Our The Bus game hub collects the essentials; here is everything confirmed so far.
What is The Bus?
The Bus is a city bus simulation set on a 1:1 scale recreation of Berlin. Players drive officially licensed buses along authentic city routes, passing landmarks such as the Victory Column, the Brandenburg Gate and Alexanderplatz, selling tickets, dealing with traffic and carrying passengers to their stops.
Release date and platforms
The Bus was released on 26 March 2026 for Xbox Series X|S, according to the official Xbox Store listing. It is optimised for Xbox Series X|S. The store’s Play with list names Xbox Series X|S only.
Is it on Game Pass?
It is not listed in the Xbox Game Pass catalogue or the Game Pass coming-soon list, and no day-one subscription release has been announced.
Gameplay
The map includes more than 200 stops and Berlin bus lines TXL, 100, N100, 123, 142, 147, 200, 245 and 300, with licensed vehicles from Scania, MAN and VDL — 20 variants in total, including solo and articulated models. In Freeplay, players take any vehicle on any line and route. In Economy mode they run their own bus company, buying vehicles, hiring staff, handling maintenance and earning money from contracts and ticket sales. Weather and seasons change, and optional weather and time synchronisation can match conditions in Berlin. Players can move freely inside vehicles and around the city, use photo mode, and choose Realistic, Arcade or Custom controls. The Xbox Store lists it as single-player, with 49 Xbox achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore. The Xbox version does not include multiplayer or modding features.
Editions and add-ons
The hub covers the standard game, which is the Xbox Store listing for The Bus. The store also lists The Bus – Ebus 2.2 as an add-on. A New York City add-on has been announced for Xbox Series X|S, but an Xbox release date and store listing had not been published as of 10 November 2026. The UK rating is PEGI 3.
Who is making it?
It is developed by TML Studios and published by Aerosoft GmbH.
Source: Xbox Store UK.
