Benevolent
Anarchy

Puzzle game · Out now

How to Wait for the Bus

Fire tiles. Match colours. Set off cascades. Try not to miss your bus.

Get How to Wait for the Bus on Steam for Windows and Linux, on Google Play for Android, or on itch.io for all three.

A level in progress, with blue and green tiles on the board, a highlighted match and controls for firing the next tile
Line up colours and clear the board. Select the image to see it full size.
The main menu for How to Wait for the Bus, with Levels, Survival, Scores and Settings
Choose Levels or Survival. Select the image to see it full size.

The short version

Choose an edge, fire a coloured tile into the board, and line up three or more to clear them.

Good shots open space and set off cascades. Bad shots cost lives and leave the board more crowded than before. Clear the board to win; let it fill, and the tiles win instead.

Easy to understand. Considerably less easy to stop.

Status

Out now on Steam, itch.io and Google Play

Release

Steam: 14 October 2026 · Also available on itch.io and Google Play

Platforms

Windows · Linux · Android

Press assets

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What to expect

  • Fire tiles inward from any edge of the board.
  • Match colours, create cascades and clear the board before it fills.
  • Progress through increasingly difficult boards, with new colours and special tiles joining the trouble.
  • Play using touch, mouse and keyboard, or a controller.
  • Take your time clearing levels in the normal mode—or add a little panic with the optional survival mode.
  • Play offline, without ads, in-app purchases, accounts or telemetry.

It is intended to be a complete little game: easy to pick up, capable of eating an entire bus journey, and perfectly willing to let you leave when you arrive.

Play or follow the work

There is no newsletter or tracking pixel. You can get the game on Steam, itch.io or Google Play, and find significant updates on this site and on Benevolent Anarchy’s Patreon.