City Transport Simulator 2026 is FREE for all previous CTS owners! Transfer your DLCs at no cost and enjoy them upgraded with all the new features, including dynamic weather, free roam mode, realistic ticketing, and much more.

DYNAMIC WEATHER & SEASONS – City Transport Simulator 2026 introduces fully dynamic weather and seasonal changes, creating a living, evolving city environment: Seasonal city transformation – trees, foliage, and cityscape adapt to spring, summer, autumn, and winter; Sunny, fog, rain, snow, or thunderstorms – dynamically changing throughout the day; Temperature changes affect vehicle heating and cooling systems; All vehicles, buses and trams, feature realistic heating, cooling, and window operations; Fully operational wipers respond to rain and adverse weather conditions.
REALISTIC TICKETING SYSTEM – Every bus now includes a fully functional ticket machine: Sell tickets to passengers directly; Accept both cash and contactless payments; Integrated pay table ensures correct change is given; Add an extra layer of realism to your public transport management.
FREE ROAM & PASSENGER EXPERIENCE – Explore the city like never before in the new free roam mode: Walk as a pedestrian and board AI buses and trams as a passenger; Take control of vehicles at any time and switch dynamically between passenger, bus driver, and tram driver; Hand over vehicles at endpoints without breaking immersion.
LIGHTING & VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS – The new dynamic lighting system brings the city to life: Realistic day/night cycle with atmospheric lighting; Enhanced interior and exterior lighting for all vehicles; Shadows, reflections, and ambient effects updated for maximum realism.
DRIVE LIKE A PRO – Every vehicle features: Precise real-world physics; Authentic engine and ambient sounds; Interactive cockpits with fully simulated controls; Keyboard, gamepad, joystick, and steering wheel support, with preconfigured profiles for popular wheels; Custom control mapping to play your way.
BUILD & MANAGE YOUR NETWORK – Plan and optimize your public transport empire: Line Editor and Timetable Generator let you create custom tram and bus lines in just a few clicks; Assign vehicles and let AI trams and buses follow your schedule in real time; Monitor and optimize as your network grows alongside the city’s needs.

Are you ready to take control of the city and drive into the future?

Game Features

• Career Mode – Start small and grow your operation: transport passengers, maintain timetables, earn XP, unlock new vehicles and upgrades, and increase passenger satisfaction. Expand your network across the city and become a transport tycoon.
• Sandbox Mode – No restrictions, full freedom: explore the city, drive any vehicle, and manage lines as you like. Play with up to 15 pre-made tram and bus lines or create your own.
• Deep Customization – Name your operation, city, stations, and routes; Choose from multiple liveries, logos, and station designs; Customize branding on vehicles, buildings, signs, and announcements; Automated multi-language station announcements with through-line integration; Full control over station styles, routes, line colors, and naming.
• A Living, Breathing City – Drive across 50+ km of routes and 80+ unique stations in a city inspired by southern Germany. Enjoy a bustling open-world city center, scenic old towns, and quiet suburbs with a fully dynamic passenger system and licensed AI vehicles, including DHL vans, and familiar stores like REWE, Tegut, MediaMarkt, and Deutsche Post.
• Play Your Way – Full simulation mode with every button and system realistically modeled; Easy mode for relaxed gameplay; Full input support: keyboard, mouse, gamepad, joystick, steering wheel (with many preconfigured setups); Custom control layouts for every device.
• Long-Term Support & Expansion – City Transport Simulator 2026 is built for long-term support with ongoing updates, new vehicles, cities, and features. This is a living simulation that keeps evolving.

Included DLCs:

• Tram DLC: Flexity Vienna
• Tram DLC: StadtRegioTram
• Tram DLC: E1 Vienna
• Tram DLC: GT8N Mannheim
• Tram DLC: GT6
• Bus DLC: MAN New Lion’s City
• Bus DLC: MAN Lion’s City A26 & A47
• Cosmetic DLC: Basel Style
• Bus DLC: Citybus C2
• Map DLC: Tram Depot + Southern-Route
• Expert Upgrade

Season Pass is not an actual DLC, so it’s not counted.