Bustories

About

"Bustories" is a visual novel bus simulator where you are the passenger, not the driver. The game features different companions for each trip, offering unique conversations and experiences. Every journey is slightly different, with the player able to sort through game ideas or observe the world outside as they travel.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

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

47%

Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews

music2 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The art style is clean and cute, providing a pleasant visual experience.
The game features unique characters and interesting stories, capturing the essence of everyday life.
It offers a relaxing experience with quirky characters and a nice soundtrack.

The game suffers from poor technical implementation, including lack of resolution options and low-quality graphics.
The dialogue is often poorly translated, leading to grammatical issues and a lack of coherence in the stories.
Gameplay is shallow and monotonous, with no meaningful interaction or options to skip uninteresting dialogues.

graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics have received mixed reviews, with many users criticizing the low-quality, simplistic 2D art style reminiscent of low-effort flash games, and noting the lack of options for resolution or customization. However, some players appreciate the clean and cute art style, as well as the uniqueness of the characters. Overall, the graphics do not meet the expectations of PC gamers seeking high-quality visuals.
- “The art style is clean and cute.”
- “The game has decent graphics and a soundtrack with various tunes to pick from (or mute), and each character you encounter is unique.”
- “There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
- “There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low quality graphics.”
- “The game features somewhat lazy, simplistic 2D/MS-Paint graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low effort Flash/browser games.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is criticized for being bland and poorly written, with characters' narratives lacking depth and coherence. Despite initial intrigue, the execution falters due to bad translation and unoriginal storytelling, leading to a disappointing experience. Players express a desire for more meaningful interactions or reflections on the stories told, which could have enhanced the overall narrative impact.
- “While it may seem as if you just need to sit out someone until the next bus stop, in actuality each character will have to finish their story before you get to the next stop.”
- “I would have preferred to have my character maybe reflect on the story having been told or have that affect what was in the stores.”
- “There's 7~8 strangers and each story is as bland as the next.”
- “If you actually only had until the next bus stop to finish a story, there'd be a lot more to this game and I could overlook the bad translation, but together they make this a game I cannot in good faith recommend.”
- “They used big words which made you think at first this might be a good little mini story game, but after a while poorly written sentences would appear and words that don't even exist.”
- “There's 7-8 strangers and each story is as bland as the next.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has been widely criticized for being monotonous and unengaging, with players finding the mechanics, such as managing hunger and thirst while progressing through dialogue, to be poorly integrated and uninteresting. Many reviewers express that the game fails to capture attention, leading to an overall negative experience.
- “Most boring game I've ever played in my entire life - the premise is just outrageously boring with no mechanics that at least encourage you to pay attention to the dialogue or the game for more than 30 seconds - 0/10 don't waste money on this.”
- “Primarily, the eating/drinking/pooping mechanic seems out of place.”
- “The gameplay element here is that each time you click to progress a line of dialogue, the hunger and thirst meters go down.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is described as relaxing and enjoyable, featuring a variety of tunes that players can choose from or mute. The soundtrack complements the unique characters encountered throughout the game, enhancing the overall experience.
- “Quite relaxing, nice music, quirky characters.”
- “The game has a soundtrack with various tunes to pick from (or mute), and each character you encounter is unique.”