potential.

I absolutely love this game! It's incredibly fun, interesting, and has amazing gameplay. ❤️ That said, I do have one major issue: the game keeps crashing after around 10 minutes of playing, which makes it almost impossible for me to enjoy it. I also have a few suggestions that I think would make the game even better: Add a community mod section where players can share custom bus designs, liveries, and maybe even cars. Allow players to drive normal cars just for fun. Add an office and a garage that players can walk around in, making the game feel more immersive. Support custom maps via mods, or expand the game with new cities or additional districts to explore. Overall, this is a fantastic game with a lot of potential. I really hope the crashing issue gets fixed because I'd love to keep playing, and I'd be excited to see some of these features added in the future!

Needs a lot of work.