Double Fine Productions announced Thank You Bus Driver, a chaotic bus-driving comedy sim for PC, on September 4, 2026. The studio’s own game page is the primary product pitch: you play a town bus driver trying to finish the day with minimal rulebreaking and maximum passenger gratitude, scored as “Thank Yous.”
Double Fine’s overview lists three interlocking priorities. No Rulebreaking — bus rules change every day, and the depot keeps adding more, so players slap offenders and can eject repeat riders through the back door. Stay on Track — reaching the next stop matters more than polite traffic manners; mid-turn map checks and cornfield shortcuts are on the table. Be on Schedule — a tight timer fuels the loop, and Thank Yous from happy riders extend that timer while unlocking bus tchotchkes, town variants, and more cosmetics.
Platforms named so far are PC storefronts: Steam (app ID 5067360), GOG, Humble Store, and itch.io. Gematsu’s report matches the Double Fine page and notes that no release date has been announced. An announcement trailer is live on YouTube. Wishlist and store pages may still show “coming soon” language until a street date lands.
Primary sources: the official Double Fine Thank You Bus Driver page and Gematsu’s September 4 announce. For related live multiplatform coverage on RCG News, see State of Play Locks FF7 Revelation for April 8 (same-week showcase context that also nodded Double Fine’s Keeper).
What this story is not claiming: a console launch, a Game Pass day-one promise, a price, or a month-level street date. Those details are not in the September 4 materials. Wishlist now; calendar later.
Tone-wise, the pitch sits with Double Fine’s slapstick systems design more than a serious transit sim. Screenshots and the announce trailer emphasize cartoon towns, slap-and-eject comedy, and schedule pressure rather than route planning realism. Until a date ships, treat store pages as wishlist targets and keep any calendar entry on Releasing When marked TBD rather than inventing a quarter.
