Bus Simulator City Ride

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Bus Simulator City Ride
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Developer(s) Stillalive Studios
Publisher(s) Astragon
Series Bus Simulator
Platform(s)
Release13 October 2022
Genre(s) Vehicle simulation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Bus Simulator City Ride is a bus simulator game developed by Stillalive Studios and published by Astragon Entertainment. It is a spin-off to the Bus Simulator series. The game has been released on 13 October 2022 for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch.

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Gameplay

Bus Simulator City Ride is set in "Havensburg", a new fictional city inspired by northern European cities. [1] The game offers a total of ten licensed buses from the manufacturers such as Alexander Dennis, Blue Bird, Setra, Vicinity Motor, etc. [2] The experience of the game is quite immersive with the realistic 3D graphics of driving the bus and exploring the fictional modern cities.

Development and release

The game was announced on 2 June 2022, with both Stillalive Studios and Astragon returning to work on the game. [3] The game's release date was then set to 13 October 2022 for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch. [4]

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References

  1. Giacobbe, Bruno (4 June 2022). "Bus Simulator: City Ride, a simplified version for mobiles and Nintendo Switch". univers-simu.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. rawmeatcowboy (2 June 2022). "Bus Simulator City Ride comes to Switch in Fall 2022". gonintendo.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. "Bus Simulator will be released for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch". Astragon . 2 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. rawmeatcowboy (15 September 2022). "Bus Simulator City Ride launches on Switch Oct. 13th, 2022 pre-orders open". gonintendo.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.