<s>
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
18	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bus	O
Simulator	O
on	O
consoles	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
bus	O
simulator	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Stillalive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Astragon	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bus	O
Simulator	O
franchise	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
21	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
18	I-Application
features	O
a	O
sizable	O
map	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
modern	O
city	O
consisting	O
of	O
twelve	O
districts	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
2.5	O
times	O
bigger	O
than	O
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
16	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Unity-based	O
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
16	I-Application
,	O
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
considerably	O
improved	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
modding	B-Device
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
were	O
featured	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Bus	O
Simulator	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
later	O
available	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
titled	O
Bus	O
Simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
map	O
expansion	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
18	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Jarrard	O
of	O
Shacknews	O
gave	O
a	O
6	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
game	O
changer	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
honest	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
rewarding	O
experience	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
had	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
my	O
PC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
says	O
"	O
Bus	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
18	I-Application
leaves	O
me	O
with	O
a	O
deep	O
sympathy	O
for	O
bus	O
drivers	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
terror	O
that	O
I	O
might	O
ever	O
become	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Kelly	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
similar-genre	O
video	O
game	O
Euro	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2	I-Application
of	O
SCS	O
Software	O
,	O
commenting	O
the	O
game	O
maybe	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
truck-simulator	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
what	O
the	O
Truck	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
