Duesseldorf/Germany, August 15, 2023 – With the Official School Bus Extension for Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop players can look forward to get behind the wheel of officially licensed school buses of the renowned US-based manufacturer Blue Bird and to perform school trips for the first time in the history of the popular Bus Simulator game series. The release of the DLC is planned for August 30, 2023!
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop - Official School Bus Extension
- Extends the main game by a number of new features!
- Includes three officially licensed school buses from the US-based bus manufacturer Blue Bird: an All American FE, an All American RE and a Blue Bird Vision school bus.
- Numerous new missions including a new mission type: school trips!
- Coming to the digital stores on August 30, 2023!
- Alternatively, also available as part of the Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop - Season Pass.
- Playable live on site at this year’s gamescom 2023 in Cologne!
In line with the start of the new school year, bus lovers can now look forward to numerous new challenges with Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop – Official School Bus Extension! The DLC for Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop not only expands the main game with school buses, but also introduces school trips as a new mission type on both maps included in the main game. The task here is to pick up pupils at various points in the city and to transport them in time to different school buildings that have also been newly integrated into the cityscapes - and collect them again after school to drive them safely back to their home stops.
In the course of the new missions, the players can choose from three new iconic Blue Bird school buses:
Blue Bird All American FE: A 40-feet front engine school bus consisting of 2 axles, 2 doors and a total capacity of up to 89 passengers.
Blue Bird All American RE: A rear engine school bus featuring a capacity of 89 passengers, 2 axles, 2 doors and a total length of 40-feet.
Blue Bird Vision: A total of 83 passsengers fit into this 40-feet gasoline school bus, with 2 axles and 2 doors.
The Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop – Official School Bus Extension will be available for 12.99 EUR / 12.99 USD for PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One as a DLC on the digital stores on August 30, 2023.
Alternatively, the DLC is also available as part of the Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop - Season Pass. The Season Pass is available at a lucrative bundle price of 24.99 EUR / 24.99 USD (SRP) and includes the already released Ebusco Bus Pack, the soon to be released Official School Bus Extension as well as the upcoming Thomas Built Buses® Bus Pack and the Official Tram Extension which is planned to be released at the end of the year.
An overview of selected offers for Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, as well as the various game versions and already available expansion options can be found here:
https://shop.bussimulator.com/
Visitors of this year’s gamescom 2023 in Cologne/Germany will get the unique opportunity to get a sneek peak and try out Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop - Official School Bus Extension live on site at the astragon Entertainment booth in Hall 6.1 / B-060 from August 23 to August 27, 2023!
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About astragon Entertainment GmbH
Founded in 1998, astragon Entertainment GmbH, a subsidiary of Team17 Group PLC, is a leading German games developer, publisher and distributor of sophisticated ‘working’ simulation games, focusing on non-violent cooperative gameplay with very detailed, technical, and realistic environments. Since 2023, Independent Arts Software has been a subsidiary of astragon Entertainment. The German developer studio has been producing commercial game software of various genres for over 30 years. astragon’s internationally well-known IPs include Construction Simulator, Bus Simulator, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and Firefighting Simulator. The distribution of high-quality licensed and distribution products such as Farming Simulator and SnowRunner complete its attractive product range. astragon games are available world-wide on many different platforms such as consoles, smartphones, tablets, and PC. Visit www.astragon.com for more information.
About stillalive studios
stillalive studios is an award-winning game development team whose goal is to create dynamic and unique games. The company was incorporated in early 2013 in Innsbruck (Austria) and today counts about 20 members. We are an experienced and enthusiastic team of game developers embracing both gameplay and technological challenges, working with both Unity and Unreal. For more information visit http://stillalive-studios.com/.