OMSI 2 Add-on Vienna 2 - Line 23A

I'll be honest with you: as someone who spends most of my gaming hours stress-testing late-game economies in grand strategy titles, the Vienna 2 Line 23A add-on for OMSI 2 is about as far from my usual diet as you can get. But depth of simulation is depth of simulation, and this DLC has a quiet, specific kind of it that deserves a straight read. What you are actually buying here is a single-route expansion for OMSI 2, covering Line 23A in Vienna's 22nd district (Donaustadt). The content ships with two distinct articulated bus models: the GU 240 M18, representing the older high-floor generation, and the NG 235 M18, the first low-floor generation that replaced it. Both come with fully modelled cockpits, working controls, and original onboard announcements recorded from the real Wiener Linien service. The route itself is presented in two historical variants: the pre-2006 layout running to Kagran, and the post-2006 rerouting to Kagraner Platz that reflected the U1 subway extension. Switching between them gives you a tangible sense of how public transport networks actually evolve over time, which is more interesting than it sounds on paper. AI traffic on the route includes not just cars but trams, subways, and other buses, so the environment feels like a functioning city slice rather than an empty test track. The simulation layer is where this add-on either hooks you or loses you entirely. Each bus model has its own documented control set, and the included manual covers everything from dashboard function breakdowns to a quick-start guide for first runs. OMSI 2 as a base game is notoriously unforgiving to newcomers, and this DLC does not dramatically soften that. Getting a clean run on the 23A, hitting stops accurately, managing door timing, and keeping to schedule with realistic traffic around you requires practice. That friction is the point for the target audience. For anyone expecting a casual city-drive experience, the learning curve will feel steep without a corresponding payoff. The content volume is the add-on's clearest weakness. Two bus models and one route, even with historical variants, is a modest package. The Steam review sample is small (roughly 40 reviews, sitting at around 70 percent positive), which tells you the player base is dedicated but niche. Replayability comes from the detail density rather than content breadth, and the OMSI 2 community's strong modding culture means repaint packs for the included vehicles are available externally if you want visual variety. This add-on pairs logically with Vienna 1 Line 24A, which shares the same departure terminus and adds the rigid-bus NL 205 to the roster, so buying both together is the more sensible value proposition if you are already committed to the Vienna setting. If you already own OMSI 2 and want a well-documented, historically grounded European urban route with properly modelled period-correct buses, this delivers exactly that within a very defined scope. Go in with calibrated expectations: this is a specialist expansion for people who find satisfaction in clean timetable adherence, not a feature-rich sandbox.

Diego · Scout Team

Strategy & simulation

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