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Games like Bus Mechanic Simulator

If Bus Mechanic Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tourist Bus Simulator, Fernbus Simulator and Junkyard Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its progression points replace currency, atmospheric and chill. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Bus Mechanic Simulator: In the Bus Mechanic Simulator you are in the position of an experienced mechanic. In your own bus garage you can maintain, repair, test and restore various true-to-original MAN bus models. Roll up your sleeves!

2020IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDWindowsby VIS-Games, Darius Bode
Bus Mechanic Simulator — Steam game cover
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Free camera bypasses accessibility issuesNo money system simplifies repair focusProgression points replace currencyAtmosphericChillRelaxing

Players who liked Bus Mechanic Simulator also play

Steam players who put hours into Bus Mechanic Simulator also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Tourist Bus Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Top pick for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Create your own bus empire on Fuerteventura now! Thanks to the economy system in the new Tourist Bus Simulator, you will be able to found your own bus company on the popular holiday island Fuerteventura.

    2018SimulationCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fernbus Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Second-strongest match for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    The world of coach drivers awaits you! Drive along motorways and country roads to the bus stations in over 40 cities in Germany. Thanks to the cooperation with FlixBus and true-to-the-original MAN buses, you will experience the game world in a realistic way.

    2016SimulationCasual17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Junkyard Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Third-strongest match for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Did you ever wish to work in a junkyard? Now you can, with Junkyard Simulator. They are many roads leading to success - whichever you take depends on your decisions.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Food Truck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. My Recycling Center

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Ranked #5 for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Operate, configure and expand your own recycling center in this first-person simulator! Work fast and sort the trash. Use the compactors to destroy the bulky waste. Earn satisfaction and cash to buy new containers and unlock new trash types. Use the second hand shop to sell re-usable items.

    2024IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Alpine - The Simulation Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Welcome to the beautiful world of the mountains! In Alpine - The Simulation Game you can expect a varied story mode with many missions, and all this in the middle of a lovingly designed game world in the snowy Alps.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual6.59 USDSteam ↗
  7. Party Maker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Car Mechanic Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a relaxing mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Ranked #8 for Bus Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Manage a prosperous car shop empire and enter the complex car maintenance and repair world. This simulation game offers a comprehensive, in-depth experience that combines strategic business management with the technical nuances of car maintenance.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Bus Mechanic Simulator

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Bus

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Reviewers of Bus Mechanic Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Transport passengers in the city bus simulation The Bus along 1:1 scale routes in Berlin, passing landmarks like the Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, and Alexanderplatz. In the Scania Citywide LF and other licensed buses, sell tickets, handle traffic, and get everyone to their destination safely.

    2026Simulation39.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Reviewers of Bus Mechanic Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.

    2017SimulationRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Wrench

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Bus Mechanic Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Wrench is a mechanic simulator where players prepare and maintain race cars. The parts in Wrench are the most detailed of any game in the genre. Extreme attention has been paid to even the smallest components, including fasteners which are accurate to the thread pitch and install torque.

    2018IndieSimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mech Mechanic Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Reviewers of Bus Mechanic Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!

    2021SimulationCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Reviewers of Bus Mechanic Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench! Create and expand your auto repairs service empire. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 will take you behind the scenes of daily routine in car workshop.

    2015SimulationRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Car Mechanic Simulator 2021

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Reviewers of Bus Mechanic Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.

    2021SimulationRacing24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bus Mechanic Simulator at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Bus Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from VIS-Games

Other recommendable Steam games by VIS-Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Pineview Drive

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Joe's Diner

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a chill mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe’s Diner. The old Diner was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery. Amongst the buried, two rival chieftains are laid to rest; while alive each could not stand the other.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Obscuritas

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    When Sarah inherits her great-uncle's old country home, she has no idea about the dark secret she has stumbled upon, and the obscure world it will take her to.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Passing Pineview Forest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. Professional Farmer 2017

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator. Shares Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Get ready for the rural lifestyle! This game is set on your own farm! Enjoy the life of a farmer with all its amazing tasks and challenges! Drive your original vehicles, cultivate your fields, take care of your animals and market your produce! Different seasons and weather conditions guarantee realistic game fun.

    2016Simulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Secret of Pineview Forest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    The Secret of Pineview Forest is a free prequel to Pineview Drive - Rising Storm. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Insane

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie and Casual with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    !nsane is a nod to the cult game "Logical" from the good old Amiga days. It's all about balls and twist locks. You have to arrange the balls in the right order to pick the lock. What sounds simple enough quickly turns out to be a uniquely tricky game.

    2016StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Airport Fire Department - The Simulation

    WHY THIS

    Another title from VIS-Games, the studio behind Bus Mechanic Simulator. Shares Simulation with Bus Mechanic Simulator.

    Move out with your team and experience tense missions. As a member of the airport fire department, you and your team extinguish massive aircraft fires and beat a path through the flickering flames.

    2016ActionSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bus Mechanic Simulator

How much does Bus Mechanic Simulator cost?
Bus Mechanic Simulator is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bus Mechanic Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bus Mechanic Simulator are Tourist Bus Simulator, Fernbus Simulator, Junkyard Simulator.
Who developed Bus Mechanic Simulator?
Bus Mechanic Simulator was developed by VIS-Games, Darius Bode and published by Aerosoft GmbH.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Bus Mechanic Simulator.

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