Thank You Bus Driver Puts Double Fine Action Labs on the Road
This is the first release from Double Fine Action Labs, the label the studio launched after becoming independent from Xbox Game Studios in July 2026.
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Double Fine Productions announced Thank You Bus Driver on September 5. The PC driving game casts the player as a bus driver who enforces daily changing passenger rules, from no phone calls to no farting. Violators are slapped or thrown out. The studio's new label Double Fine Action Labs releases it as its first work.
Thank You Bus Driver is the first game to come from Double Fine Action Labs, the label the studio launched after its independence from Xbox Game Studios in July 2026. A small team built the game in a few weeks, and it is scheduled for PC on Steam, GOG.com, and itch.io.
The driving game asks players to manage two tasks at once: reach the next stop before the time limit and watch the rearview mirror for passengers breaking rules that change daily. New rules can arrive by radio mid-drive. Repeat offenders can be thrown off the bus.
Passengers who are satisfied say thanks, and each round of thanks extends the time limit. The goal is to become the town's most thanked bus driver.
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