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Mother Russia Bleeds

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux • 2016

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

87/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade, Fighting

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    Pros

    • Engaging and skillful combat
    • Distinctive pixel art and atmospheric setting
    • Excellent synthwave soundtrack
    • Local co-op multiplayer
    • Varied levels and boss fights

    Cons

    • Lack of online multiplayer
    • Some difficulty spikes and balance issues
    • Short story mode
    • Ai companions can be unhelpful
    • Limited character differentiation

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Supports local co-op for 2-4 players with teamwork elements; no online co-op but local multiplayer encourages cooperation."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "The game's quirky story, stylized violence, and surreal world provide strong escapism from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and nostalgia, not out of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "High difficulty and intense gameplay create tension rather than relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Value

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Intimacy, Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026