Thank You Bus Driver news

This section collects news about Thank You Bus Driver from Double Fine Productions, which the studio has announced for October 14. You will find details on the gameplay, which mixes Crazy Taxi-style reckless driving with keeping unruly passengers in line much like Papers, Please – you can punish passengers with a slap or throw them off the bus, while collecting ‘Thank Yous’ extends the time limit and unlocks cosmetic customisation for the bus and the city. We also track release information: the game is coming to PC only, via Steam, GOG and itch.io, and is not launching on Microsoft’s consoles for now. The studio context is here too – this is Double Fine’s first title after leaving Xbox Game Studios in the summer of 2026, a move followed by layoffs of roughly a third of its staff in July 2026 and the return of all its IP; Microsoft had bought Double Fine in 2019 and the partnership lasted more than seven years. We also note that the game was made in just six weeks under developer Will Koehler and is the first release under the new Double Fine Action Labs label focused on smaller, experimental games.