Russian Subway Dogs
Spooky Squid Games Inc. · 2018 · Dogs, Cats, Cute, Score Attack, 2D
PC
Very Positive97% · 20485Metacritic
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About Russian Subway Dogs
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Welcome, comrades! Meet Russian Subway Dogs! We have done extensive, totally legal research in order to fine tune this chaotic arcade-simulation for what it's like to scavenge for food from Russian commuters. Surviving isn't easy when you are dodging volatile vodka, rival dogs, and the rare and dangerous Subway Bear!
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Whether you’re a dog person or more of the feline persuasion, Russian Subway Dogs has you covered. Play as a range of unlockable critters with a whole pack of special guests including:
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Simple enough for a puppy to pick up, but still packed with challenge! Run and jump along subway platforms. Bark behind people to scare up food and bounce vodka around the stage. Soon you’ll be discovering high-level strategies, such as cooking and eating rival wildlife with vodka explosions.
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Travel the Moscow subway in Campaign Mode! Survive and thrive through dozens of levels and over 100 unique challenges from your feline leader, the Proletaricat and the mischievous Kittens!
Can you finish the level with a vegetarian diet? While protecting a bear? What about preventing the pigeons from cannibalizing each other? Complete enough levels and challenges and you'll discover the secret station at the end of the line!
Feeling competitive? Climb the online leaderboards in Endless Mode. Random Proletaricat mini-challenges and our special score driven difficulty algorithm keep each play through fresh!
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From fire and ice, to cooking food and toxic chocolate, Russian Subway Dogs is full of simulated systems, allowing lots of freedom in how you earn points and deal with rival wildlife.
Will you eat the tasty but toxic chocolate for major points, or feed it to that pesky poodle that keeps stealing your shawarma? Drink hot sauce to gain powerful fire barks or feed it to a pigeon for some fire pooping air support?
In Russian Subway Dogs it’s up to you to use your knowledge and abilities to stuff your stomach and inflict as much mayhem as possible!
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Musician Peter Chapman (Guacamelee!, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Modnation Racers) has created a banging original soundtrack packed with Slavic sounds and Baltic beats combined with electronic dance music.
Welcome, comrades! Meet Russian Subway Dogs! We have done extensive, totally legal research in order to fine tune this chaotic arcade-simulation for what it's like to scavenge for food from Russian commuters. Surviving isn't easy when you are dodging volatile vodka, rival dogs, and the rare and dangerous Subway Bear!
- A new game from the creators of They Bleed Pixels.
- Inspired by real life stray dogs who’ve learned to navigate Moscow’s subway system!
- Take on Campaign Mode with dozens of levels and over 100 unique challenges from your boss kitty: The Proletaricat.
- Highly replayable Endless Mode with online leaderboards and a score-driven difficulty algorithm that keeps each round fresh!
- Featuring detailed pixel art of Moscow’s world famous, ornately decorated subway stations.
- Play as your favourite animals from other indie games and comics (full list below!)
- From fire and ice to toxic chocolate and cooking wildlife for food, Russian Subway Dogs is full of simulated systems to discover and exploit!
- Original Soundtrack by Peter Chapman aka COINS (Guacamelee!, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Modnation Racers)
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Whether you’re a dog person or more of the feline persuasion, Russian Subway Dogs has you covered. Play as a range of unlockable critters with a whole pack of special guests including:
- Question Hound from KC Green's Gunshow
- Fidel from Fidel Dungeon Rescue
- Nacho & Rad Shiba from VA-11 HALL-A
- Ratcoon from Ruin of the Reckless
- Uay Chivo from Guacamelee!
- Nidhogg from Nidhogg 2
- They Bleed Pixels inspired Clawed Kitty!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/txt_bark-to-victory.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/shopper.jpg
Simple enough for a puppy to pick up, but still packed with challenge! Run and jump along subway platforms. Bark behind people to scare up food and bounce vodka around the stage. Soon you’ll be discovering high-level strategies, such as cooking and eating rival wildlife with vodka explosions.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/txt_campaign-and-endless.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/level-select-map-screen.jpg
Travel the Moscow subway in Campaign Mode! Survive and thrive through dozens of levels and over 100 unique challenges from your feline leader, the Proletaricat and the mischievous Kittens!
Can you finish the level with a vegetarian diet? While protecting a bear? What about preventing the pigeons from cannibalizing each other? Complete enough levels and challenges and you'll discover the secret station at the end of the line!
Feeling competitive? Climb the online leaderboards in Endless Mode. Random Proletaricat mini-challenges and our special score driven difficulty algorithm keep each play through fresh!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/txt_systemic_arcade_action.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/evade-elk.jpg
From fire and ice, to cooking food and toxic chocolate, Russian Subway Dogs is full of simulated systems, allowing lots of freedom in how you earn points and deal with rival wildlife.
Will you eat the tasty but toxic chocolate for major points, or feed it to that pesky poodle that keeps stealing your shawarma? Drink hot sauce to gain powerful fire barks or feed it to a pigeon for some fire pooping air support?
In Russian Subway Dogs it’s up to you to use your knowledge and abilities to stuff your stomach and inflict as much mayhem as possible!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/txt_original_soundtrack.png
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/762610/extras/hot-saucer-15fps.jpg
Musician Peter Chapman (Guacamelee!, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Modnation Racers) has created a banging original soundtrack packed with Slavic sounds and Baltic beats combined with electronic dance music.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Russian Subway Dogs is ultimately more frustrating than fun. The constant hunger meter is clearly designed to create tension, but instead it often feels like an annoyance hanging over every run. The game encourages you to build massive score multipliers by juggling vodka bottles, yet every action increases your hunger and pushes you closer to failure. Rather than creating satisfying risk-versus-reward gameplay, it frequently feels like you're being punished for engaging with the game's core mechanics. The physics can also feel inconsistent at times, making already difficult situations even more frustrating. Most levels eventually devolve into desperately trying to keep a vodka bottle multiplier in play, because the score multipliers are so important. One small mistake can instantly ruin an otherwise great run. That wouldn't be such a problem if levels were shorter, but losing after nearly three minutes because of a single juggling error creates a lot of "feels bad" moments. To its credit, the game has a charming visual style and a unique premise. There's definitely an audience for its challenging arcade-style gameplay. However, the difficulty often feels excessive, and too much o…3 found this helpful
Russian Subway Dogs is a tightly designed arcade experience that takes a bizarre but oddly grounded premise and turns it into a surprisingly deep, score-driven gameplay loop. Developed and published by Spooky Squid Games Inc., the game is inspired by real stories of stray dogs navigating Moscow’s subway system in search of food. That idea is exaggerated into something playful and chaotic, placing you in control of a subway-hopping dog whose goal is to survive by startling commuters into dropping meals. What begins as a humorous concept quickly reveals itself as a carefully constructed arcade system built around timing, positioning, and quick decision-making. The core gameplay is deceptively simple. You move along a single screen, barking behind passengers to make them drop food, then catching it before it disappears or is taken by other animals. This loop is immediately accessible, requiring only a few inputs to understand, but the challenge escalates rapidly as new elements are introduced. Hunger constantly drains, forcing players to stay active, while hazards such as police officers, rival animals, and environmental dangers complicate the process. The result is a fast-paced rhyt…1 found this helpful
One dollar key on Fanatical, cute dogs and cats, just bark behind people and jump up to get food. I played for 20 minutes, farmed 2.5 hours but still no card drops.
https://youtu.be/rV3OrRrxSEU Providing arcade score attack with a variety of characters, challenges, and laughs this simple setup has a lot of legs.
Not my cup of tea, still had some fun with my wife so it is thumbs up.
Game underrated as ♥♥♥♥
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