Bus Simulator 18
- Developer
- stillalive studios
- Publisher
- astragon Entertainment GmbH
- Released
- 13 June 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £13.75
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: simulator
"Experience the job of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Drive original licensed city buses from the great brands: Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS. Transport your passengers safely and punctually, either solo in single player mode, or in multiplayer mode."
Best gaming PC for Bus Simulator 18 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Bus Simulator 18 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by astragon Entertainment GmbH on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-Bit | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3 with 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 with 3.2 GHz | Intel Core i5-4670 (4th gen.) with 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8370 with 4 GHz or equivalent |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 (1GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R7 360 (2GB VRAM) or higher | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB VRAM) or higher |
| Storage | 6.3 GB | 6.3 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Bus Simulator 18?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4670 (4th gen.) with 3.4 GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.