City Bus Manager
Build your own depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager. Play in your own home town or any...
- Intel, 64-bit processor
- macOS 10.13 or later
Description
Build your own depot from scratch and create your personal bus routes in City Bus Manager . Play in your own home town or any famous city in the world. Recreate the official bus network or change it completely to your preference.
Did you ever think your local bus schedule sucks? This is your chance to show that you can step it up. Connect all the Points of Interests and see your passenger numbers grow. Buy new buses and hire staff to make sure you can keep up with your schedule.
Take care of your buses in the repair and washing stations to make sure they meet your customers’ demands. Build a Service Center to sell tickets directly at your depot and engage with your clients. Get the best passenger reviews and lead your bus company to a prosperous future!
Whether its your home town or any world-famous city – it’s in the game. 100% based on actual OpenStreetMap data including all the specific Points of Interests. The passenger simulation and bus route travel time is also based on real data. Recreate the existing lines or come up with completely new set-ups, it’s all up to you!
Build everything that a good running bus depot needs. Parking slots, garages, warehouses, maintenance and washing stations are needed to take care of your vehicle fleet. But you also need offices, restrooms and a kitchen to take care of your staff. Also don’t forget about the Service Center to sell tickets and connect with your customers.
Choose from different environmental objects and furniture to match the depot to your style.
Clean and secure buses are mandatory to the future success of your company. Make sure your buses match the customers’ expectations. Buy spare parts to repair your buses.
City Bus Manager arrives with more than 20 different bus models to offer the most realistic experience and allow you to adjust your bus fleet to your liking. On top all the buses can be repainted either ingame or via an external graphic tool and of course can be shared via the Steam Work
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Recommended for players who want route planning on real cities plus fleet, depot and staff management. Macs matching the official Intel/Radeon tier should favor 16 GB and SSD; run a small city/few routes for several game days before scaling. Apple Silicon users should first test map generation, continuous dispatch and save/load in a clean company before importing a long save. Workflow: dual backup; record 2.5.0/SHA-256; mod-free map/service test; import company; match DLC; restore Workshop in batches. Compare Cities: Skylines for macro transit planning or Bus Simulator 18 for hands-on driving.
Pros
- Real OpenStreetMap data lets players design services in their hometown or worldwide cities with meaningful POIs and distances. Depot layout spans parking, offices, repair, washing and customer service; bus purchasing, spares, staff, training, duties, fares and reviews create a coherent operating chain. More than 20 buses, liveries and Workshop add customization. Players can reproduce a real network or redesign underserved areas, suiting transport-data and optimization fans.
Cons
- Maps/POIs depend on online OpenStreetMap data, so blocked access or damaged cache affects setup. Large cities, dense routes and fleets increase simulation/render load; 8 GB is only a floor. Late operations repeat roster, repair, cleaning, spares and complaint work. Workshop bus/livery quality, performance and compatibility vary, and DLC cannot be assumed in the base game. Mac specifications are Intel/Radeon-centric with no Apple Silicon statement. Official UI is only English, German and French, creating a language barrier for Chinese, Japanese and Korean users.
Installation steps
- This page covers City Bus Manager 2.5.0. Official Mac minimum is macOS 11, Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon Pro 560 with 4 GB VRAM and 5 GB storage; recommendation keeps that Intel/Radeon class but raises RAM to 16 GB and storage to 15 GB. No Apple Silicon tier is published. Reserve 20 GB. Back up Steam Cloud/local companies, routes, timetables, liveries, depot layouts, staff training, Workshop subscriptions and DLC state, and record SHA-256. First disable Workshop and use a new company to test map download, real-city routes, depot construction, dispatch, repair, washing, rosters and save/load; restore mods in batches. Official UI languages are English, German and French only.
Uninstallation steps
- Before uninstalling, return buses to depot or finish shifts, pause automatic dispatch and create a manual save. Back up cloud/local companies separately, map cache, routes/stops, duties, buses/liveries, spare parts, staff/training, finances/reviews, Workshop list and DLC. Label 2.5.0, date and SHA-256; preserve both cloud-conflict copies. After reinstalling, download one map and complete a service in a clean company before importing old data. Match DLC first, restore mods in batches and repair routes/vehicles only on a copy.
Common errors and fixes
- For blank maps/missing POIs, confirm access to OpenStreetMap data, test without VPN/filtering and rebuild map cache without overwriting the only company. For delays/passenger anomalies, inspect stop direction, closed route, travel time, capacity, frequency and staff breaks. A bus that will not depart may lack a valid bay/exit, qualified driver, repair state or duty. For low FPS, verify macOS 11, 8 GB and Radeon Pro 560 4 GB minimum, then reduce map scope, buses, pedestrians and building detail. Test missing Workshop liveries/buses on a mod-free copy. Apple Silicon requires a cautious trial because no M-series tier is official.
What changed in this version
- The site version is 2.5.0. Publicly indexed official material does not provide a complete itemized changelog mapped exactly to 2.5.0, so unrelated announcements or guesses are not presented as its changes. Verifiable scope includes worldwide OpenStreetMap maps/POIs, routes and timetables, depot construction, 20+ buses, repair/washing/spares, staff training, ticket service, passenger reviews, liveries and Steam Workshop; DLC must be separated by ownership. Validate the displayed 2.5.0 build, old-company loading, map data, dispatch and Workshop behavior after installation.
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