Bus Escape: Traffic Jam

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"Bus Escape: Traffic Jam" is a single-player puzzle game where you navigate a busy cityscape as a bus driver. Your goal is to pick up passengers and bring them home while avoiding traffic jams in a vibrant and challenging adventure. Be prepared for frequent advertisements throughout the game. The objective is to manage traffic and time efficiently to complete each level, while providing a safe and timely ride for your passengers.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

55%

Audience ScoreBased on 578 reviews

music1 positive mentions

monetization287 negative mentions

The game is challenging and requires strategic thinking, making it engaging and fun.
The graphics are bright and appealing, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
The gameplay is smooth and entertaining, providing a satisfying puzzle-solving experience.

The game is infested with excessive and long ads, often interrupting gameplay and making it frustrating.
Many levels are designed to be impossible to complete without using boosters or watching multiple ads.
Purchasing the ad-free version does not eliminate all ads, leading to disappointment among players.

monetization
298 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
1%
96%
The monetization strategy of the game has drawn significant criticism for its excessive and intrusive ads, which often disrupt gameplay and can last up to two minutes. Even players who pay for an ad-free experience still find themselves forced to watch ads to progress, particularly on harder levels, leading to frustration and a diminished gaming experience. Many users feel that the game is designed to compel players to either watch numerous ads or spend substantial amounts of money to advance, making it feel more like a cash grab than a fair gaming experience.
- “I like the game, but I downloaded it because it said no ads.”
- “I bought the no-ads version, but they make a really hard level every 4 levels or so that forces you to use extra things that will inevitably mean you need to watch ads anyways.”
- “I paid for 'no ads,' but 'no ads' only covers ads between levels.”
- “Even after paying $11 to remove ads generally within the app, it's still essential to watch them to complete most levels.”
- “The excessive length of these ads has made playing this game frustrating and unenjoyable.”
- “The sheer amount of ads took away the fun and wasted so much time I've uninstalled the game.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay is generally enjoyable and easy to understand, but it is heavily marred by an overwhelming number of ads, which significantly detracts from the overall experience. Players report that the ad frequency often overshadows the actual gameplay time, leading to frustration and a sense that profit motives took precedence over player engagement.
- “The ads are not intrusive and gameplay is easy to understand.”
- “Decent gameplay but... so... many... ads.”
- “It shows that profit came far before engaging gameplay during development.”
- “Hope you like ads and an unlimited amount of 'limited time offer' type of predatory mechanics in the game.”
- “Higher levels consist of 20 seconds of gameplay and 60 seconds of ads, resulting in much more ad time than play time.”
- “More ads than gameplay.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, frequently freezing during gameplay, particularly when interacting with ads, and often failing to launch altogether. Users report losing in-game progress due to these glitches, resulting in a frustrating experience despite the game's enjoyable elements.
- “The game freezes a lot, especially when you play ads to get free slots or perks.”
- “Fun game, but since last night it freezes on the loading screen and the game doesn't launch.”
- “Very buggy experience.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The graphics are generally praised for being cute and visually appealing, surpassing many competitors. However, players express frustration that the game's design forces them to watch ads to progress, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The graphics are better than most.”
- “Nice graphics and cheerful music.”
- “This game has cute graphics.”
- “The graphics are better than most, but the fact that they intentionally make levels impossible to solve without watching ads is really disappointing.”
- “This game has cute graphics, but solving the puzzles is impossible without watching ads.”
- “Most of the ads disturb me with graphic abuse.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is described as cheerful and enjoyable, contributing positively to the overall experience, although it wasn't enough to prevent some users from ultimately uninstalling the game.
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect is perceived as lacking depth or resolution, with users indicating a sense of finality or abruptness in the narrative.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The humor in the game is widely praised, with users describing it as very funny and among the best they've experienced.
- “Very funny and the best!”
- “The humor in this game is top-notch and keeps me laughing throughout.”
- “I love how the game incorporates clever jokes and witty dialogue.”