Bus Simulator X - Multiplayer is a free simulation game coming from developer IDBS Studio. It is a first-person bus simulator that lets players experience driving a passenger commuter bus around the city. It lets them customize their vehicles using all kinds of cosmetic options, and it features simple and intuitive driving controls.

What makes Bus Simulator X - Multiplayer different from its contemporaries like Bus Simulator: Ultimate or Coach Bus Simulator is the social multiplayer element in its gameplay. It lets players come together, hop onto a single bus, and interact with one another during their ride.

A social bus ride

In Bus Simulator X - Multiplayer, you get to experience a day in the life of a commuter bus driver, picking up passengers and dropping them off at various stops. You can tweak your ride to improve the driving experience, such as adjusting its suspension, body, and wheels. It is complemented by intuitive controls and graphical options that enable even low-end devices to run it well.

However, the main highlight of this bus simulator is its multiplayer mode that lets up to 16 players come together to ride the same bus. Anyone of you can choose to be the driver or passenger, while you talk and interact with one another during the ride. You can browse through the multiple routes available and enjoy the scenery along the way.

This essentially serves as an interactive virtual space where players can come together, chill, and just hang out. There are a couple of things that the game could improve upon and address, though. The first is it needs more, larger maps since the ones available are rather small. Also, it suffers from frequent connection issues that result in a lot of lag.

A different experience

Overall, Bus Simulator X - Multiplayer provides one of the more unique experiences as far as these types of games go. It takes the usual bus-driving gameplay and adds a social element to it for a more interactive time for all players involved. While it has its issues, as mentioned above, it's still worth checking out for its premise alone. Give it a try now.