Can I Run Bus Simulator 18?
stillalive studios released Bus Simulator 18 in 2018. It is a simulation game, published by astragon Entertainment. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Its 8 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Completionists have 28 achievements to work through. With more than 8 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Critics scored it 67 on Metacritic. 12 languages are covered by the store listing. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3 with 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 with 3.2 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 (1GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R7 360 (2GB VRAM) or higher |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 6.35 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4670 (4th gen.) with 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8370 with 4 GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB VRAM) or higher |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 6.35 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Bus Simulator 18 structures its play around one continuous open world. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Bus Simulator 18 can never assume the player will stop and let it load. The view is from a first person view. The publisher supplies 6 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Bus Simulator 18 is demanding
The graphics requirement for Bus Simulator 18 is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 ( is enough, so Bus Simulator 18 runs on machines never bought for gaming. Bus Simulator 18 needs only 8 GB of RAM. Bus Simulator 18 needs 64 bit Windows. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 4 GB. The install is small at roughly 6 GB. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Bus Simulator 18 at the floor and Bus Simulator 18 at the recommended tier are not the same experience.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Bus Simulator 18?
Bus Simulator 18 is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 (1GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R7 360 (2GB VRAM) or higher, 6 GB RAM, about 6.35 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.58x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.45x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.64x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Bus Simulator 18's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Bus Simulator 18?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Bus Simulator 18?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3 with 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 with 3.2 GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 (1GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R7 360 (2GB VRAM) or higher; 6 GB RAM.
How much storage does Bus Simulator 18 need?
Bus Simulator 18 needs about 6.35 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Bus Simulator 18?
The RTX 3060 runs Bus Simulator 18 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Bus Simulator 18?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Bus Simulator 18 is the GPU.