The latest title from Double Fine Productions, titled Thank You Bus Driver, has a 94% positive rating on Steam despite having a very low peak player count that has not reached triple-digit figures as of this writing. The new Double Fine game is the first release for the San Francisco studio following its split from Xbox in the summer of 2026.

In short, Thank You Bus Driver is a first-person driving simulator with a cartoony, monochromatic graphics style. Double Fine described its latest project as "Crazy Taxi meets Papers, Please." As the game's titular bus driver, players are tasked with taking passengers to their designated stops and enforcing the rules of the bus by any means necessary. The more "Thank Yous" that the bus driver receives, the more time they have to reach their next destination. Thank You Bus Driver is also the first game released by Double Fine Action Labs, a small in-house team dedicated to experimental releases.

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Although Double Fine managed to become independent following Xbox's massive wave of layoffs in July 2026 , the studio's newest project has not attracted too many players yet. Thank You Bus Driver has only managed a peak Steam player count of 99 players , which was achieved one day after its October 14 launch. As of this writing, the player count remained at an average of 25 to 30 daily players. Despite the low player count, Thank You Bus Driver achieved a very positive 94% rating on Steam across 127 user reviews.

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