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Mother Russia Bleeds cover art

Mother Russia Bleeds

Le Cartel Studio · Devolver Digital · 2016-09-05

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 05, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 05, 2016 (Linux), Sep 05, 2016 (Mac), Nov 15, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 03, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

8
playing now
87%
positive of 5.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (49 ratings)
5h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Mother Russia Bleeds is a beat 'em up video game developed by France-based indie development studio Le Cartel Studio and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on 5 September 2016, PlayStation 4 on 3 December 2016 and for Nintendo Switch on 15 November 2018.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 138 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 135k–324k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,402 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-80%
Gamesplanet$2.99-80%
Humble Store$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Nuuvem (2019-04-16) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 68 of 111 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
757520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1022026-08-06 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$2.402016-08-102026-08-302016-08-10 — best price $13.492017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-07-06 — best price $7.492017-12-21 — best price $3.742018-06-21 — best price $3.742019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-08-28 — best price $14.992019-12-11 — best price $3.792020-02-10 — best price $16.362020-05-21 — best price $3.672020-10-24 — best price $14.992021-03-02 — best price $3.742021-06-28 — best price $14.992021-11-05 — best price $13.342022-02-09 — best price $13.342022-04-22 — best price $3.552022-07-25 — best price $3.742022-10-27 — best price $3.742023-01-07 — best price $14.992023-04-14 — best price $14.992023-07-08 — best price $14.992023-09-12 — best price $3.742023-12-06 — best price $14.992024-02-27 — best price $2.992024-05-03 — best price $2.992024-07-19 — best price $14.992024-10-17 — best price $14.992025-01-18 — best price $14.992025-04-04 — best price $2.562025-07-10 — best price $2.992025-09-30 — best price $2.992026-01-23 — best price $2.992026-04-27 — best price $2.562026-07-24 — best price $2.992026-08-29 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

86132026-05-31 — 39 pageviews2026-06-03 — 25 pageviews2026-06-06 — 22 pageviews2026-06-09 — 18 pageviews2026-06-12 — 32 pageviews2026-06-15 — 29 pageviews2026-06-18 — 46 pageviews2026-06-21 — 32 pageviews2026-06-24 — 32 pageviews2026-06-27 — 29 pageviews2026-06-30 — 28 pageviews2026-07-03 — 23 pageviews2026-07-06 — 33 pageviews2026-07-09 — 26 pageviews2026-07-12 — 16 pageviews2026-07-15 — 30 pageviews2026-07-18 — 23 pageviews2026-07-21 — 25 pageviews2026-07-24 — 13 pageviews2026-07-27 — 35 pageviews2026-07-30 — 28 pageviews2026-08-02 — 23 pageviews2026-08-05 — 21 pageviews2026-08-08 — 28 pageviews2026-08-11 — 42 pageviews2026-08-14 — 20 pageviews2026-08-17 — 31 pageviews2026-08-20 — 18 pageviews2026-08-23 — 27 pageviews2026-08-26 — 16 pageviews2026-08-28 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
53.1%
earned "Strike"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,9502%33
PS4 (PlayStation)4,9575%34
Switch (Nintendo)790%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DGoreCo-opIndieRetroActionMatureViolentDifficultAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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