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title: "Desert Bus - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "One man. One Bus. Three hundred and sixty miles of simulated post-apocalyptic desert, and the endless struggle between man and nature personified.  Desert Bus. The most realistic verisimilitude realit"
---

# Desert Bus — United States

![Desert Bus App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/54/f3/9a/54f39a0d-8ca4-d9f1-eb31-1c478b39b25b/contsched.tafbddds.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Amateur Pixels](https://apptail.io/developer/amateur-pixels-lMXb)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 4.3/5 (54 ratings)
**Price:** $0.99
**Bundle ID:** com.amateurpixels.desertbus
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.05 (released 2015-11-15)
**Original Release:** 2011-11-14
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id470288016)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/united-states)

## Desert Bus Description
One man. One Bus. Three hundred and sixty miles of simulated post-apocalyptic desert, and the endless struggle between man and nature personified.

Desert Bus. The most realistic verisimilitude reality game ever created by man or beast or man-beast is here at last. So real in action, you’ll think you were really the driver of a bus crossing a Desert.

No way out, no way home but the long way - by tow truck. Desert Bus puts you, the player, to the ultimate test of endurance in this mind-numbing blowout experience. There is no other game quite like Desert Bus.

Originally conceived by Penn, Teller, and Eddie Gorodetsky, this game was made in support of the annual Desert Bus for Hope charity fundraiser for Child's Play, hosted by the crew from LoadingReadyRun.

## Desert Bus Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple69/v4/7c/9d/06/7c9d067b-10c3-785e-ec1f-e48539af3345/mzl.hhzcizdm.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple69/v4/6d/dc/6a/6ddc6a93-9b5e-9551-f13f-52958153332d/mzl.carcqvdp.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple69/v4/ca/01/23/ca01232c-b9db-09cd-a024-1e5c9a12ce7d/mzl.dhlhtezb.png/960x640.png)

## Desert Bus Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 39 (72%)
- 4 stars: 5 (9%)
- 3 stars: 2 (4%)
- 2 stars: 2 (4%)
- 1 stars: 6 (11%)

## Desert Bus Reviews in United States

### ***** "👍"
👍
-- Goat er cicle, 2025-07-24

### ****- "DESERT BUS - A one game gag"
I played the full game with my sister, and it was very accurate to the original. However, there is no fly guts so I’ll have to take a star off, but otherwise the time changing mechanic works pretty well. Is the game worth it? Sort of. It gives you what you pay for, since there’s no ads, but then again it’s Desert Bus. You play it once and then never again.

Either way, both ridiculously terrible and sort of great at the same time. Would not play again.
-- Brennan the G, 2023-07-14

### *---- "Worst game ever"
Everyone here giving this terrible game any more than ONE STAR just doesn't understand; it's for the kids.
Now, this awful game is the WORST non-offensive pile of crap c0de I've ever encountered in life, anywhere, ever.
-1 stars

Also: for those having trouble steering? This game uses tilt, so you must steer by tilting your device. And the instructions really should tell you that...but that's just one more reason this is the worst game ever.
-- K80theSHADE, 2022-10-22

### *---- "Desert Bus.  I just purchased it on my iPhone 13 and I can’t steer the bus. WHY????"
Why can’t I steer the bus????
-- Tucsonpete, 2022-03-13

### *---- "I want my money back."
This is the worst game ever. Reality is at least much more interesting like,following directions,going to gas stations,looking at stuff around you.this game is depressing because it’s worse than reality.at least when you make any type of game,you can have a little bit fun.this is awful. It’s a fun joke,not a fun game.
-- AppReviewer691, 2021-06-09

### *---- "Doesn’t work"
I just got this after reading about Desert Bus in the New Yorker. The game starts to load but I’m taken to another screen about Gamecenter and it’s new and improved experience or what not. There is nothing I can do to proceed to the actual game. I can’t sign out of Game Center. I can’t press cancel. I can’t sign in or continue . I can’t do anything. It says my iPhone 8 is compatible, but I’m guessing it’s not.
-- slafman, 2020-12-14

### ***-- "How do you change your driver’s name?"
This is a pretty mediocre game, but how do you change the driver’s name? Every time i tap on the unknown text, it just goes straight onto the gameplay. So, I just have to stay with “unknown”!?! F**K!!!
-- annoyingorange823, 2020-09-08

### ***** "Great port of an iconic game"
Desert Bus is so notoriously awful that it’s actually awesome. So glad this iconic game was ported to iOS. Pro Tip: hold your finger down on the left side on the screen to go. Took me longer than I’d like to admit to figure that out.
-- gamatroid, 2020-09-02

### ***** "Absolutely thrilling game"
Love it, friends will love it. Very fun “racing”.
-- Anonymous non hacker, 2020-05-13

### ***** "The best game e v e r"
How do I describe such an amazing game, words truly can’t.
-- Buttsrfunny, 2020-05-06

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## Desert Bus Discovered Keywords
- desert bus

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## Desert Bus Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/united-states)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/united-kingdom)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/russia)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/australia)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/canada)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/mexico)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/taiwan)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/united-arab-emirates)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/new-zealand)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/switzerland)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/israel)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/chile)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/norway)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/japan)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/south-korea)
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- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/lebanon)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/malaysia)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/nigeria)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/nepal)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/philippines)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/pakistan)
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- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/singapore)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/thailand)
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- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/ukraine)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/vietnam)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/south-africa)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/argentina)
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- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/colombia)
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- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/algeria)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/ecuador)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/egypt)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/hong-kong)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/desert-bus-KUOj/indonesia)
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