Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (68%); after 7h it's 1 in 5 (18%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 60% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 6,816 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 8.2h for positive, 3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (59.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (37)
story milestone ending side
- New and Shiny Buy a bus in a dealership 100%
- Hop On Finish your first mission in Angel Shores 98%
- Welcome to Angel Shores Finish the tutorial in Angel Shores 94%
- There is no Accounting for Taste Customize a bus 91%
- Connecting Dots Create a new route 88%
- Fare Dodger Catch a passenger without a valid ticket 82%
- I'm the Boss Take over a bus from another driver using the route menu 81%
- Sleeping Beauty Wake up an asleep passenger 77%
- Stop and Go Level up a bus stop 55%
- Allstar Get a 5 star rating on a route 46%
- Are you Steerious? Complete a slalom course without running over a traffic cone 42%
- Unlock the Transit Station Unlock the transit station 36%
- Strategist Create a perfectly balanced route with at least 10 bus stops 31%
- Flexibility is Key Buy your first bendy bus 28%
- Island Tourism Finish 10 missions in Angel Shores 22%
- Always on Time Change a value in the timetable 22%
- Double the Fun Buy your first double decker bus 10%
- Welcome Back to Seaside Valley Finish a mission in Seaside Valley 9.7%
- A New Job Finish 20 missions in Angel Shores 9.2%
- Clone Army Have ten buses of the same model 8.2%
- Hidden Treasure Find a collectible in Angel Shores 6.9%
- All Around the Shore Unlock a bus stop in every district of Angel Shores 5.7%
- Sunny View Finish 30 missions in Angel Shores 5.4%
- Pedal to the Metal Drive 1000 kilometers 4.9%
- Saving the World Charge an e-bus using the loading station 3.2%
- That's Art Use 10 different decals on a single bus 3.0%
- Haunted House Find the haunted house in Angel Shores 2.3%
- Still Alive Find the "SAM" statue on Gold Island 2.2%
- King of the Bay Finish all missions in Angel Shores 2.2%
- Treasure Hunter Find 10 collectibles in Angel Shores 1.8%
- Hoarder of Hidden Things Find all collectibles in Angel Shores 1.7%
- Key to the City Finish all missions in Seaside Valley 1.7%
- Monster Hunting Find the "SAM" statue in Eclipse Bay 1.5%
- Old Stager Find five collectibles in Seaside Valley 1.3%
- King of the World Finish all missions in Angel Shores and Seaside Valley 1.3%
- Gotta Catch 'Em All! Buy all buses from the base game 1.2%
- Hiker Find all collectibles in Seaside Valley 1.2%