Fernbus Simulator

Fernbus Simulator (also known as Fernbus Coach Simulator), is a bus simulator game developed by TML-Studios and published by Aerosoft for Microsoft Windows. The game was released worldwide on 25 August 2016.

Gameplay

Fernbus Simulator is set in Germany, offering a route network of approximately 20,000 kilometres and 40 German cities that is built on a scale of 1:10.

More city routes were released as DLCs, expanding the map to the following countries: Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, and England.

The game features similar gameplay to Euro Truck Simulator 2, and includes construction sites, traffic congestion, police patrols, traffic collision, and dynamic weather and day-night cycles. The game also provides various licensed buses from MAN, VDL, Scania, and Neoplan that FlixBus uses for their fleet, allowing players to drive them on highly detailed German motorways.

Downloadable content

Map expansions

TML has released several map expansion DLC packs that includes new countries.

Vehicle add-ons

Football Team Bus DLC

This game expansion/mode was released on 30 August 2018. In this mode, which is unlockable by purchasing Fußball Mannschaftsbus DLC, players have to choose one of 18 football clubs based on the German football league and drive its players to their guest matches. All of the stadiums are fully recreated, and there is also a repaint for MAN Lion's Coach bus included. The player's job is to manage the allocated budget wisely until the end of the season so that the team bus can be maintained, cleaned, and the team can be supplied with sufficient snacks and beverages.

Development and release

Fernbus Simulator was developed by German-based game studio TML-Studios, the developers of the City Bus Simulator series and the World of Subways franchise. It is powered by Unreal Engine 4 of Epic Games. The game was released on 25 August 2016 for Microsoft Windows.

Reception

The game is sold on the digital distribution platform Steam. It has a mixed review rating. The game is often compared with Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. The design of the game has been praised in terms of atmosphere, motorways, residential areas and detailed bus cockpits. However, bugs, missing textures, insufficient realism and a lack of long-term motivation are common criticisms.