OMSI 2 Add-On London

I went into this expecting the definitive bus-sim map and came out with something more complicated than that. OMSI 2 Add-On London is the product of a solo developer who reportedly spent years photographing streets, modelling depots, and wrestling the OMSI 2 engine into handling left-hand traffic for the first time in the simulator's history. That backstory earns genuine respect. Whether it earns your money is a separate question. On the map side, the ambition is hard to argue with. Sixteen routes span over 30 miles of South London road, touching more than 200 bus stops. You can take a Citybus 200 midibus through quieter stretches around Tulse Hill, or wrestle a New Routemaster double-decker along the busy corridor from Streatham through Brixton toward Marble Arch. The street-level scenery was built from photographic reference, and in daylight the resemblance to real locations is strong enough to feel genuinely grounded. Dynamic events -- roadworks, diversions, route curtailments -- mean the same run rarely plays out identically, which matters a lot for replay value in a sim that has no scoring loop to fall back on. Five selectable depots add a light operational framing before you even leave the yard, and the AI population includes trains, emergency vehicles, and black cabs weaving in and out of traffic. The buses themselves are where the community lands in two camps. The four vehicles -- New Routemaster, Citybus 400, Citybus 200, and the B5LH/Evociti -- each feature a recreated iBus announcement system and scrolling Powerblinds that are a genuine high point for authenticity. But player feedback consistently flags rough edges: the Enviro 400's gearbox behaviour feels jumpy, the B5LH cabin lighting at night is poor enough to affect usability, and several clickable cab elements don't currently function. Keyboard users appear to get a better ride out of the handling model than wheel-and-pedal setups, which is a real problem for the part of the OMSI audience most likely to own a steering wheel. The Steam review score -- sitting around 53 percent positive from roughly 338 reviews -- reflects exactly this split: the map earns praise, the bus pack draws the complaints. Performance is the other variable you need to factor in. Areas like Elephant and Castle and Oxford Circus are notoriously heavy on frame rate, and the community has produced unofficial patches specifically to address AI scheduling inefficiencies that compound the load. Running the 4GB memory patch for OMSI 2 and dropping your in-game settings is not optional advice here, it is basically a prerequisite. If you treat this DLC as a finished, polished product you will likely hit the same frustration points that dragged the score down. If you treat it as a high-ceiling sim add-on that rewards patience and some light community-mod digging, the daytime runs in particular are genuinely good. For newcomers to OMSI 2 specifically, this is not the first add-on to buy. The base game and a simpler European map will teach you the simulator before you tackle left-hand traffic and London's tight bus lanes. For veteran OMSI players who have been waiting for a UK setting, there is nothing else officially licensed that covers this ground -- and the map quality on its own justifies engagement. Just go in knowing the buses need more polish than the map does, and set your graphics expectations for a daytime session.

Diego · Scout Team

Strategy & simulation

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