Russian Subway Dogs

About this game

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)

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!

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.




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!




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!




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.

Latest news

• Announcements·22 Apr 2024Official

  Russian Subway Dogs Physical Release from Limited Run Games! Pre-orders open!

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/cf1d9d9a8b19fa54889e657e48aa35e4475b2249.jpg​ We're happy to announce that Russian Subway Dogs for PS4 is getting a physical edition from Limited Run Games! Pre-orders are currently open till May 5th. ​PRE-ORDER NOW! This physical edition from the fine folks at Limited Run features a cover remixing Eric Kim's iconic key art with a retro comic book treatment, as well as some pixel art pawpaganda on the inside flap, featuring the eponymous Subway Dog along with the Proletaricat and her litter of chaotic kittens. Russian Subway Dogs is on a region-free physical disc for the PlayStation 4. Also works on the PlayStation 5. This is an open pre-order for a limited time. Supported Languages: English, French (France), German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico) PRE-ORDERS CLOSE ON SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME. Estimated ship date Sep 1 – 30 NOTE: This item is currently in manufacturing and artwork is subject to change. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/957246a5f607eef33c514644c127c0a76fb20fc0.jpg
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• Patch Notes·26 Oct 2023Official

  Update V2.02 - Fix for Steam Deck controls.

  Steam Deck controls should now work out of the box, both for the built in controls and any external controllers. No need to remap keyboard controls. As a result of this fix Windows and Linux versions of the game also now support swapping between multiple plugged in controllers on the fly.
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• Patch Notes·15 Sept 2023Official

  Patch Notes - Update 2.0.1 - achievement fix

  Minor update to fix a bug introduced in the previous update that stopped some Steam achievements from working. All achievements should hopefully be working properly now!
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• Patch Notes·28 Jun 2023Official

  New Update With 3 New Guest Dogs!

  Russian Subway Dogs released on Playstation 4 and Xbox One today and we're bringing all the improvements from those versions (and the previous PS Vita version) to Steam. The biggest addition are three new guest pups but there's also a bunch of polish and quality of life improvements. I've posted the full patch notes below, but first lets introduce these new playable puppers! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/012bb364b207c9706ab475511a5eafa9ba02c8f0.gif Sylvanos from Rivals of Aether by Dan Fornace Finally answering the question, what if wolf but also plant? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/7dbbe587fe38bf7c7eb831aeaa8b4f177ff9c0ab.gif Horror from Nuclear Throne by Vlambeer Gotta love a character that's 90% mouth! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/b52ba9610d474e5426bc2ebdc764ac0c83190c9e.gif The dog from Minit by Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio & Dominik Johann A perfect pixel pup for your subway scavenging! If you have already reached the Campaign requirements to unlock these characters they will automatically unlock the next time you open the game. Same with the new Kitten doodles and improved ending presentation mentioned below. Just revisit those areas, no need to restart the game from scratch! So what else is in this update? Here's the full list: 3 New Playable Guest Pups previously exclusive to PS Vita. Improved sound design and additional sound effects. New “Random Character” and "Random Station" options. Great for adding variety to marathon sessions of the Endless Arcade mode! Improved Endless leaderboard experience: - Rebalanced online letter ranking. - You can now browse up and down the leaderboards. - New "Leaderboard News Ticker" on the title screen. Additional Kitten doodles in campaign as an extra visual reward for getting all the bones for each line. Improvements to the story presentation in the final two levels of Campaign. Minor balance tweaks to some Campaign scores and letter ranks. Lots and lots of additional minor bug fixes and tweaks, fancy lighting ...
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• Announcements·10 Feb 2022Official

  Russian Subway Dogs - Vinyl Soundtrack and PS Vita Release

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/99ed692a6b6ef577b22f7468212c8e9f20752406.png We're excited to announce that Very OK Vinyl will be releasing Russian Subway Dogs soundtrack on vinyl! Pre-orders are open today with an estimated release date of June 2022. Each record comes with: ːhappysubwaydogː24pt Jacket ːwinksubwaydogːX-Ray printed record sleeve ːdroolingsubwaydogːX-ray record essay by Jordan McCormack published under "The Daily Reputable" ːcoolsubwaydogːVinyl exclusive track, "Crunk Canine Rabid Overture" ːproletaricatːOriginal artwork from Russian Subway Dogs creator, Miguel Steinberg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/fe18af6f054ae0404b0dc33f9eddd73528f6a9c8.png Two styles to choose from: Metalic Gold/Red Split or Translucent Black. Both Styles available direct from Very Ok Vinyl (CANADA - $39 CAD) A limited amount of the split gold/red colour variant are also available at: Ship to Shore (USA - $32.00 US) Black Screen Records (EU - €35,00) Chipfreq (UK - £29.99) Read more about the vinyl release in our latest Spooky Squid Games Newsletter {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32925345/b6f5932794c80035937a560ecd9ce7b40beb9aeb.png We also recently released Russian Subway Dogs on PS VITA, one of the very last games on the system! Purchasing Vita games is a bit tricky. If you want to pick it up you'll need to either use a gift card or add money to your PSN wallet on the website or a PS4/PS5 then open up the store on your PS Vita and make your purchase. You'll find Russian Subway Dogs permanently listed in the New Releases. Read more about the PS Vita release in our previous Spooky Squid Games Newsletter
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