Games like Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator

The Squirrel's verdictSame driving-jobs premise as Taxi Life—hauling passengers or cargo across a city map with vehicle handling as the core loop—but expanded to trucks, buses, and tow rigs with co-op support. Steam rating sits at Very Positive with a review logged within the last day, and median playtime runs 83.7 hours, indicating an active player base actually putting time in.

Not for you if you want a solo, self-contained economy—the production/job system leans heavily on multiplayer servers to function well, and only one control device (wheel, pedals, or shifter) can be active at once.

The Squirrel's verdictBoth put you behind the wheel in a job-based driving sim with city traffic and mission structure, but Used Cars Simulator swaps taxi routes for buying, stealing, repairing, and selling vehicles, layered with survival mechanics like eating and sleeping. Reviews cite dull negotiations, messy UI, and a punishing police system with no grace window.

Not for you if you want pure driving without eat/drink/sleep survival elements or forgiving police encounters, since getting caught even briefly means failure.

The Squirrel's verdictDrivers who want scheduled routes and passenger management rather than on-demand fares will find Bus Simulator 16 familiar in structure. It covers route planning, bus company management, and lets you leave your seat to walk around the vehicle. Steam rating is Mostly Positive; playtime averages 11.6 hours. Reviews note crashes and difficulty getting wheel input smooth.

Not for you if you want reliable wheel or controller support, or graphics that hold up against dedicated truck or transit sims.

The Squirrel's verdictSame core loop as Taxi Life: city map driving, job pickups, vehicle handling with reported AI and stability issues. This one expands scope with forklifts, pallet loading, and co-op play across a $19.99 package, though the map is small and median playtime sits under five hours. Fits drivers who want variety and a partner, not deep simulation.

Not for you if you want long single sessions, a large map, or AI traffic that reliably yields and turns without clipping your vehicle.

The Squirrel's verdictSame commercial-driving-for-hire loop with jobs, city routes, and an economy layer, but built around buses and open-world exploration rather than taxi dispatch. You can hire employees to drive for you and progress through soft RPG elements. Steam rating sits at Mixed, so expect similar rough edges around vehicle physics and audio bugs.

Not for you if you want smooth performance in cities, since multiple reviewers report frame drops even on strong PCs regardless of graphics settings.

The Squirrel's verdictHeavy Cargo centers on large-load trailer logistics—varied trailer types and tight-turn maneuvering through a job-to-job structure. That focus on oversized-load handling is its main distinction from taxi and city driving sims. Steam rating is Mixed at 53%, and 2.9 hours is the median logged playtime. Reviews consistently flag loose, imprecise steering on both keyboard and controller.

Not for you if you want polished steering input or a rewarding progression system beyond point-to-point delivery runs.

The Squirrel's verdictCITYCONOMY replaces taxi fares with garbage collection, street cleaning, and plumbing jobs, and adds co-op so multiple players can manage the service company together. Fleet management and business expansion follow a structure similar to Taxi Life's. Steam rating is Mixed at 49.1%, with median playtime logged at 5.3 hours.

Not for you if you want responsive steering or full controller binding support—both are recurring complaints in reviews.

The Squirrel's verdictBoth put you behind the wheel in an open city doing job-based delivery driving with vehicle and trailer variety. On The Road swaps taxi fares for truck and van cargo runs, with bigger, more complex cities but shallower physics and no damage modeling. Median playtime is 5.6 hours, so this suits short sessions rather than long-haul commitment.

Not for you if you want deep driving physics, working mirrors, or wheel support—reviews describe arcade-like handling with no collision damage.