Anya

My first impression on City Bus Manager early access

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First of all, I would like to thank the developers for giving me the opportunity to experience early access of City Bus Manager. The game is developed by PeDePe GbR and published by Aerosoft GmbH.

If you want to classify simulation games according to its style, I think it is mainly divided into the real and the grotesque. Some simulation games focus on their realism and usually provide players with a professional workflow experience, such as the classic truck series. Others with more complex gameplay design are simulation games like The Sims. As for the grotesque style simulation games I mentioned, Goat Simulator is a great example.

City Bus Manager obviously is the former. You need to build your own bus depot from the start, and plan all the details. The game begins with you facing an empty flat land, luckily there is a sum of money ready for you. The process of constructing and decorating is enjoyable, and the overall distribution of the building as well as the interior decoration style is customizable. You may often see some buses in the real world with huge advertising banners, but in this game you are able to change the style of your bus using any color and stickers.

After playing this game for a while, I realized that trying to make a well-run bus depot is much more than just having buses driving around. You need parkings, garages, warehouses, maintenance centers and wash depots to take care of your fleet. And, you also need offices, restrooms and kitchens to take care of your employees. Meanwhile, service centers can sell tickets and connect with your customers.

What's more interesting is that you can create unique bus routes based on real maps and be able to observe enger flow and route status in real time. Trying to be a good manager is much more difficult than I thought. The bus routes and operating time you set up will directly affect the profitable results. If you don't earn enough money, you can't even afford the bus maintenance costs and the salaries of your employees.

The game will be available on Steam tomorrow. If you are a fan of simulation games and like the realistic style that includes business features, I recommend you to try this game.

Add to your wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364210/City_Bus_Manager/

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Posted on 11/09/202220K Views