{{short description|2016 vehicle simulation video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Bus Simulator 16 | image = Bus-simulator-16-cover.jpg | caption = Cover art featuring an articulated MAN Lion's City bus | developer = Stillalive Studios | publisher = Astragon Entertainment | series = ''Bus Simulator'' | engine = Unity | platforms = {{ubl|Microsoft Windows|macOS}} | released = {{vg release|WW|3 March 2016}} | genre = Vehicle simulation | modes = Single-player, multiplayer }} '''''Bus Simulator 16''''' is a bus simulator game developed by stillalive studios and published by Astragon Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is powered by Unity and was available on 3 March 2016 worldwide. It is the fourth game in the ''Bus Simulator'' series. A sequel titled ''Bus Simulator 18'' was released in 2018.
==Gameplay== [[File:Bus sim 16 screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|An in-game screenshot from the cockpit camera of a MAN Lion's City]] ''Bus Simulator 16'' has licensed the vehicles of MAN.<ref>{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Smith|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/07/13/bus-simulator-16-announced/|title=Bus Simulator 16 Will Let You Manage The Buses|work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=13 July 2015|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> In addition to the buses of the German bus maker, the game features a total of six buses that allow players to drive across five districts.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Walker|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/02/22/bus-simulator-16-release-date/|title=Bus Simulator 16 Launch Trailer Arrives Early, Leaves Without Waiting For You|work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=22 February 2016|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> The game also provides a route manager for players to create their own bus lines. A multiplayer mode is available in the game as well.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dustin|last=Bailey|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/05/31/bus-simulator-18s-cooperative-multiplayer/|title=Waiting on Bus Simulator 16 in the rain, in the rain|work=GameWatcher|date=22 February 2016|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref>
==Development== ''Bus Simulator 16'' was announced July 2015. It is the first game in the series developed by Austrian video game developer stillalive Studios.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Dooley|url=http://www.teamvvv.com/news/drive-a-bus-and-keep-your-passengers-happy-in-bus-simulator-16/|title=Drive a bus and keep your passengers happy in Bus Simulator 16|website=teamvvv.com|date=13 July 2015|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> The game was scheduled to release on 20 January 2016 for Microsoft Windows and macOS,<ref>{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Dooley|url=http://www.teamvvv.com/news/bus-simulator-16-releasing-on-january-20/|title=Bus Simulator 16 releasing on January 20|website=teamvvv.com|date=8 January 2016|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> but it was postponed to 3 March 2016 due to technical issues.<ref>{{cite web|first=Philippa|last=Warr|url=http://www.teamvvv.com/news/drive-a-bus-and-keep-your-passengers-happy-in-bus-simulator-16/|title=Bus Simulator 16 Delayed, Stuck In Traffic|work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=14 January 2016|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> A bus downloadable content featuring three licensed Mercedes-Benz buses, including an 18-meter long Citaro G articulated bus, were available on 25 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mc|last=Bride|url=http://sknr.net/2017/01/17/bus-simulator-16-mercedes-benz-citaro-dlc-trailer/|title=Bus Simulator 16: Mercedes Benz Citaro DLC Trailer|website=sknr.net|date=17 January 2017|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | align = right | MC = 46/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bus-simulator-16/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=''Bus Simulator 16'' PC|work=Metacritic|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref> | GStar = 45/100<ref>{{cite web|first1=Benjamin|last1=Schäfer|first2=Heiko|last2=Klinge|url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/bus_simulator_16,3269622.html|title=Bus-Simulator 16 im Test - Beruflicher Erfolg garantiert!|language=German|work=GameStar|date=19 March 2016|accessdate=2 June 2020}}</ref> }} ''Bus Simulator 16'' received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic.<ref name="MC"/>
Richard Allen of ''Invision Community'' rated a seven to the game. He wrote that the handlings of the game were quite similar with the ''American Truck Simulator'' of SCS Software, which was published in the same period.<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Allen|url=https://invisioncommunity.co.uk/bus-simulator-16-review/|title=Bus Simulator 16|work=Invision Community|date=16 March 2016|accessdate=24 June 2020}}</ref>
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==External links == {{portal|video games}} * {{official website|https://www.bussimulator.com/en/bus16.php}} {{in lang|en}}
Category:2016 video games Category:Bus simulation video games Category:Bus Simulator Category:MacOS games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Video games developed in Austria Category:Windows games Category:Stillalive studios games