Bus Route
Drive a city bus through a snowy town: follow the route, stop with the door right on each marker, board passengers, keep to the timetable and give everyone a smooth ride.
Bus Route is a top-down bus driving game set in a cosy snow-covered town of lamp-lit streets, pine trees and smoking chimneys. Each line is a fixed route marked with a blue dotted guide. Your job is to drive the long bus around corners, pull up so the front door lands right on the yellow stop marker, and wait while passengers step off and climb aboard. A perfect stop earns the most points, and every passenger pays a fare that grows with their comfort.
The ten lines get longer and busier, with more stops, more traffic that turns at every junction, and icy patches where the bus slides if you steer too hard. Every stop has a due time: arrive early and you must wait for the clock, arrive late and you lose points. Hard braking, fast corners, curb bumps, crashes and driving off with the doors open all lower passenger comfort, and if it hits zero the passengers walk out. Each line awards up to three stars for finishing, staying on schedule and keeping comfort high, and stars unlock new lines plus an electric bus and a long-distance coach.
It is a calm, precise driving game for players who enjoy parking, timing and route planning more than raw speed. Tip: swing wide before right turns, because the back of a long bus cuts the corner.
How to play
Follow the blue dotted route to each stop. Stop the bus facing the right way with the front door on the yellow marker; passengers then get off and board automatically. Wait for boarding to finish before driving away. Each stop has a due time on the timetable: on time earns a bonus, late costs points, and if you are early you must wait. Keep passengers comfortable by braking gently, taking corners slowly and avoiding bumps, crashes and ice. The route fails if comfort reaches zero or you fall 90 seconds behind. Reach the terminal to finish and earn up to three stars.
Controls
- Up arrow / W: Drive
- Down arrow / S: Brake, then reverse
- Left / Right arrows or A / D: Steer
- Touch: Arrow buttons to steer, GO and BRAKE buttons
- B: Switch bus on the route screen
- P / Esc: Pause
- R: Retry route
- M: Mute
Category: Driving games
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