Games like Bus Simulator 16

The Squirrel's verdictSame vehicle-sim backbone as Bus Simulator 16: route driving, cargo/business management, and a large map to explore, but ETS2 trades the buggy controls and crash reports for stable wheel support and consistent performance. Co-op lets you and friends drive together. Fits players who wanted the bus concept to actually work.

Not for you if you wanted passenger management rather than freight hauling, or found truck routes across Europe less interesting than city bus lines.

The Squirrel's verdictThe Bus covers the full bus-operator package — route driving, passenger management, company building, and walking around the vehicle — set in Berlin, with co-op included. Some players log 150+ hours in it. Persistent lag spikes every few seconds are reported even on high-end hardware, and control feel is a recurring complaint in reviews.

Not for you if you need consistent frame pacing on strong hardware rather than a deep route and passenger management loop.

The Squirrel's verdictSame vehicle-sim territory: driving, cargo/passenger management, customization, and business layers over a small map. Truck & Logistics Simulator adds forklift and multi-vehicle work beyond driving alone, but the world is smaller than Bus Simulator 16's, AI is weaker, and wheel users lose manual gear shifting. Fits players who want variety over polish.

Not for you if you need a large open map, strong AI traffic, or manual transmission support with a wheel.

The Squirrel's verdictTourist Bus Simulator wraps route driving and passenger management around an open-world island, adds a service car to travel between stops, and lets you hire employees to handle macromanagement. Those layers give it more sim depth than Bus Simulator 16's business side. Frame rate drops inside cities and erratic, glitchy audio are the main complaints across reviews.

Not for you if you need stable frame rates in urban areas or consistent audio, as both are flagged across multiple reviews.

The Squirrel's verdictTaxi Life suits players who want the commercial city-driving structure of Bus Simulator 16 applied to individual fare pickups and pedestrian routing rather than fixed bus lines. The fare and stats loop is the defining feature. Wheel steering is reported as too sensitive, and AI traffic stops at green lights and blocks intersections.

Not for you if you want fixed bus routes and company management rather than individual fare pickups, or need reliable AI traffic behavior.

The Squirrel's verdictSame buses, opposite job. Bus Simulator 16 puts you behind the wheel managing routes and a company; Bus Mechanic Simulator puts you in the garage disassembling and repairing bus parts in detail, with no driving or route management at all. Good for players who liked the buses themselves more than the driving.

Not for you if you want route planning, company management, or driving rather than repairing individual bus components in a garage.

The Squirrel's verdictPlayers who want city-service work over bus driving will find CITYCONOMY's loop familiar: run routes, expand a business, manage a fleet across garbage collection and plumbing jobs instead of passenger transport. Co-op is present but only one player fits in each vehicle, leaving others on foot. Controller binding is partial, and steering sensitivity draws consistent criticism.

Not for you if you want tight controller support or a co-op mode where multiple players can ride together in a vehicle.

The Squirrel's verdictTruck and van driving with fleet management but no bus-company depth — On The Road covers the commercial-driving side of Bus Simulator 16's loop without the passenger and route layers. Steam rating sits at Mixed (48.2% positive), median playtime is 5.6 hours, and reviewers flag absent wheel support and collision physics that feel unrealistic.

Not for you if you want bus-company management, working wheel support, or realistic collision feedback.