[2] Spintires is an all-terrain simulation video game which tasks driving through muddy unpaved Russian roads in aging Soviet vehicles with nothing but a map and a compass.

[1] The game takes into account several properties such as physics, mud, terrain deformation, as well as driving controls and a day/night cycle.

In hardcore mode, fuel consumption is increased and routes the player charts on the map will not be displayed as a guide on the road as they drive.

[8][9][10] In December 2015, Oovee opened up the game to its player base with Steam Workshop support, seeing the release of its truck and map editor.

"[15] Andy Kelly, for PC Gamer, scored Spintires 60/100, commending the game's gameplay and variety of vehicles.

However, he also found fault with the game's limited scope and camera system, writing, "[...] as endearingly bizarre as I find Spintires, and as much as I admire the technology, I can't say I really ever enjoyed it.

There are moments of what I could loosely call excitement—like almost rolling over and spilling my load just metres from the delivery point, or thinking I was crossing a shallow pond only to become totally submersed in a river—but they're few and far between.

The inviting gameplay and lovely scenery make it easy to underestimate what an unforgiving bastard the great outdoors can be, but it only takes getting irretrievably stuck a couple of times before that illusion gets shattered.

After that it’s time to stomp the scenery flat with the biggest earth-gouging, fume belching trucks Spintires has to offer.