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Explore the vibrant city of Emberville in officially licensed buses, and help transform it into a pedestrian-friendly paradise—one stop at a time.","228116\u002Fbus_bound_jpg","228116\u002Fbus_bound_header_jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=TyqB0gge0rU","2026-12-31",75,348339,"bus-bound",2095420,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Saber Interactive",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"stillalive studios",[28,29,30],"Simulator","Adventure","Indie",[32,33,34],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S",[36,52,66,80,93,106,118],{"id":37,"author":38,"outlet":41,"summary":47,"review_url":48,"review_date":49,"original_score":50,"normalized_score":51},2493325,{"id":39,"name":40},13454,"Kieran Singh",{"id":42,"logo":43,"name":44,"website_url":45,"score_format":46},112,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FLootLevelChill-Logo.jpg","Loot Level Chill","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002F","10","Bus Bound is a simulation game with purpose, and seeing Emberville City grow as you breathe life into it is more of a reward than you’ll often find in this genre.","https:\u002F\u002Flootlevelchill.com\u002Freviews\u002Fbus-bound-review\u002F","2026-04-30","8.5",85,{"id":53,"author":54,"outlet":57,"summary":62,"review_url":63,"review_date":49,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},2493340,{"id":55,"name":56},2739,"Melissa Sarnowski",{"id":58,"logo":59,"name":60,"website_url":61,"score_format":46},13,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDualshockers-logo.jpg","DualShockers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com","Bus Bound is the type of game that you'll love if you love simulators, but you might enjoy how peaceful it feels even if you don't usually play this style of game. 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What initially sounds mundane, quickly proves absorbing. Parking neatly at the stop, activating the signals, slowly negotiating surface irregularities – precision quickly became my quiet obsession in Bus Bound. Each successful route, punctuated by happy p...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2026\u002F04\u002F30\u002Freview-bus-bound\u002F","6.5",65,7,[21],[26],[]]