

The game proved popular with the modding community through the many mods made for new levels and vehicles long after the development had stopped for the game. The old game, Spintires was released to some acclaim on PC, but an unfortunate spat between the developer, Pavel Zagrebelny and his publisher Oovee meant the development of the game was halted after release over accusations of bad financial faith. The main objectives in the game are trying not to get stuck while carrying logs through various types of treacherous scenery, de-cloaking hidden areas of the map through driving up to certain points, finding, unlocking, refueling and repairing hidden vehicles in the levels and unlocking garages. There is a tutorial covering the principle activities in the game: driving, selecting four wheel drive and diff-locking, towing and winching, using cranes to load and unload logs and selecting vehicle load-outs for various uses and navigating and placing way-points on the the 3D map screen. Russian vehicles are used to carry out tasks in various Russian wilderness settings over large map areas, with day-night cyles.

"Mud Runner, A Spintires Game" is an off-road driving simulation with novel mud, water and vehicle physics.
