The Nintendo Switch version of Bus Driver Simulator is almost there, and we're very glad that our game, which we've been developing for such a long time, is going to appear on the platform with the quickest-growing audience.
As you may know, Nintendo Switch isn't the most powerful game console. And, of course, we had to apply a lot of tricks to get it working on this portable console. Also, our colleagues from Ultimate Games, who are working on porting the game, had to partially re-make controls and adapt a lot of in-game mechanics for Switch.
The version for game consoles is expected to be released this fall.
The final stage of porting to the consoles
We did a huge job when porting Bus Driver Simulator to PS4 and Xbox One with our partners from UIG Entertainment.
The porting process began this February and now, 6 months after, we're ready to announce that now we're on the final stage of debugging and testing.
Of course, we still have to apply for release to Sony and Microsoft, and here we're counting on our experienced colleagues who have released more than 10 games on consoles.
The release is scheduled for this fall.
Our social media
We would like to remind you that you can find all the news about our projects and discuss them in our social media. Sometimes, we post some exclusive materials there. We have a Russian VK group: https://vk.com/busdriversim Also, all the news are posted in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KishMishGames/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/KishMishStudio Also, there is a Discord server: https://discord.gg/9eHyYap Join us and follow our news!
New Murom Suburbs screenshots
Here are some new screenshots of Murom Suburbs map, which is now in development and is coming this fall.
Liveries created by our players
There is a possibility to create a custom livery for any bus in the game. We chose the most interesting ones, which were published to Screenshots section in Steam. The first two are made by psychodance. The next ones are by Trabi1701. Author tells that he's fond of buses and flags and he decided to combine them in his works. Company named "Воевода" is fictional.
You can also make your own livery, instruction can be found here:
P.S. We would like to allow you to upload your liveries via Steam Workhop, but we have a lot of other important tasks in priority, so it's quite difficult to say when it's going to be implemented.
Murom Suburbs DLC is in development!
A new map “Murom Suburbs” for Bus Driver Simulator 2019 is in development!
This map will be based on the real area, just like the two existing maps. The key feature of the new map will be a large area of country roads, and urban area is going to be relatively small.
We’re always working on making graphics better in our games, and Murom Suburbs won’t be an exclusion.
These screenshots are from an early version, and the vegetation will look slightly different later. We can already say that there will be at least five pre-set routes, but players will be able to create their own ones, just like in Serpukhov and Cologne.
The map will be distributed as a DLC, the price will be announced slightly later. We are planning to release it this atumn.
We’ll keep you informed about the progress in our upcoming posts.
Bus Driver Simulator 2019 is also coming to Nintendo Switch!
We wrote that Bus Driver Simulator 2019 is coming to PS4 and Xbox One earlier, but we have one more announcement for Nintendo Switch owners: the game is coming to your platform too!
The publisher is Polish company named Ultimate Games, which is a part of PlayWay. It also published Ultimate Fishing Simulator and Deadliest Catch: The Game, based on a popular Discovery show.
This way, you'll be able to play our game even when going somewhere, maybe even in a bus for better atmosphere :)
Bus Driver Simulator is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this year!
Bus driver Simulator 2019 is going to be released on PS4 and Xbox One in the second half of this year!
It will be published by UIG Entertainment, which participated in creating some simulation games, such as Farmer's Dynasty, Industry Giant 2 and Firefighters series.
This is a very big step for our small team and we hope that our players will like these news. We know that there are people who own a console and a relatively slow PC, so we're glad that more players will be able to play our game. Moreover, releasing the game on consoles can give us new financial possibilities which will positively affect our new projects.
Update 5.9 is here!
In this update we:
Added Ukrainian localization!
Finally, passengers and pedestrians have phones in their hands while animations with it are playing.
Fixed player position while using 1st person camera.
Fixed passengers spawn zones on some stops
Fixed zone near Palace of Culture "Russia" in Serpukhov where passengers could fall through the ground.
Other minor changes.
Mini update 5.8.a is available!
In this update we worked on fixing some bugs which could affect new players:
Fixed a bug which caused inability to finish Tutorial if only one door is opened.
Fixed number of passengers spawning in the Tutorial, which could cause inability to finish Tutorial.
Tried to fix a problem with number of passengers spawning on bus stops, which could lead to difficulties while completing Scenarios.
Improved Polish translation
Fixed a bug in names of original liveries when custom liveries are present.
