Mother Russia Bleeds
Mother Russia Bleeds is an ultra-violent co-op brawler overflowing with an unmistakable style and unforgettably brutal action for up to four players at once. Set in an alternate U.S.S.R, the story centers on a desperate crew of imprisoned street fighters that must overcome an oppressive criminal authority and forced drug addictions through any means necessary. Battle solo or alongside friends in an exceptional story mode campaign or harden your resolve in the savage Survival Mode. Merciless Struggle: Pull yourself up from the cold, hard ground to punch, claw, and stab your way through the hardened ghettos, violent prisons, grim laboratories, and decadent clubs. Powerful Narcotics: Embrace your crippling addiction with a quick injection to crush skulls, snap necks, and tear flesh from bone in a drug-fueled maniacal rage. Find your next fix flowing through the veins of your fallen foes and jam your needle into their convulsing bodies to fill your beloved syringe.
Game Discussion
Steam User 12
This game about Russia. I'm probably can stop on it, but.... i'm live here. And situation emotional in Russia feel like this game.
And one more philosophy: Yea, u can't solve any problem with a punch, but punch can be a karma!
Steam User 8
Okay, kids. The fact the enemies in this game are smart enough (even on easy difficulty) to get out the way of your attacks doesn't mean there's something wrong with hit detection. This game plays like Double Dragon II or TMNT II on the NES, and those games are still a lot of fun. There's plenty of combat options to try and bosses are imaginative. It brought me back to the times when I used to play Vendetta on the arcades with my grade school friends. Mother Russia Bleeds is a good beat'em up.
Steam User 7
Awesome oldschool beat 'em up with brutal and satisfying action and cool pixel art. Just how I like it :) Definitely recommend!
Steam User 4
Not a bad game, not a great game..
All the expected fighting mechanics plus little more..
There are drugs to be taken with different powers, the way to get them is by playing different modes, but couldn't care less about collecting them or playing more than the story mode..
The graphics are a mixed bag, I appreciate pixel graphics and retro vibes, but this one isn't the best I've seen.. too dirty, poor colour palette, mediocre designs, repetitive enemies..
The difficulty is EXTREME at some points, specially in the end, it's really frustrating to pay on your own and the bots most of the time will be an obstacle more than a help..
Overall, I don't feel this is a great game, but it feels unfair to give a thumbs down, thanks to Steam stubbornness on keeping this misleading rating system, here's another one!
Steam User 3
As of April 11th 2025,
Plays perfectly on steam deck.
Great beat’em all. There are some spikes in difficulty from time to time and sometimes extremely easy but otherwise fine.
Steam User 3
the OST in this game is amazing and getting achievments in this game was also fun. thanks to my friend who gifted me this masterpiece!
Steam User 3
It was a good game but it was pretty hard for me! I really liked the story, although it was minimal. Originally I only played it because I wanted something akin to Hotline Miami when it came to narrative as well as action in a sense, but this certainly was far removed from that, even if there was a pretty cool reference to the other game. I would say that is is unique, and there is lots of effort put into it based on the art in the backgrounds, the many different combos, and the way in which the levels may play out when it comes to the bosses. However, when simply going about each level, I say its not really fun. Each level has no real save points once you exit out of it, so if you are fighting the boss at the end of each chapter you may be a little tired of the monotony at that point, but shall not be able to shut the game down due to the fact that it would require you to play the chapter all over again. Things progressively get harder and take longer too, of course, so in the later levels this becomes especially apparent. When it comes to story, its pretty bare but still a good thing to pay attention to. Its mostly done through dialogue and maybe a bit of world building with backgrounds, but you play as a someone who was forced to be a drug addict and is out for revenge, simultaneously kicking off a revolution despite not really caring about that. Some lines were nice and the visuals as well were great but its not overly deep, and aside from some mechanics referencing the story, I would say easy to ignore. The game itself is a challenge, though, and I believe that it may have been designed to be played better with friends, but I do not have a local party to do that with and I am pretty sure that is how it must be hosted for multiplayer. However, it is playable alone even if there are some aspects that I can see being easier with a group, such as getting injections to heal with. Overall, it was a good game. I would really recommend if you find the sort of symbolism of addiction and medical suffering interesting, or like these challenging sort of classic styles of gameplay. I also really liked the graphics and the animations.