Bus driver simulator

London is famous for its red double-decker buses regulated by Transport for London. Drivers work for operators like Go-Ahead London, Arriva, and Stagecoach. They navigate busy hubs such as Victoria Bus Station, Oxford Circus, and Trafalgar Square.

In New York City, MTA drivers belong to Transport Workers Union Local 100 and work across all five boroughs. In Chicago, CTA drivers leave brick garages like Kedzie to run 24-hour Owl routes and express buses down DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

In Hong Kong, Kowloon Motor Bus and Citybus drivers take double-deckers through the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and up winding roads toward Victoria Peak. In Bogotá, TransMilenio drivers run red articulated buses along dedicated trunk avenues like Avenida Caracas.

Your morning starts on a 3D map of Chicago. You use place search to find the Kedzie garage and walk there to meet your dispatcher. You talk in your own words about your paddle, your pre-trip inspection, and the cold Lake Michigan wind.

Since LifeSim has no driving mini-games, your shift is about the people you meet at transit centers and terminals. During your layover in The Loop, you chat with regular commuters or text other drivers about bus bunching.

After you finish your relief swap, you check your daily to-do list and plan an outing with coworkers. Each day ends with a recap of your moments, and your interactions change your relationships and cash.

Tariq, 24, starts as a rookie driver for Arriva in London, working off the extra board. He edits his cast to include a strict dispatcher and a friendly mechanic at the garage. He sets a life goal to learn the city routes and make friends on the morning shift.

On Tuesday, a senior driver texts him about a lost violin case found at the terminus at Victoria Bus Station. Tariq and the dispatcher use a group text thread to track down the nervous music student before her recital.

The student remembers Tariq's help when they meet again at Trafalgar Square the next week. On Saturday, Tariq invites his depot friends to a karaoke happening on the map.

Several games simulate the mechanical side of driving a bus. OMSI 2: Steam Edition on PC offers exact vehicle physics, dashboard switches, and ticket-change math in Berlin Spandau. Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop lets you drive licensed electric and double-decker buses on PC and consoles.

The Bus recreates modern Berlin BVG lines at a 1:1 scale, while Fernbus Simulator focuses on long-distance FlixBus coaches. Those games do a much better job if you want to steer through traffic and operate a farebox.

LifeSim does not simulate driving. Instead, it gives you the whole Earth and people who remember what you say. You play the social life of a driver, dealing with split shifts, regular riders, and family.