Into the storm.
It seems like an absolute age since we first sat down to sample Pavel Zagrebelnyy’s inspired off-road sim, Spintires, when we first caught wind of it back in 2014 and, even then, this intricate and hugely challenging slice of driving action felt as though there was something very special in its unique, almost puzzle-esque mixture of unforgiving mud obstacles and strict resource management. There was a deeply addictive core to this game that raised it way beyond any rough edges and jankiness. Of which there were plenty.
Mudrunner, a flashy sequel by Saber Interactive (with Zagrebelnyy now on the team), and its excellent follow-up, SnowRunner, then took this idea of spinning around in the mud in decrepit old vehicles — while pulling your hair out and cursing your children — and ran with it.
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