The investors of the studio are Chinese Tencent and Russian GEM Capital and Gaijin Entertainment.On LinkedIn, you can find the profiles of the founders of the studio: Artem Galeev, Robert Bagratuni, Oleg Horodishenin, they are from the Russian Federation.At DTF 2019, there was even a report from the Moscow office of the studio, where, according to the publication, about 30 people worked at that time. At the same time, the studio was mentioned as a Russian one, with an office in Moscow, in Russian gaming and IT medias a few years ago.The story of the company begins with its launch in 2017 by a team of like-minded people in Cyprus. On the website of the studio, there is currently no mention of the fact that it is a Russian game developer. The game is developed by Mundfish studio.Who is behind Atomic Heart, and what it has to do with the pro-Kremlin institutions? In the Russian Federation, this game is released only in the VK Play store, but in the world, it will be sold in the Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam stores. Of course, this is not the first game that exploits the curiosity of the Western audience for Soviet style and (pseudo) history.'Comrade, join the society of tomorrow' /eVjMv58j8O- Sergey Mohov November 25, 2022 The party in honor of the game was held in this design.Īckchyually, Atomic Heart is critical of the Soviet regime.The game seems to show the Russian military and KGB in a neutral or even favorable light.

The protagonist of the game is a KGB major.It describes the events of the alternative history of the 50s, where the Soviet Union emerged from the Second World War scientifically and technologically advanced, reaching the peak of development with cold nuclear fusion and intelligent robots. Atomic Heart is positioned by the developers as Bioshoсk in the USSR.Make the Soviet Union great again, or what is wrong with the game: m?

This is the key point due to the ongoing genocidal war in Ukraine launched by Russia.ĪIN.Capital publishes the details about the project.

What is really interesting about the game is that its developers and investors are Russians with close ties to sanctioned Gazprom, the state-owned multinational energy corporation. The game title indeed arouses some curiosity, which is, however, not about if it will be “soviet-punk Bioshock” as is shown in teasers. Atomic Heart topped the collection, being described as “one of the most awaited gaming curiosities over the years.” Recently, PC Gamer released a list of the most-awaited games coming out this year.

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