Paderborn, Germany - June 25th, 2024: After a successful Early Access period with over 1,300+ reviews of which 90% positive, City Bus Manager, the strategic management bus company simulation game developed by PeDePe and published by Aerosoft, has now fully released on Steam for PC for the price of 27,99€ with a launch discount of 30%!
In City Bus Manager, players can build and manage their own bus company from scratch, anywhere in the world. With the power of OpenStreetMap, players get to choose the exact starting location of their bus depot and create their own routes, managing passenger traffic, staff, and finances to build a successful and profitable bus empire.
During Early Access, the game received an overwhelming response from the community, with 90% of Steam reviews being positive. Players from all over the world have been building and managing their own bus companies, with over 500,000 played games and 40,000 cities getting new and upgraded bus routes in game!
City Bus Manager features a wide range of customization options, allowing players to personalize their bus company and depot to suit their style. With real-life data used to simulate passenger behavior, players must balance schedules, staff, and finances to keep customers happy and their buses running smoothly.
The full release version now adds the scenario game mode, ticket inspectors and new statistics for players to analyze the company's profitability.
Key Features:
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Play in every city and country worldwide
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Real satellite data, bus stops, and POIs from OpenStreetMap
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Bus modding and steam workshop
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Scenario mode with limitless options
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Create your own routes in your city
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Track your buses live with realistic passenger volume and route planning
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Build and customize your own depot
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30 different bus models (including own repaints)
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Manage your employees and hire reliable and experienced staff
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Service center with ticket sales
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Passenger feedback and reviews
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Extensive tech tree
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Random events (e.g. rail replacement transport)
"We are thrilled to finally release City Bus Manager in its full form, after a really successful Early Access period that built our community, helping us, amongst other things, squash over 4,000 bugs and feature requests!" said Niklas Polster, co-founder at PeDePe. "It’s wild to think there’s already been half a million plays during Early Access, we can't wait to see more people join in and see the community’s creativity and business skills continue to do amazing things in game and out!"
"It has been an amazing development cycle for PeDePe, and we are proud to see how the PeDePe team was able to meet the huge expectations that the fans of City Bus Manager had," said Maarten Janello, Product Manager at Aerosoft. “Now that we’re leaving Early Access, we hope to continue this positive trend, seeing the game become the bus management simulation that players dreamt of.”
To experience the present and future of bus routes, don’t forget to check out the City Bus Manager - E-Bus & Green Energy DLC, available here.
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Join in the conversation on social media with the hashtag #CityBusManager - and buy your copy of the full game on Steam for PC Today!
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About Aerosoft - HOUSE OF SIMULATION:
Aerosoft GmbH was founded in 1991 at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport and develops add-on software for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Since 2002, add-ons have also been developed for Train Simulator. Since 2007, Aerosoft has also expanded its range to include other simulations, including On the Road, OMSI 2, Autobahnpolizei Simulator and City Bus Simulator. In 2016, Aerosoft published the two successful simulators Fernbus Simulator in cooperation with FlixBus and Notruf 112 - Die Feuerwehr Simulation. Aerosoft is also responsible for the flight simulators Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and XPlane 12 exclusively in Europe. With over 40 permanent employees, Aerosoft GmbH is now one of the world's leading software publishers in the field of traffic simulations.
Visit Aerosoft’s website for more: www.aerosoft.com
About PeDePe:
PeDePe GbR was founded in 2015 in a small town by Lake Constance, Germany, when three brothers decided to turn their shared passion into a professional game development studio. As experienced software engineers and architects, the brothers pooled their skills together to create realistic economy systems in games, focusing on enhancing reality on Bus Simulation games. Starting their successful career with add-ons to OMSI 2, including the Bus Company Simulator, OmniNavigation and Control Centre Simulation, the team quickly became a favorite amongst fans.
PeDePe’s latest title, City Bus Manager, has left early access and launched fully on Steam today! Visit their website here and join the conversation on Discord here.