MudRunners: A Spintires Game

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 12 out of 55
  3. Negative: 11 out of 55
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  1. Kronus
    Nov 1, 2017
    9
    This game is awesome, and way more fun than it should be for the simple premise. If you enjoy sims then this game should surely please you. The physics and environments, everything combines and feels very realistic. The majority of the game is transporting logs across the maps, and it can be slow at times so patience is a must. Playing online is very fun and cool. There is also challengesThis game is awesome, and way more fun than it should be for the simple premise. If you enjoy sims then this game should surely please you. The physics and environments, everything combines and feels very realistic. The majority of the game is transporting logs across the maps, and it can be slow at times so patience is a must. Playing online is very fun and cool. There is also challenges you can take on and go for three stars.… Expand
  2. Ghostonex
    Nov 2, 2017
    8
    I remember seeing it when it was a kickstarter project. It semms like a boring premise for some few hardcore fans but in fact this game is very enjoyable for all. I recoomend playing it in hardcore mode and solve everything by yourself. Yesterday a K-700 loader fell into a stream and was stuck on a side. I couldn't move it back using the winch cause the engine was stalled. I had to driveI remember seeing it when it was a kickstarter project. It semms like a boring premise for some few hardcore fans but in fact this game is very enjoyable for all. I recoomend playing it in hardcore mode and solve everything by yourself. Yesterday a K-700 loader fell into a stream and was stuck on a side. I couldn't move it back using the winch cause the engine was stalled. I had to drive close with antoher truck leave it on a hard ground and pull the K-700 out. It took an hour but it was super satisfying to solve it. This game is not about driving miles for minutes this game is about driving 1 mile for hours.
    Most of the time you'll be driving around and delivering logs. I recommend to spend some time in challenge mode to get used to everything. Challenges are short and fun.
    Enjoy the game.    … Expand
  3. lizardking420
    Nov 7, 2017
    8
    This is a great game. If you already played spintires for pc you'll probably still enjoy this remake for ps4. It would be almost a perfect game if they implemented pc mods, say via the website for approved models and maps. What i enjoyed in the PC version is the ability to just rockcrawl in a modded vehicle. For my breakdown of the review. The game has out dated graphics which still lookThis is a great game. If you already played spintires for pc you'll probably still enjoy this remake for ps4. It would be almost a perfect game if they implemented pc mods, say via the website for approved models and maps. What i enjoyed in the PC version is the ability to just rockcrawl in a modded vehicle. For my breakdown of the review. The game has out dated graphics which still look amazing, the games got fluid dynamics, terrain deformation, volumetric smoke, great HDR and overall the best visual physics besides some ugly unrealistic artifacts. The damage model lacks though, wish they put beamNG damage physics in. The game is very challenging. It's a refreshing break from high paced sim racers. It's not for everyone getting stuck in mud and fuel consumption is the challenge. The steering while is kinda realistic in >800 degrees way but it is way too sensitive. The manual gear box is not real, unfortunately it only allows a swap to the transmission and automatic. No clutch, or shifting is really required. It's not spintires 2, it does lack new content and if you played it before it's definitely overpriced. The settings are weak as well the tuning controls and specific options are extremely basic. The multiplayers server browser sucks, and while it should have one, it sucks. There's no quick matchmaking either. Trying to get a game going is brutal.… Expand
  4. titten
    Dec 3, 2018
    8
    This is one of those games that really rocks if you're into this kind of stuff. I've had so much fun with this game, it's unlike everything else. I can spend hours just relaxing, driving through mud, craning up timber. The multiplayer is a bit lacking and I wish there was more challenges, as these are golden! The physics is just spot on. I wish the camera was a bit more flexible whenThis is one of those games that really rocks if you're into this kind of stuff. I've had so much fun with this game, it's unlike everything else. I can spend hours just relaxing, driving through mud, craning up timber. The multiplayer is a bit lacking and I wish there was more challenges, as these are golden! The physics is just spot on. I wish the camera was a bit more flexible when picking up timber. The biggest complaint is that my launch PS4 Pro sounds like a jetplane when running it in 60fps mode.… Expand
  5. PS-Online
    Nov 5, 2017
    8
    As most people turn to get there racing fix from GT Sport there is a game rolling over the hill and down a slippery muddy hill, in a big fat truck. MudRunner will be so far away from anything you've played before, on any wheels come to that.

    Never having played a game like this before I have to be very careful on how to review it. You see not being familiar with this type of genre I'm    As most people turn to get there racing fix from GT Sport there is a game rolling over the hill and down a slippery muddy hill, in a big fat truck. MudRunner will be so far away from anything you've played before, on any wheels come to that.

    Never having played a game like this before I have to be very careful on how to review it. You see not being familiar with this type of genre I'm having to be very open minded. I see this game as a puzzle game on wheels, VERY big wheels. You have tasks and have to solve them. Most are fetch and carry but you have to plan on the best way to achieve your objective. You have various 'rigs' at your disposal and using these to plan ahead and get the job done. You can even get online and team up in a co-op mode to half the burden and use team tactics to get the missions done.

    You can choose different trailers, carriers, cranes, pulleys etc etc and this choosing of the right tools and vehicle is crucial. You will get stuck, see my epic fail video, and when you do, trying to figure out how to get out of the mud is another puzzle in itself.

    The mud is the star here. The physics are quite brilliant as it shifts about round your tires and clings to the paintwork, ploughing through water washes it off but it won't be long before you end up in mud again as it's everywhere. You really feel like your doing battle with the huge steering wheel as you wrestle with the terrain. Things can get quite tense as you start to slide off towards a river edge or steep road edge. You're not just thrown into the deep mud, a very well put together tutorial will hold your hand and really get you to grips with most of the perils that lie ahead. You will need to learn how to refuel and repair to succeed. As you go you will unlock garages and trucks, even complete bonus objectives. Your winch is your best friend. It will get you out of many a large hole that you get yourself into but don't be fooled, like I was, into thinking it will rescue you at every turn, it wont.
    You can attach to many a different solid objects and pull yourself out of trouble.

    MudRunner is not going to win awards for great looks and next to some games it's fair to say it looks very last gen but that's not being cruel as the game does a great job modelling the trucks, the stars of the show, the world itself suits the game, dirty and rough. Sound booms out of my sub woofer when starting up the beasts and some or the 8wheel monsters really do make the floor shake. My dog kept looking up as another truck started up.
    The camera takes some getting used to and at first you'll be all over the shop with it but you soon come to realise why it pans wildly as you start to need to see all round your vehicle to avoid another slide to your doom.

    Hats off to the developer Saber Interactive, MudRunner is different and fun to play. It deserves a look and truck drivers and the like are going to really lap this up as they will play it like the simulator it has achieved to be. You wont be disappointed.    … Expand
  6. joegernaut
    May 4, 2019
    10
    Love this game , most people don't because they think it's about 4x4 racing or rock climbing IT'S NOT . It's a GREAT Logging Simulator ! Plus 3 of it's 4 DLC's are FREE !
  7. DaniDarko
    Jan 11, 2019
    9
    Very uncommon game with excellent physics and quite relaxing gameplay. My real-world off-road experience works in this game and it's very cool!
  8. lifwaynian
    Apr 21, 2020
    1
    This game is terrible. User interface is non existent. There is absolutely no explanation how to use anything. I have no idea how to load logs etc. or which trailer to use. It's free on psnow and even when it's free it's not worth it. Play something else
  9. joaojoaojoao
    Nov 3, 2017
    10
    Jogo extremamente divertido, bonito e desafiador. Com sua engine própria conseguiu criar uma física quase perfeita de lama, areia e rochas. Claro que para quem procura história esse não é o jogo. Mas para quem procura desafio, belos gráficos e realismo, e também curte a temática, pode ir sem medo.
  10. PrimozaPL
    Nov 12, 2017
    7
    If you like Farming Simulator or Euro Truck Simulator, then you will have fun here. Offroad lovers also. To the full happiness of the lovers will probably run out of tire pressure control. The game offers a lot of gameplay, but it's repetitive. Mainly transport of trees. The area is not very varied. Of course you can pour mission objectives and take to Gaz and try to get the top of theIf you like Farming Simulator or Euro Truck Simulator, then you will have fun here. Offroad lovers also. To the full happiness of the lovers will probably run out of tire pressure control. The game offers a lot of gameplay, but it's repetitive. Mainly transport of trees. The area is not very varied. Of course you can pour mission objectives and take to Gaz and try to get the top of the map, but this is not the type of game for everyone. Surely it will gain in multiplayer mode when we do not do everything ourselves. It is slow, it does not stress, it can be climatic. The physics of the game is very refined. The price for the premiere is not too high. Platinum is roughly 50h of games. Not very exciting, but definitely relaxing.… Expand
  11. GReviews
    May 2, 2018
    6
    Ultimately, this is a game that set out to do something and did it well. Whether or not you should buy it comes down to whether or not you're into off road driving and trucking.
  12. Symbolofdoom
    Nov 5, 2017
    7
    Its fun, unique game about driving huge off road trucks through Siberian tundra. Its very slow paced, so its definitely not for everybody. Trucks are nicely modelled with love to details, whole mud and watter effects are very beautiful.
    Whats bad: graphics are pretty, fluid, but outdated, weak light and reflections effects. There are only dozen of trucks, and there are almost no    Its fun, unique game about driving huge off road trucks through Siberian tundra. Its very slow paced, so its definitely not for everybody. Trucks are nicely modelled with love to details, whole mud and watter effects are very beautiful.
    Whats bad: graphics are pretty, fluid, but outdated, weak light and reflections effects. There are only dozen of trucks, and there are almost no difference between some of them. Your only mission is to load logs and deliver them between two points. Only six maps and few challenges are finished in few hours, even on hardcore mode.    … Expand
  13. WesCyde78
    May 31, 2018
    0
    Fun planning routes and towing plans. Would be a 10 if i could get some 4x4 pickups and SUVs.
  14. vgolev
    Apr 29, 2020
    10
    Great off-road and truck simulator. More like a sandbox, no much game mechanics. But it was one of the best games for me released in 2017
  15. Martinakara
    Jul 3, 2019
    10
    Simulador incrível, jogo desafiante. A física do game é muito bem aplicada.
  16. damageinc1984aw
    Jun 7, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ps4 version of this game is crap. you can not complete some of the missions without being able to hook up a trailer but this mechanic is broken. you can not hook up a trailer and spintires will not put out the effort to fix it.… Expand
  17. SlimGravy96
    Jul 13, 2019
    8
    Only thing we could use is more 1 star vehicles. Jeep wranglers, Dodge Ram 2500/3500 Diesels, Chevy Duramax, Ford Powerstroke, etc. and more customizable cars. Such as different variants of parts for these 1 star vehicles.
  18. Menni
    Apr 27, 2020
    7
    Incuriosito dal genere ho deciso di acquistarlo. Mi sarei aspettato qualcosa in più sotto molti aspetti, non molto ricco e presto ripetitivo
  19. vuvuwu
    Jul 30, 2022
    0
    Not interested. Didn't go, didn't like it. So I don't recommend it. The game was held in Jule 2022.
  20. Stratslinger315
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    Boring game where you drive slow in a false simulation of mud driving, clearly made by people who have never operated motor vehicles. Waste your time watching paint dry, it is way more fun this garbage. Boring. Nothing good to say about it.
  21. The1holy
    Feb 6, 2022
    4
    I DO like offroading, did in real life and i find the lack of good offroading in games nearly offensive, i have Beamng on Steam and i really like it, although it's more of a sandbox with a couple of missions than it is a game and offroading is better than in most games but could be better, and i thought...well mudrunner is now 4e on Steam with a couple expansions so i dont lose anything ifI DO like offroading, did in real life and i find the lack of good offroading in games nearly offensive, i have Beamng on Steam and i really like it, although it's more of a sandbox with a couple of missions than it is a game and offroading is better than in most games but could be better, and i thought...well mudrunner is now 4e on Steam with a couple expansions so i dont lose anything if its bad...well i bought it and these are my impressions:

    The game starts well, you play the tutorial and later the 9 challenges or so and you really have variation and are not decieved at all, you learn interesting game mechanics and mud physics and your brain enjoys all of it because the game has variety. i whould say nearly any kind of public whould enjoy the game if the rest of it were like the challenges.
    But the problem is that it is sadly not, together with poor engine and gearing mechanics, once tutorial and challenges are done you start your first map as normal, and...

    1-you have very few information on everything, and what thing does what , not a big deal anyway.

    2-you find that the game basically constists on the same actions eeeevery time, driving from wherever your truck ist and driving a lot finding trucks, logs and other things, whould be not so bad if it were not always through lots of mud most of the time, even in places where mud makes no sense and traction loss is absurd (like places with vegetation and visibly dry zones), also sadly the driving physics are clumsy too.

    3- you end up using the winch every 5 meters, it's so easy and quick you end up abusing it

    4-it's not worth to use a wheel on this game, gears are a joke, what does a driving game with bad driving feeling and ridiculous gears do? be boring, if you expect it to be realistic

    5-it takes soo many time from your life by doing things that are not rewarding at all like moving 5m with a tractor or truck, connecting the winch 10 times in a row.

    6- it's not really a complete offoad experience, i found very few rocks all maps look quite alike and it makes no sense in climbing them, it's only offroad because of the mud and loose terrain, but not a real offroad game in my opinion.

    7-Why only collect logs? the game has so much potential and the game makes you collect logs through a map every single time¡¡¡ why the challenges are better than the game itself? no idea, perhaps is like this so you can not get a refund because you aready have 12h played like it happened to me. You could deliver a shipping container from city A to B, you could do rescue missions, etc etc, but no it is always the same logs.

    I know the game is old and is very cheap now (sorry for the ones who payed 40e or more and didnt like it) and my opinion probably at this time won't change anyone's minds...but writing this took me the same time as moving through mud for 10 meters anyway.
    There are people who like the game so it is very dependant of the person, it's hard to know if you will like it or not.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Gameplanet
    Nov 2, 2018
    65
    New players might feel a bit intimidated and frustrated at times by the many unexplained mechanics, but if the time and dedication is put into it, Spintires: Mudrunner can become a dirty but somewhat fulfilling experience you can return to again and again.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Nov 27, 2017
    70
    For those of you undecided on whether or not to give Mudrunner: A Spintires Game a try, you need to ask yourself what you’re looking to get from this game. If you’re looking to simply relax and sling mud around a track in a speeding ute, then this isn’t the game for you (I suggest going back to the Motorstorm games for that). If you’re looking for a technical 4WD simulation experience that replicates the act of off-road driving remarkably well, then Mudrunner is definitely what you’re looking for. It runs well enough on consoles, the controls make sense and it has plenty of replayability with bonus objectives plus a fun multiplayer experience. Just like real off-road driving, Mudrunner can be frustrating and difficult, but for the most part it’s fun, satisfying and gloriously messy.
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  3. PlaySense
    Nov 15, 2017
    70
    If you're able to handle the annoying camera and slow pace, Spintires: MudRunner may just surprise you with its deep, varied and challenging gameplay.
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